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Region pounded with more flooding

Record rainfall in Southwestern Pennsylvania wreaked havoc across Washington and Greene counties overnight, causing flooding that resulted in several water rescues and evacuations, business closings and dozens of road closures. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a flash flood ...

Cleanup efforts continue in Brownsville following last week’s flooding

Brownsville residents affected by last week’s flooding may be eligible for help from the state, depending upon how severely their homes were damaged. “The borough and myself are trying to do as much as we can for the residents,” said Jordan Sealy, the emergency management coordinator in ...

Muddy mess: Damage assessment begins in wake of record rainfall

As torrential rains came to an end, officials fanned out across the region Thursday to assess damages caused by this week’s severe flooding. At least six municipalities in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties have enacted disaster declarations, including Marianna, Brownsville, ...

PennDOT updates road closures in Greene, Washington counties

As of 3:20 p.m. Thursday, a number of roads remain closed in Greene and Washington counties due to flooding or landslides. Unless noted otherwise, all closures are due to flooding. Greene County Davistown Road between Watkins Run, Glades Run and Gas Company roads in Perry Township, due to a ...

Region reeling from record rainfall

Heavy rain continued to fall across Western Pennsylvania Tuesday night into Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and evacuations of homes and prompting two municipalities to declare states of emergency. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service Pittsburgh recorded 2.68 inches of rain, a ...