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Bill would help push back school start times

Middle school and high school students across Pennsylvania might be able to sleep in a bit longer during the school year. A new bill in the state House of Representatives would give the OK for school districts to voluntarily adopt later start times for secondary school. The bipartisan ...

A woman who lived with her brother-in-law's decomposing body in a Canton Township home for more than four months was released from prison following her sentencing Wednesday. Debbie Bebout, 64, appeared before Washington County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Valarie Costanzo for her ...

Operations have been suspended for the rest of the week for District Judge Eric G. Porter after his Charleroi office was condemned Wednesday. A water line break collapsed ceilings and flooded the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave., rendering the structure uninhabitable. A search is underway for ...

The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved applying for more than $1.8 million in grant funding Thursday to fix aging infrastructure in the Nemacolin sewer system and treatment plant. The board submitted the request for 2025 Community Development Block Grant funding on behalf of ...

The Charleroi office of District Judge Eric G. Porter was condemned Wednesday, forcing the magistrate and his staff to find a new location. Borough Manager Joe Manning said a water leak in the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave. made the space uninhabitable. “The pipes may have frozen ...

Whether it’s 100 degrees outside in summertime or 11 below zero like it was last weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ crews are out manning the nearly two dozen locks and dam facilities in its Pittsburgh district keeping waterway traffic moving along the three rivers. Even as the ...