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Washington coroner seeks information

The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information on two people who died recently. Richard McCartney was born April 29, 1964, and died at his Washington home on June 3, 2026. James O'Conner was born January 26, 1960, and died May 29, 2026, in a care facility in Washington County. ...

Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth in Uniontown

With games, poems, crafts, food, music and stories of excellence, the community filled Main Street in Uniontown Friday for the annual Juneteenth Unity Fest. Put on by East End United Community Center and One Voice One Community, the five-hour festival celebrated the 141st anniversary of the ...

Cultivating a love of plants

At the Flenniken Library in Carmichaels, Executive Director Nicole Mitchell will hear parents at the library’s Toddler Time activities say they need to stop at the store for tomatoes. The response she gets to say: "No, you don't. Just walk outside and grab them.” The library has a ...

Cherishing the role of caretaker

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. When Robert Lowry’s Chihuahua died from a seizure after 16 years, he swore he’d never get another dog. ...

Man wanted in Fayette County assault caught after 12 years

A fugitive wanted for the sexual assault of a child is being extradited to Fayette County, more than a decade after he was originally charged. Jesse Merle Keffer, 55, was taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State Police’s Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Marshals Thursday morning, Fayette ...