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Waynesburg, PA

Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores
Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores Things have gotten worse for the discount retailer Big Lots.  The national chain was previously set to close approximately 300 stores, then they decided to close 40 more, but following a new filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Friday, Oct. 4,  the impending closure of another 150 stores nationwide has been announced. The store closures are part Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. This latest round brings the total number of planned and completed closures to about 500. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when this process started, at the tim…
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA 6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA A 6-year-old girl was repeatedly beaten and buried in a hole smelling of raw sewage, authorities say. John Edward Kraft, 50, of Waynesburg, was arrested in connection with the abuse allegations on Friday, Oct. 21, according to court documents. Kraft would beat her with a belt and his arm, which has a metal rod in it from surgery, the girl told the state police. The young girl was repeatedly buried by her father and left in the hole in the yard overnight when he thought she was lying, her 8-year-old brother of the girl told police.  Additionally, Kraft allegedly choked her until …
Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS
Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS Two tornadoes touched down in western Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1, according to the National Weather Service. Radar confirmed tornado just west of Waynesburg, PA. With velocities continuing to strengthen and recycle, with this overall, messy supercell. This tornado will likely be rain wrapped, as it continues SE. #pawx pic.twitter.com/0TdalhCY8g — SkippyWx (@Skippy_WX) August 1, 2022 The first tornado hit at the border of West Virginia in Ohio and Marshall counties, and Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was going between 110 and 120 mph or a EF2.  The second tornado hit just sou…