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Waterskier dies after crashing into docked boat in Monongahela River
WEST BROWNSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) - A man is dead following a waterskiing accident in the Monongahela River this weekend. According to the Washington County Coroner's Office, 39-year-old Jarred Feschuk of New Eagle was waterskiing on the Monongahela River near West Brownsville around 10 a.m. when he collided with a docked boat.
Western Pennsylvania man accused of stalking teenage girls with drone
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania man was ordered to stand trial for allegedly stalking teenage girls with a drone. Michael Brackman was in court in Washington County on Tuesday for a preliminary hearing on stalking and harassment charges. Five girls between the ages of 13 and 17...
Monessen native leads 1.4 million Rotarians as international president for 2024-25
California has produced a pair of presidents. If the question pops up on Trivia Night, the answer probably is Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. As it applies to Rotary International, two leaders of the worldwide service organization once belonged to the club in Washington County’s California Borough, which had about 5,700 residents when Monessen native Stephanie Urchick attended her first meeting there in 1991.
Canonsburg's historic clock restored to life after years of silence
CANONSBURG, Pa. — A nostalgic clock in Canonsburg, Washington County, has been given new life. "People would always talk about, 'Oh, the clock by the bank doesn't work anymore. We wish it would,'" said Ken Whitaker, a Canonsburg native and Canon-McMillan High School graduate. "A lot of people started...
Washington County wins federal grant for transit maintenance garage, but Pittsburgh Regional Transit misses out
Pittsburgh Regional Transit missed out on its attempt to obtain a $250 million federal grant to replace its long-term maintenance facility in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood. But the Washington County Transportation Authority did get a $15 million grant from the federal Department of Transportation, one of 117 announced Tuesday. Sheila...
Cincinnati Eastern Railroad acquired by Pennsylvania company
East Coast-based Regional Rail LLC is expanding its Midwest presence with its acquisition of the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad. The Cincinnati Eastern, which stretches 70 miles between Mariemont and Plum Run, Ohio, in Washington County, brings Regional Rail’s Midwest presence to a total of seven railroads across Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
Cheers & Jeers
Cheers: Let’s be honest: most of us, when we pull into a garage to get our cars fixed, expect a male mechanic to be there to look under the hood and offer a diagnosis. Work in auto repair, maintenance and towing is one of those professions that has traditionally been considered the domain of men. But there’s no reason women can’t be equally fascinated with cars or have an aptitude for fixing them, and as an article in the Herald-Standard pointed out this week, increasing numbers of women are working in the auto repair sector. In 1999, only a little more than 1% of women worked in that field, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that number was at 12% as of 2022, and there’s no reason to believe it won’t go higher. Becky Tom, who co-owns EQ Muffler in Uniontown, recounted how one older customer insisted on speaking to a man in the shop, even though Tom is qualified to work on vehicles. We think – and hope – this kind of sexism will soon be a part of the past.
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