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City man sentenced to 9 to 20 years in 2016 shooting

A Washington man was sentenced to 9 to 20 years in state prison for a 2016 shooting that killed 19-year-old Alexis Barnett.Washington County Judge Gary Gilman imposed the sentence Friday when Tavian Hooper pleaded guilty to third-degree homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide and aggravated ...

Record lows prompt additional measures, vigilance from human-service providers

A fraction of the usual number of people made their way to Washington County Fairgrounds Tuesday to receive packages of produce and nonperishable food.“I guess it makes a big difference because it’s cold,” said Patti Sabo, coordinator of the Washington location of Greater Pittsburgh ...

City of Washington officials raise real estate taxes

Washington City Council voted Thursday to increase property taxes on land and buildings by 1.5 mills each to close a deficit of hundreds of thousands of dollars in next year’s budget.Councilman Joe Manning said those increases will generate $817,131 next year. The increases translate into an ...

Legal issues persist for owner of collapsed N. Main St. apartment building

More than four months after a downtown Washington apartment building collapsed, trapping a tenant for more than nine hours, the building owner has managed to resolve some of his ongoing legal problems with the city.Washington landlord Mark Russo appeared before District Judge Robert Redlinger ...

City seeking more than $1 million in Montgomery Building demo

Washington officials are trying to recover more than $1 million the city says it spent to demolish an apartment building whose partial collapse last summer trapped a tenant for more than nine hours.The city filed a writ Oct. 13 in Washington County Court seeking a judgment of almost $1.16 ...