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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. He was from Waynesburg. Information on either may be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.
SCI Greene is hiring corrections officer trainees and filling additional positions across multiple fields. A job fair will be held from noon to 6 p.m. June 23 at Greene County Career Link, 200 Greene Plaza, Waynesburg. The minimum age to apply for a corrections officer trainee position is 18. Additionally, the department has obtained a waiver of Pennsylvania’s residency requirement, enabling the PADOC to recruit qualified candidates from neighboring states. For more information on open positions within the PADOC and career opportunities in corrections, visit employment.pa.gov/corrections. To see a list of all open positions at SCI Greene, visit Open Positions SCI Greene. No ...
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 County District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a statement. The arrest came after a state police investigation found Keffer had been living near Charlotte, North Carolina, Aubele said. Keffer had been wanted since 2014, when he was charged with corruption of minors, indecent assault and indecent exposure in connection with an incident in McClellandtown. A fugitive declaration was filed that ...
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 ...
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. ...
Nearly six years after Washington County steered their financial aid from the local food bank in favor of the larger organization in Pittsburgh, the money is coming back home. The commissioners voted Thursday to direct the county’s state-allocated funds to the Greater Washington County Food ...
Deuces were wild in Hopwood Village Plaza's 8-3 Fayette County Baseball League win over visiting Mill Run on Sunday. Hopwood scored two runs in each the first, fourth, fifth and six inning and got two hits apiece from Santino Marra, Tate Musko, Matthew Firestone and Andino Vecchiolla. It ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia had an interesting Father's Day on the recruiting trail for the class of 2027. The Mountaineers almost finished the day with only positives, but received some unfortunate news Sunday night. Three-star running back Khamoni Williams has reportedly flipped his ...
DENVER (AP) — Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds homered to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Sunday. Gonzales and Reynolds finished with two hits each to help Pittsburgh salvage the finale of the three-game series in what could have been a sweep. The Pirates lost ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced that its new hunting and trapping licenses for the 2026-27 seasons will go on sale Monday, June 22, 2026, at 8 a.m. “The new hunting license year is almost here, and we are looking forward to plenty of great seasons ahead,” said ...
