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PennDOT to reveal Layton Bridge replacement project at open house

There might finally be a light at the end of the tunnel for the long-awaited project to permanently replace the 126-year-old Layton Bridge near Perryopolis. After years of historical reviews and studies examining the local bat population, the state Department of Transportation later this month ...

Man arrested following shootout with police in McDonald

A man was taken into custody Monday night after he barricaded himself inside his McDonald home following a wellness check and then allegedly fired numerous shots at responding police officers. McDonald police officers were called to the 300 block of Fairmont Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. and ...

Masontown caretaker accused of abusing client

A Masontown man was arrested Friday, accused of assaulting the woman for whom he works as a caretaker. Raymond Drake, 41, faces a felony charge of strangulation along with misdemeanor charges of abuse of a care dependent person, terroristic threats, simple assault, institutional vandalism ...

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Rivalry week

Albert Gallatin had never beaten Connellsville on the football field until holding off the Falcons for a 29-26 victory last year in a rugged battle at York Run. The Colonials will again try to do something they’ve yet to accomplish against the Falcons tonight. AG has never beaten ...

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Radcliffe scores 4 goals in Mustangs’ section victory

Cole Radcliffe scored four goals in Laurel Highlands’ 5-1 victory over South Fayette on Thursday at South Fayette in Section 2-3A boys soccer play. The Mustangs improved to 2-1-0 in the section and 4-1-0 overall. Jett Yauger had the other tally for the visitors. Laurel Highlands ...

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Tapout Thomas

Karli Jo Thomas is starting to find her home away from home in Atlantic City, N.J., specifically the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Thomas, an Albert Gallatin graduate who is also the head women’s wrestling coach at Waynesburg University, won her second professional mixed martial arts ...

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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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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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