Observer-Reporter Daily News Update. This daily email features the latest news for Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley.

O-R Athlete of the Week: Emily King, Canon-McMillan January 23, 2025 3 min read. Name: Emily King School: Canon-McMillan Grade: Senior Sport: Diving King’s week: Before her final dive in a meet against Mt. Lebanon last week, King looked up at …

Steelers’ Watt was among best in NFL this season January 24, 2025 5 min read. By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The idea that T.J. Watt somehow had a bad season in 2024 is a strange one.

4 days ago · First responders recovered a car Sunday afternoon that had been submerged in frozen-over Cheat Lake — but Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes said he couldn’t confirm if the deceased man inside was Kevin Lataille, who had gone missing while driving home at the height of last weekend’s snowstorm. “I can tell you we have a […]

First responders recovered a car Sunday afternoon that had been submerged in frozen-over Cheat Lake — but Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes said he couldn’t confirm if the deceased man inside was Kevin Lataille, who had gone missing while driving home at the height of last weekend’s snowstorm. “I can tell you we have a […]

Jan 24, 2025 · Ellen Donahoo made the best cinnamon rolls around. Cookies, black raspberry jelly and those legendary birthday cakes for her grandkids, too. If there was a baby squirrel or baby raccoon or stray pup out there that needed rescuing, she’d be the one to do it. She could split firewood – and mend broken hearts – […]

Nearly a dozen energy companies, government agencies and other community organizations participated in a public forum Wednesday night at Washington & Jefferson College to discuss the new Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub initiative known as ARCH2.

Jacob William Weight Sr. did not hesitate when President Judge Steven P. Leskinen asked him why he had his 6-year-old-daughter hogtied naked in a cage. “Mainly because she was doing stuff she wasn’t supposed to…She’d get up, get in the fridge and run through the house and keeping people up” Weight said matter-of-factly. On Friday, […]

Fire ripped through a house in Roscoe and also damaged a neighboring apartment and funeral home Friday morning, although there were no immediate reports of injuries. Firefighters from nearly a dozen departments in the Mon Valley were called to 1004 Furlong Ave. about 8:30 a.m. and began battling the blaze through frigid conditions, a Washington […]

Jan 21, 2025 · South Strabane Township fire Chief Jordan Cramer offered various tips to people using space heaters trying to keep their dwellings warm. “A couple of the big things are just keeping items away from space heathers.