Festive fails: How not to store your holiday decorations

By By SARITA HARBOUR For the AP

The holiday season brings joy, good times and a flurry of decorations to make your home festive. But once the season ends, it’s time to remove your holiday decor and pack it away for next year. Here are some common mistakes people make when storing holiday decorations — and what to do instead.

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Local covered bridge activities canceled

September 18, 2026

Linda Winfrey and Rick Waychoff of New Hampshire walk near the Ebenezer Covered Bridge at Mingo Creek County Park Thursday afternoon. Waychoff, originally from Washington, Pa., and Winfrey are visitin...

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Woman rescued on roadway as high floodwaters hit Elizabeth Township

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 18, 2026

Her car became trapped Thursday morning along Happy Hollow Road. Heavy rain inundated roads and properties across Elizabeth Township Thursday morning, prompting a swift-water rescue after a woman beca...

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Krise representatives say bus service improving

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

September 18, 2026

Two company officials spoke at Thursday’s West Mifflin Area school board meeting. After a no-show at last week’s meeting and a bus driver cited for hitting a parked car this week, representatives of K...

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WASHINGTON COUNTY

Law firm payment OK’d in hacking case

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

September 18, 2026

Commissioner Larry Maggi opposed giving $1,950 to Eckert Seamans. More than two years after Washington County paid nearly $350,000 to hackers following a ransomware attack, questions over the county’s...

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EFHS will welcome latest inductees into Hall of Fame

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

September 18, 2026

The induction banquet will take place Saturday morning at the Georgetown Centre. Elizabeth Forward High School will hold its 29th annual Hall of Fame events this weekend. Today and Saturday, the schoo...

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Luke Bryan’s concert at Westmoreland County farm canceled because of weather

September 18, 2026

The show was set to kick off Bryan’s 2026 Farm Tour. By JOYCE HANZ and QUINCEY CATULLO TribLive Country music singer Luke Bryan had a hit song, “Rain is a Good Thing,” in 2009. It was not such a good ...