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How Washington's crossing of the Delaware presaged a changing world
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) February 15, 2026 / 9: 27 AM EST / CBS News Spend some time staring at the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," and you can't miss the ice. It's everywhere. Cold weather became part of Washington's military strategy, says Alex Robb, an educator at Washington…...
Gas leak in Washington Heights forces buildings to evacuate
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (202+ words) Updated on: August 4, 2025 / 5: 00 PM EDT / CBS New York A gas leak in Upper Manhattan forced dozens of people to evacuate buildings in the area." New York City firefighters and Con Edison started investigating reports of elevated gas readings Monday morning…...
Washington Post begins sweeping layoffs as it sharply scales back news coverage
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (562+ words) Updated on: February 5, 2026 / 12: 54 PM EST / CBS News The Washington Post is laying off a third of its workers across all departments, scaling back foreign news coverage and shutting down some sections of the paper. Executive editor Matt Murray announced the…...
9 injured in Washington Heights apartment building fire
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (167+ words) November 9, 2025 / 12: 27 AM EST / CBS New York Nine people were injured in an apartment building fire in Washington Heights on Saturday. Reports of a fire at the six-story building on Fort Washington Avenue between West 163rd and 164th streets came in just after…...
Florida Attorney General Uthmeier sues California, Washington for issuing commercial licenses to undocumented truck drivers following deadly Turnpike crash
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) Updated on: October 16, 2025 / 4: 29 PM EDT / CBS/News Service of Florida After a deadly crash in August on Florida's Turnpike, state Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking the U. S. Supreme Court to prevent California and Washington from issuing licenses to commercial truck…...
Multi-vehicle crash shuts down part of Route 22 in Washington County; 2 people hospitalized
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (118+ words) August 24, 2025 / 10: 04 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Two people have been transported to Pittsburgh-area hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash that has shut down part of Route 22 in Washington County. A Washington County 911 supervisor said the call came in around 6: 15 p. m. for a multi-vehicle…...
Washington bike show canceled after local bar says they were targeted and attacked by motorcycle club
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) Updated on: August 19, 2025 / 1: 40 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh The City of Washington's Rally on Main bike show has been canceled after a local bar says it was targeted and attacked by a motorcycle club." The city announced Monday afternoon that this…...
Washington County businesses cleaning up after being hit by flash flooding
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (374+ words) July 28, 2025 / 5: 46 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Communities across Washington County are cleaning up Monday after being damaged by flash flooding. Several business owners in the southern part of the county say at least three inches of rain fell in just one…...
Petition to state Supreme Court says Washington County DA is abusing power to seek death penalty
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (404+ words) July 22, 2025 / 6: 52 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh A team of defense attorneys filed a petition against the Washington County district attorney on Tuesday, claiming he's abused his power to seek the death penalty. Frances Harvey is with the Atlantic Center for Capital…...