Owners express grief, anger over mishandling of pets’ remains
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April 30, 2025

Owners express grief, anger over mishandling of pets’ remains

By JAMES ENGEL, JUSTIN VELLUCCI and JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROP TribLive

Scores of area pet owners were shocked and angered this week when authorities charged a Pittsburgh and Harrison funeral director with improperly disposing of thousands of dogs and cats after owners paid for pet burials or cremations.

Patrick Vereb, 70, of Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, owns and operates funeral homes in Hazelwood and Harrison, as well as Eternity Pet Memorial, which provides funerals, burials and crematio...

Local covered bridge activities canceled
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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...
Woman rescued on roadway as high floodwaters hit Elizabeth Township
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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...
Krise representatives say bus service improving
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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...
Law firm payment OK’d in hacking case
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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...
EFHS will welcome latest inductees into Hall of Fame
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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...
Luke Bryan’s concert at Westmoreland County farm canceled because of weather
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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 ...