March 10, 2024 4:00 am
An arrest has been made in connection with a fire in Monongahela that occurred on Friday morning. According to on the online court docket, Hunter McMahon, 29 of Monongahela was arrested by Monongahela police for causing the fire that burned the Main Street Tavern. According to the criminal complaint, police say McMahon was seen setting fire to a dumpster behind the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant and then behind the Main Street Tavern. According to police video exists of McMahon at the Main Street Tavern. McMahon was preliminarily arraigned and sent to the Washington County Jail on $250,000 bond. His prelimimary hearing is scheduled for March 20. (photo credit WPXI)
March 9, 2024 4:58 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The 2024 presidential election campaign will pick up Saturday where the 2020 contest left off. Or, more precisely, in a place where it never actually ended. Georgia was so close four years ago that Republican Donald Trump finds himself indicted here for his push to “find 11,780 votes” and overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Now, fresh off their Super Tuesday domination to set up a near-certain rematch, the two rivals will hold dueling events in a state that both parties see as pivotal to winning in November. There is agreement, at least, that Biden and Trump each have a path to victory — and plenty of obstacles along the way.
March 9, 2024 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies. The vote gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for this budget year. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Meanwhile, lawmakers are negotiating a second package of six bills, including defense, in an effort to have all federal agencies fully funded by March 22. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the first bill’s passage will allow agencies to hire more air traffic controllers, give federal firefighters a raise and boost support for homeless veterans, among other things.
March 9, 2024 5:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive floating pier that will allow ships to sail up to Gaza and offload aid will soon sail from the U.S. to the Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. looks at ways to address Gaza’s dire food needs. While Army and Military Sealift Command personnel will be used to get the pier up and running, the Pentagon says no U.S. troops will be on the ground in Gaza. President Joe Biden announced the pier Thursday in his State of the Union speech.
March 9, 2024 4:52 am
ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden and his senior aides are beginning to barnstorm the country to aggressively sell his vision for a second term to voters. He’s also warning of the Republican alternative. The president will try to ride the post-speech momentum to Pennsylvania and Georgia, two critical swing states that he flipped in 2020 and is rallying to retain in his column this November. He’ll visit Wisconsin and Michigan next week. Biden’s reelection campaign adopted an almost giddy tone Friday after the speech, vowing to stay on the offensive against Donald Trump. Biden would not commit to debating Trump when asked by reporters Friday.
March 9, 2024 2:26 am
DALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. How we came to move the clock forward in the spring, and then push it back in the fall, is a tale that spans over more than a century and is one that’s driven by two world wars, mass confusion at times and a human desire to bask in the sun. There’s been plenty of debate over the practice but about 70 countries currently use what Americans call daylight saving time. (Photo: ABC)
March 10, 2024 3:55 am
Washington County Commissioners acquired the Washington County Fireman’s Association Fire Academy on Thursday. The deed transfer for the 32 acre site in Chartiers Twp. was approved unanimously at the commissioners voting meeting on Thursday. Commissioners then approved two measures authorizing advertisement for bids to design and build a “burn building” and to acquire assorted security equipment associated with the facility. Currently, the fire academy is in need of significant updates. While several fire companies and the county SWAT Team still use the facility for fire training, CPR training and other training and continuing education purposes, several fire companies have found other places to train. They point to the condition of the current burn building as a major reason they have moved elsewhere. According to Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman says that the new academy will make the county an integral training hub. It will be a revenue generator for the county that will allow fire companies from not only Washington County, but all other counties in the region and other states to come in and train. The facility would be able to handle training not only for fire but for police and EMS also.
March 8, 2024 8:43 am
The State Police Fire Marshall is investigating a fire that gutted the Main Street Tavern on West Main Street in Monongahela early Friday morning. Washington County 911 says the blaze broke out around six o’clock and there were no reported injuries. The fire chief said flames were shooting out of the back door when crews arrived and they had to ventilate the roof in three different areas. At least nine fire companies were called out to help battle the fire. (Photo: WPXI)
March 8, 2024 4:46 am
Washington County Commissioners continue to have issues with a supposed grant that was meant to be allocated to the Washington City Mission. The disagreement centers on Local Share Account funding. Before the business section of the March 7 voting meeting, Commissioner Larry Maggi requested an item addressing the funding be added to the voting agenda. In a statement prior to his motion, Maggi said that the LSA Committee issued a list on January 30, of recommended projects to be funded in 2024. Number 38 on the list was the City Mission 50 bed homeless shelter with recommended funding of $500,000. He continued by saying that on February 6, a new list was issued and the City Mission 50 bed homeless shelter was removed. Maggi further stated that phone calls from the commissioner’s office were made to the LSA Committee indicating that the City Misson project be removed. Maggi expressed his disappointment with his fellow commissioners’ actions and interference in the LSA Grant approval process. Maggi then motioned to amend the voting agenda to include the $500,000 grant to the City Mission as originally proposed on January 30. Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman amended the motion to have it read that the commissioners recommend the LSA Committee reconvene and consider the allocation of the remaining $500,000 held over for next year. The motion indicated that the City Mission project and all other projects not allocated be considered. Maggi’s motion was not considered because County Solicitor Gary Sweat stated that recent Sunshine Law amendments disallow approval of payments or contracts without 24 hours notice. The amended motion passed, and the issue is now in the hands of the LSA Committee. According to Sherman, it is his hope that the LSA Committee can meet virtually to discuss the matter and report recommendations back to commissioners before their March 21 meeting. All LSA fund recommendations must be finalized before March 31.
March 8, 2024 4:52 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — (WPXI) – Check your tickets! A Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Washington County. The ticket matched four of the five white balls and the red Powerball drawn Wednesday: 6-19-28-44-60, Powerball 10. The Powerball multiplier was two. The ticket was sold at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington, which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket, the Pennsylvania Lottery said. Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes.
