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Meadow Lands church loses members to ICE raids

On Sunday mornings, Octavio Nava used to celebrate Mass with his family at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Meadow Lands. But the pew where Nava, his wife and two children sat on Sundays is empty. Nava - a trusted member of the church community for years - was deported to ...

Five hospitalized after explosion at Smith Township plant

When there was an explosion at the plant across the street Thursday night, David Russell and his wife “thought the roof ripped off” of their home. Multiple calls were made to 911 at about 6:15 p.m. Thursday reporting an explosion at Langeloth Metallurgical Co., a metal fabricator located ...

Fayette County man accused of soliciting naked images of 13-year-old

A Fayette County man is accused of soliciting naked photos and videos from an underage girl and exchanging hundreds of explicit texts with her. The 13-year-old girl told police she had been communicating with Nicholas Bane, 19, of Merrittstown, on Snapchat for about two years. The conversations were found by the girl’s guardian in April as she was going through the girl’s phone, according to the criminal complaint. Police reviewed more than 700 messages between the two, most sexual in nature, court documents stated. In an interview with police in May, Bane said he had thought the girl was 14. Bane is charged with causing a child to depict a sex act, possession of child sexual ...

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Back in the fold

One of the first items of discussion for Tim Bukowski when he applied for the Uniontown football head coach position was the possibility of the team getting back into the WPIAL. After one year at the helm, Bukowski got his wish on Monday night. The Uniontown Area school board voted to approve ...

Local roundup: B-C’s Trump scores 1,000 point in win over Bentworth

It didn't take long for the celebration to begin at Beth-Center on Monday night. Lady Bulldogs senior Violet Trump needed just two points to reach 1,000 for her career entering B-C's Section 3-2A girls basketball game against Bentworth. She took all of 23 seconds to drop in the milestone ...

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Giroux’s goal lifts Senators past Penguins 3-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Claude Giroux scored with just over five minutes remaining in the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night. Giroux skated in on goal, was tripped by Erik Karlsson and went hard into the post. The net lifted off its moorings, but ...

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Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Newborn calf struggling in deep freeze brought indoors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky family battling extreme cold temperatures on their farm over the weekend opened their home to a newborn calf that was struggling in the deep freeze. Hours later, the calf, fed and fluffed, took a spot on the couch with the Sorrell family's two children. ...

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