April 1, 2025 2:40 am
A former long-time fixture in Washington County politics has died. Seventy-nine-year-old Scott Fergus, an attorney who had been dealing with health issues for the past few years, passed away on Monday. Fergus, who was often referred to as “the fourth commissioner,” was himself, a county commissioner in the 1990’s, after being appointed to the position to replace Joe Ford. Fergus, however, when he ran for re-election, lost the race. He was then appointed to fill a vacancy on Washington City Council and won re-election to a full four-year term, but later resigned to become the county’s Director of Administraton for the next fifteen-years. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 3rd from one to three p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home in Washington. A funeral service will be held at eleven o’clock in the funeral home on April 4th. (Photo: Facebook)
April 1, 2025 1:22 am
When Washington City Council meets Thursday, they will take disciplinary action against four firefighters. Two will be terminated. One will be demoted and another will be suspended for two weeks. Neither Mayor Burgess or Fire Chief Chris Richer would comment on the infractions causing the disciplinary measures. Council will also say good bye to their city administrator. Donn Henderson will attend his final meeting before heading off into retirement. City officials are wishing him well and are appreciative of his efforts since he came on board in 2022. Henderson is proud of the modernization efforts that he accomplished over the previous three years. Councilman Ken Westcott pointed to those efforts and thanked him for his experience in other municipalities and bringing that knowledge to Washington. Mayor JoJo Burgess praised Henderson for being able to shepherd him along in his early stages of being Mayor and thanked him for his cooperation. Rich Cleveland is the new city administrator and has been working with Henderson getting to know the arena.
March 31, 2025 4:57 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods. To do this, Trump has said he’ll impose “reciprocal” tariffs to match the duties that other countries charge on U.S. products. But a lot remains unknown about how these levies will actually be implemented. And it’s possible that we’ll see more delays or confusion this week.
March 31, 2025 1:30 pm
(WPXI) – One person is dead following a multi-vehicle crash on the Parkway East Monday morning. Troopers responded to the crash involving four vehicles near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel around 1:50 a.m. State police said a silver Corvette was speeding in the westbound lanes before crashing into a Honda Civic that was stopped due to a temporary closure of the tunnel. The impact of the crash pushed the Civic into two other vehicles. The driver of the Civic, Landon Ray, was extricated from the vehicle and taken to a hospital where he later died. All other people involved in the crash were treated on the scene by medics. The road was shut down for 4 hours before reopening at 5:45 a.m. The investigation into the crash is still ongoing.
March 31, 2025 12:53 pm
State Police are investigating the traffic death of a Greene County man over the weekend. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says 75-year-old David Brendel of Sycamore was killed Saturday morning in a one-vehicle accident that occurred around nine-thirty on Route 18 in Morris Township. No further information has been released.
March 31, 2025 12:42 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as “king of the miniseries,” has died at age 90. Chamberlain died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii of complications following a stroke. That is according to publicist Harlan Boll. Tall, with classic good looks and romantic style, Chamberlain became an instant favorite with teenage girls as the compassionate physician on the TV series that aired from 1961 to 1966. Not until 2003 did he acknowledge publicly what Hollywood insiders had long known, that he was gay. He made the revelation in his autobiography, “Shattered Love.” (Photo: AP)
March 31, 2025 5:19 am
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000. That’s according to state media on Monday. Two hundred Buddhist monks were crushed by a collapsing monastery. Fifty children were killed when a preschool classroom crumbled. Seven hundred Muslims died while praying at mosques for Ramadan. Myanmar was already one of the world’s most challenging places for humanitarian organizations to operate because of civil war that displaced millions of people. The United Nations and others want fighting to stop to allow more help. Relief efforts after the 7.7 magnitude quake are also hampered by power outages, fuel shortages and spotty communications.
March 31, 2025 5:16 am
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk has given out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group. That’s ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization.” A unanimous court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state’s Democratic attorney general to stop Musk from handing over the checks to two voters, a ruling that came just minutes before the planned start of the rally.
March 31, 2025 5:12 am
PITTSBURGH — Holding “Missing” milk cartons, a couple hundred demonstrators filled Schenley Plaza in Oakland Saturday in what they called a search party for Republican Sen. Dave McCormick and Democrat Sen. John Fetterman. The two U.S. Senators had announced a rare joint appearance for a paid book event at City Winery in Pittsburgh’s Strip District for Saturday, but on the eve of the event, it was abruptly postponed. “They moved that event from City Winery to some undisclosed location,” said Dana Kellerman with Mondays with(OUT) McCormick. “We can’t find them to tell them we need them to stand up.” Protesters rallied without the politicians calling on them to meet with their constituents. They claim their calls and emails asking for a town hall have gone unanswered. Demonstrators said they want to know how they could be impacted by federal spending cuts and slashes to the education department. Channel 11 reached out to the senators about why they postponed Saturday’s event and are waiting to hear back. There’s no word on if and when the book event will be rescheduled.
March 31, 2025 5:06 am
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — (WPXI) – Firefighters rescued a woman from a roof while battling a house fire in Uniontown. Fayette County dispatchers said emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Evans Street at 7:55 p.m. on Saturday for reports of a fire at a house. When first responders arrived, a woman was on the roof. They were able to get her down safely using a ladder. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. A man was also inside the house but got out unharmed. “The fire was pretty much contained to a room and a half on the second floor,” said City of Uniontown Fire Chief Scott Conn. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
