Sarah Mitchell of Burgettstown penned the story, aimed for young adults ages 13-18, in a notebook nearly 20 years ago and then put it away. Over the next two decades she would take the book out, as time allowed, and work on it. “There were years when I didn’t touch it, " said Mitchell. ...
According to historians who have closely studied his hectic life and the tumultuous times in which he lived, Alexander Clark may be one of the most important figures in Black history that you’ve never heard of. So just who was he? He was born almost 200 years ago in Washington, on Feb. 25, ...
A Greene County man who carjacked an elderly woman in June 2024 after pretending to offer her help when she parked outside her senior highrise in California pleaded guilty Tuesday and was immediately sentenced to prison. James Raymond Sickles, 30, of Clarksville, appeared in the Washington ...
ICE continues to have a presence in the city of Washington. It’s difficult to know the scope of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement operations in and around Washington - ICE isn’t required to notify police departments before it conducts operations and makes arrests, leaving its ...
With Valentine's Day just a few days off, local flower and candy shops are gearing up for the onslaught of last-minute business that typically accompanies the holiday. And shoppers should be prepared to pay a little more to treat their sweetie this year. Increased tariffs on some imports ...
Donora police charged a man Monday for physically abusing his two children. Akash Maurya, 26, of Donora, faces felony charges of endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor simple assault charges. According to the criminal complaint, Maurya has been in India since Sunday, and there is ...
