This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/rss/index.html for more information. Washington County News http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/washington/index.html?rss=pit&psp=washington en-us Copyright 2009, Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc ThePittsburghChannel.com 60 http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18433030/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0107/18433150.jpg Police in South Strabane Township, Washington County, are asking for the public's help in finding a man wanted in connection with a burglary. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:51:39 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18417615/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington A man accused in nine armed bank robberies pleads guilty to federal charges. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:05:04 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18413852/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0106/18417057.jpg Consol Energy plans to close its 84 Mine in Washington County in about two months, citing dropping coal prices in the sluggish economy as the reason for the decision. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:18:40 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18406216/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington Two men plead guilty in connection with a stabbing at a Washington County motel in June. Sat, 3 Jan 2009 17:32:41 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18377539/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1229/18377608.jpg The cost of gasoline may be going down, but the cost of driving the Pennsylvania Turnpike has gone up. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:50:04 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18400147/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2009/0102/18402361.jpg State police were called to a local McDonald's in Washington County after an irate customer threw punches at a drive-through window. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 18:52:33 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18393233/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington West Alexander Borough in Washington County has merged with Donegal Township. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 19:04:12 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/sports/18390631/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1231/18391850.jpg The conclusion of 2008 marks the end for 63-year-old Washington County business as Comfort's Cleaners closed its doors one last time Wednesday afternoon. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:28:37 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/18388810/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington Macy's acknowledges that some shoppers who paid with a debit card on the weekend before Christmas were charged twice. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:59:09 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/933595/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington The state's Department of Environmental Protection has approved a plan to restore a western Pennsylvania creek dried out by mine subsidence. Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:15:04 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/215377/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1226/18361701.jpg Disappointment becomes satisfaction for gift-returners, as stores try to win your business with discounts and sales after Christmas. Before you hit the mall or go online, here's what you need to know first. Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:44:39 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18358012/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington All occupants of a house in Peters Township escaped a three-alarm fire Wednesday Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:18:19 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/health/18345133/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/0916/17490291.jpg The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities airs its complaints about a campus smoking ban before a state labor board official. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:29:02 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18335955/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1222/18339380.jpg A 61-year-old woman was killed in a crash involving a car and a pickup truck on Church Road in Somerset Township, Washington County. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:39:32 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18334886/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington Investigators said that sometime on Saturday night or Sunday morning someone spray-painted gravestones and left graffiti on statues at Saint Luke's Cemetery in Bentleyville. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:59:48 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/holidays/18326076/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:02 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18320829/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington Police have made an arrest in the robbery of a Washington County Uni-Mart. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:30:51 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18313816/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1219/18314147.jpg Police are investigating a crash in Washington County. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:23:58 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18313812/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1219/18314144.jpg A man is recovering after a crash in Washington County. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:25:17 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/18312505/index.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1218/18312506.jpg The new Meadows Casino and Racetrack is still under construction, but Channel 4 Action News got a sneek peak at the project. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:42:19 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18300831/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1217/18301947.jpg Police got a warrant Wednesday to examine a crushed, burned car whose driver died when a trailer came loose from a pickup truck and landed on it in North Strabane. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:55:30 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18299861/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington Allegheny Power said that a transformer blew in the 800 block of East Wheeling Street. At one point 1,600 customers were without power. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:50:07 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18293705/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1216/18293824.jpg Pennsylvania has seen a spike in the number of customers who have had their heat or power shut off during winter in recent years. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:44:55 EST http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/family/18272275/detail.html?rss=pit&psp=washington true http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/2008/1213/18272361.jpg Hundreds gather in Washington County to pay tribute to the nation's veterans. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:14:00 EST