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Business has been booming for the air-conditioning business this summer. With a spate of 90-plus-degree days coupled with high humidity, folks have been operating their air-conditioners pretty much nonstop, resulting in a glut of service calls for local heating and air conditioning ...

West Brownsville man facing homicide charge in fatal New Kensington shooting

A Washington County man will stand trial in the killing of another man in New Kensington nearly three years ago. Larry Osborn Nix II, 41, of West Brownsville, waived his formal arraignment Wednesday at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in connection with the fatal shooting of 31-year-old ...

Heat wave nearing end

The latest heat wave is expected to last just one day longer before significantly cooler temperatures return to the region. Meteorologist Andrew Kienzle of the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said the temperature was expected to creep up from its high of 94 degrees Tuesday to 95 on ...

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With all due respect

Umpires take their fair share of abuse and Joe Volpe has been involved in plenty of disagreements over the years. Despite that, there’s no more respected umpire in the Fayette American Legion Baseball League or the Fayette County Baseball League than Volpe. That respect extends far beyond ...

At the buzzer

There is no buzzer or horn that signifies the end of a professional soccer match, but Charles Ahl came as close as you can to a shot “at the buzzer” when he headed in his first professional goal on the final play of Tuesday’s match that helped the Pittsburgh Riverhounds draw Miami, 1-1, ...

Copperheads’ win extends Marra’s amazing streak

Carmichaels’ 7-2 victory over Potomac Valley at Garrett College Friday ended a five-year drought for the Copperheads who claimed their 15th Fayette County Baseball League championship. The win also extended an amazing streak by one of Carmichaels’ key players. Santino Marra has ...

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Angry, disappointed fans wait and wait

On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...

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Hunting licenses go on sale June 23

Hunting and furtaker licenses for Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 seasons go on sale Monday, June 23, but there will be plenty of time for hunters to get them without waiting. As in recent years, antlerless deer licenses will be available when general license sales open. But this year, all ...

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