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Man accused of threatening to kill neighbor with bow and arrow

A Uniontown man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill his downstairs neighbor with a bow and arrow and calling him a racial slur. Frank Zaydel, 54, was arrested Friday morning at his home on Cleveland Avenue, shortly after his neighbor reported the alleged threats to ...

Washington police serve search warrant in fatal shooting

Washington police and other law enforcement agencies served a search warrant Wednesday afternoon seeking evidence in a fatal shooting that occurred in the city this past weekend. The city’s police department issued a press release stating they were seeking video evidence from 147 N. Main ...

Greene County hires firm as interim for public defender role

Greene County is turning to a local law firm to provide legal representation to clients of the public defender’s office until there is a long-term hire for the department. The commissioners voted Thursday to enter into a contract with Waynesburg firm Pollock Morris Belletti & Simms LLC. ...

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Uniontown ends season with win over playoff-bound Belle Vernon

Uniontown just missed out on qualifying for the WPIAL volleyball playoffs in Class 3A, but coach Paulina Nottingham’s team finished the season with a 3-2 victory over playoff-bound Belle Vernon in Section 3-3A play on Thursday night at A.J. Everhart Memorial Gymnasium. The Lady Red Raiders ...

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Frazier earns top seed in WPIAL volleyball playoffs

Frazier advanced to the WPIAL Class A volleyball final last year, but lost to section rival Greensburg Central Catholic. The Lady Commodores are eager to return to the district championship match this season and avenge last year’s setback at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High ...

Super setter

Laurel Highlands senior Sara Reed compares the position as setter in volleyball to the quarterback in football. Both require the player to have a keen sense of what is going on at all times, communication and leadership skills, and the need to be there to make a play in crunch ...

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OP-ED: A fact-based look at America’s violence problem

Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...

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Bear aware

Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...

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