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Police have located a man wanted for several felonies in Washington County.  The East Washington Police Department announced Saturday that 37-year-old Dustin Cochrane was taken into custody.  According to online court records, Cochrane is facing multiple felony charges and is being held without bail at the Washington County Jail.  Cochrane was wanted on felony charges of aggravated assault, robbery, kidnapping to facilitate a felony and burglary. He is also charged with stalking, simple assault and theft as misdemeanor charges

A house fire on Friday in North Strabane Township is under investigation.  Authorities say the blaze broke out Friday night in the 200 block of Clutter Street.  The fire started  just after six-thirty.  There were no injuries by multiple fire departments were called out.

(WPXI) – Butler County election officials are warning of a printing error that’s impacting a small number of absentee ballot envelopes for the May primary election.  According to a letter from Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel, about 50 purple declaration envelopes are missing the address for the Butler County Bureau of Elections. He says this error accounts for less than 1% of absentee ballot envelopes mailed out.  Boozel says county officials are working closely with USPS distribution centers. All Butler County post officers were notified of the error and have been provided with address labels to assist voters as needed.  Voters are asked to make sure the mailing address is present on the envelope. If it’s not, the voter should fill in the physical or mailing address to the elections office. Those addresses are as follows:

More than 350 people turned out Friday at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe to celebrate strong female leaders for the presentation of the 23^rd annual Washington County Athena Award. Leanna Spada, executive director of the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce in Charleroi, took home the honor. “We have so many strong women in this county, and I worked alongside so many of them,” said Spada, who has led the chamber since 2018. “So I feel like I’m accepting this award for all of them as well.” Aliesha Walz, president and CEO of the Washington County Community Foundation, won the Diana Irey Vaughan Athena Young Professional Leadership Award. “I know so many of the previous honorees, the women who are part of the Athena program … and so to be included in this group of influential, powerful change-makers is something I could have only aspired to,” she said. The awards were presented by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce with Dollar Bank as the title sponsor.

TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The first plane carrying passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has departed from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. They are headed for a military hospital in Madrid on Sunday. Spanish nationals were the first to leave the ship which is anchored off Tenerife. They will be under quarantine when they reach Madrid. Only Spanish nationals will quarantine in the country. The cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions listed 13 Spanish passengers and one Spanish crew member on board.

(AP) – A person has been killed after being struck by a plane on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles reported the incident late Friday night. Frontier Airlines stated that smoke was reported in the cabin, leading pilots to abort takeoff. Passengers were evacuated via slides and taken to the terminal. According to the airline, the Airbus A321 carried 224 passengers and seven crew members. The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified, and the runway will stay closed during the investigation.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war faces new challenges as drone attacks occur in the Gulf region. On Sunday, a drone set a small fire on a ship off Qatar’s coast, and the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait reported drones entering their airspaces. The UAE blamed Iran for the attack. There were no casualties reported, and no one immediately claimed responsibility. Iran and its allies have a large fleet of drones used for strikes since the war began. The U.S. awaits Iran’s response to a proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran warns of retaliation if its vessels are attacked.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making significant changes to the nation’s capital as he focuses on renovations and new projects. This week, he reviewed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that he’s ordered repainted in “American flag blue.” Trump has also proposed transforming East Potomac Park into a high-end golf course. Preservation advocates are concerned, and a federal judge has warned against excessive tree removal. Trump plans to have the Eisenhower Executive Office Building painted white at a cost to taxpayers of $7.5 million. Critics say these District of Columbia projects distract from pressing issues such as economic instability and military actions. Trump is undeterred.