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KINGWOOD, W.Va. –– A former teacher at the Bruceton Elementary School has agreed to deferred adjudication after being charged with maltreatment of a disabled child. Melissa Kent was one of three teachers accused in the incident that happened in March of this year. Kent, Jessica Hunter, and Leah...
For just four days out of the year, you can visit a small, village-like Christmas town right in the middle of Preston County.
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland hunters harvested 89 black bears during the state’s 23rd annual black bear hunt held Oct. 26-31 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties. The 2026 harvest was consistent with the 5-year average of 95 bears. The 2026 harvest consisted of 28 male and 61 female...
A weekend flea market now fills the shell of an old movie theater, and the shopping covers about 100,000 square feet. That’s a lot of room for trinkets, toys, and treasures that used to share space with popcorn. I love the idea of hunting for vintage finds where people...
All the content on this site is created 100% by a human who has actually visited all these places. You can trust it's first-hand information and never AI generated or assisted. If hiking somewhere with ruins, natural beauty, and creepy ghost stories sounds exciting, Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area in...
In some parts of Western Pennsylvania, homeowners could have to pay more than $10,000 when trying to sell.
PERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Members of the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Company recently came to the rescue of an elderly dog that found herself in a difficult situation after sliding approximately 40 feet down a steep embankment over the weekend. According to the fire company, Station 12 was...
An underground fire fueled by coal and insulated by glass has been burning near the former Westmoreland Glass plant in Hempfield Township since March. Firefighters and township officials are monitoring the site daily to prevent the blaze from spreading.
In the wake of this week's tragedy in Mt. Lebanon, mental health is top of mind, including for first responders.
A barn that once belonged to a Ross family relative has completed its slow crawl down Route 519 to Ross Farm in Glyde, Washington County, giving the farm a new home for its sheep after fire destroyed the original structure in February. Crews steered the 70-foot-wide barn using remote-controlled equipment and a joystick, guiding it along the route to its new foundation.
Somerset County Commissioners Nov. 3 approved a bid award, contract and agreement. The commissioners entered into an agreement with Claire Deist as an independent contractor assisting the county's Prothonotary Office and its Records Improvement Committee with records verification, retention and preservation, at a rate of $15 per hour for no more than 7.5 hours per week, effective through May 1. A contract for the Children and Youth Service office improvement project went to Chose Construction, at $15,180 for general construction, and to K&K Plumbing at $45,987 for plumbing. The bid from the Oct. 14 bid opening was reviewed by APEX Engineering, and the work is grant funded. More: Public hearing allowed residents to voice concerns about data centers The commissioner approved a contract for the 911 Center with GateKeeper, a system which provides dispatchers with an FBI compliant program to access criminal justice information when dispatching law enforcement personnel. The cost is an initial $2,700 with an annual reoccurring fee of $240. The contract is PEMA funded. Also approved was a resolution requesting a Statewide Local Share grant of $88,000 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to be used to purchase a generator for the Area Agency on Aging of Somerset
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — A pilot program that aims to connect families in need with community resources will now be put into use by the Preston County School System. The Preston County Board of Education unanimously approved the addition of the CarePortal pilot program that is implemented by the Chestnut Mountain Village. Chestnut Mountain Village Director Greg Clutter spoke about the opportunity to expand the program within the Preston County community on WAJR’s Talk of the Town, which has already served over 700 children within the county alone.
Washington County Court of Common Pleas — Reported Site of Poll Worker Removal. Twenty-three people who cast emergency ballots at a Washington County precinct Tuesday may find their votes in jeopardy after an electronic poll book failure meant none of them were ever recorded in a required backup paper ledger. The problem, discovered at the Miraculous Medal Banquet Hall precinct known as Chartiers-3, triggered a scramble by county officials to track the voters down before polls closed and led a judge to pull the precinct's election chief from his post mid-Election Day.
Autonomous vehicles could begin speeding around a $39 million test track in East Huntingdon this spring. Construction on the ambitious Pennsylvania Safety, Transportation and Research Track — or PennSTART project, a 2-mile high-speed loop that will host vehicle testing and safety training for first responders — is expected to be complete as early as April.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County officials continue to express the need for county representation on one of the largest public utilities in the county. Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom spoke about recent developments involving the Morgantown Utility Board on WAJR’s Talk of the Town, where he called for the Morgantown City Council to consider a county resident to replace longtime board member Tom Witt, who recently announced he would not seek reappointment. Bloom discussed the need to have representation for more than half of the customers that do not live within city limits while also stating the potential impacts on development if the status quo were to continue.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will open the first two sections of the southern half of the Mon/Fayette Expressway PA Route 51 to I-376 Project on Nov. 20. Sections 53A1 & 53A2 will expand the current 54-mile expressway by nearly five miles north of the existing northern terminus of the Mon/Fayette Expressway at the PA Route […] The post Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to open sections of Mon/Fayette Expressway appeared first on Transportation Today .
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Democratic Party nominee for the Monongalia County Commission appears to have been chosen by county voters to serve in the seat currently occupied by Commissioner Jeff Arnett. Unofficial results from the Monongalia County Clerk’s Office reported that Julie Knight defeated Republican candidate Ron Lytle in...
A section of Route 997 (Cumberland Highway) in Greene Township will close while a contractor replaces the railroad crossing north of Chambersburg, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Weather permitting, the closure will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and continue through 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County Commission will now consider close to a half dozen bids for the planned renovations to the new County Health Department headquarters. Silling Architects Studio Manager Marie McCauley presented bids from five firms during the commission’s regular meeting on Wednesday with each bid proposing...
