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A Woodbury High School graduate living in Pennsylvania was killed Sunday during a traffic crash. According to a story on the website PennLive.com, 35-year-old Andrew S. Fisher died after being struck by a vehicle along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Fisher, a Pittsburgh resident,...

The Woodbury Cabela’s construction site was burglarized last month where an estimated $45,000 worth of construction equipment was stolen, authorities said. Woodbury Police responded to the burglary report Nov. 12 when five contractors reported a large amount of tools and construction...

Washington County public health department is considering a low interest loan program that would help homeowners with failing septic systems pay to replace them. A large geographic area of the county is served by private septic systems totaling about 50,000 residents including...

The identities of 33 Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing minors – including one who was briefly involved with a Woodbury-area church – were released Thursday, prompting a promise of more openness in disclosure from the leader of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Among...

Archdiocese To Release Priest Sex-Abuse List (St. Paul) -- It's expected the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and MinneapolisThursday will only release 29 out of the 33 names of priests accused of sexually abusing minors. Officials say one priest didn't serve in the archdiocese and allegations...

Police were called Nov. 21 to Valley Creek Road and Manning Avenue for a suspicious activity report. A caller reported seeing a van with three males driving slowly down Valley Creek Road with one occupant holding a garage door opener out a window in an apparent effort to open garage...

South Washington County Schools may exit the East Metro Integration District, a collaborative that provides racially integrated programs and curriculum. The District 833 School Board is expected to serve notice on Dec. 5 that it plans to leave EMID, the 10-member group that...

The Washington County Attorney's Office is expected to file murder charges against an Oak Park Heights prison inmate who allegedly strangled a fellow prisoner Monday, authorities said. Inmate Shane Lawrence Cooper, 30, was found dead Dec. 2 on the floor in his cell with a ligature...

State conservation officers are investigating a report that two trophy bucks were allegedly poached inside a private, wooded area in Woodbury. A tipster found the carcass of one deer on Nov. 7 and the second felled buck on Nov. 8 on private hunting grounds located on Weir Drive...

Big Blizzard Aiming For Minnesota The first major storm of the season has most of Minnesota under a Winter Storm Warning or a Winter Weather Advisory. The National Weather Service says snow is expected to move in this (Tue) afternoon, with heaviest amounts expected from the Red...