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Coroner seeking information

The Washington County Coroner's Office is seeking information on Robert Martuicc, who was born Dec. 4, 1954, and died Aug. 13 atÎÞëÊÓÆµ‚Premier Health Center of Washington. He previously lived in Charleroi. Information should be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

Boy struck by hit-and-run driver in Charleroi

A pre-teen boy was struck by a speeding car in downtown Charleroi over the weekend before the driver left the scene but later returned at the behest of her brother. Charleroi Regional police said the boy was crossing Fallowfield Avenue at Third Street shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday when the speeding vehicle hit him in the middle of the roadway, seriously injuring his head and right arm, investigators said. The boyÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s age and identity were not released, but court documents indicated he was with his father at the time of the incident and was under the age of 13. He was initially taken by ambulance to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township, but later flown to ...

Uniontown welcomes back students

Exchanging hugs with their parents or climbing off the school bus, students arrived on the front steps of Ben Franklin Elementary/Middle School in Uniontown Tuesday morning for the first day of class. Students in Laurel Highlands, Brownsville, and Uniontown began school Tuesday, following ...

All in the family: Generations enjoy rich farming's rich tradition

The Dorazio Family Farm of Fayette County was recognized recently as a Centennial Farm, one of 12 farms honored by the state Department of Agriculture for having been in the same family for 100 years. The farm was purchased by Phillip Dorazio in 1915, and it has been passed down through ...

Farmington man sentenced to prison on federal child porn charges

A Farmington man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges for distributing child pornography was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Nathan Fike, 41, will serve 70 months in federal prison followed by 10 years on supervised release as part of the sentence imposed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Horan at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh. Fike pleaded guilty in March to distribution of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. In October 2023, federal investigators said Fike sent sexually explicit videos of children to an undercover FBI agent working in the ...

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Pirates edge Padres again as Cruz homers off Miller in 9th

SAN DIEGO (AP) ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” Oneil Cruz hit the first homer allowed by Mason Miller in over a year with two outs in the ninth Tuesday night, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Cruz improbably lined a low 98-mph pitch from Miller (4-2) into Petco Park's short ...

Frazier golf team uses balanced scoring to beat Geibel

Garrett Seich earned medalist honors with a 39 and Caden Biddle, Logan Solomon and John Sinclair each shot 40 as Frazier's balanced scoring helped it claim a Section 8-2A boys golf victory over Geibel Catholic at Linden Hall on Tuesday. Rounding out the scoring for the Commodores (2-3, 2-3) ...

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New Penn State DC Lynn back home in Happy Valley

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” DÎÞëÊÓÆµ™Anton Lynn admits he had tunnel vision during his playing days at Penn State. The new Nittany Lions defensive coordinator uses the central Pennsylvania scenery to make his point. Mount Nittany, for example, juts skyward 2,077 feet about a mile east of the ...

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Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The presidentÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...

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Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide. The U.S. Forest ...

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