Washington County coroner’s report released

By Mon Valley Independent

By KRISTIE LINDEN

klinden@yourmvi.com

There was one homicide in Washington County’s Mon Valley communities in 2022, in Finleyville, but there were also two people who died by homicide after they were taken to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township.

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MONDAY

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Catch up with all the weekend happenings in Monday’s online Mon Valley Independent.

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