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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 boy’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 ...

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 ...

Fayette County changes healthcare providers

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners adopted a set of changes to its health care for county employees in a series of one-year agreements at its Thursday meeting. Chairman Scott Dunn said the county had been working on the new programs since February. Healthcare costs for the county ...

Monessen considering a remote start to school year

Monessen School District is considering a remote start to the 2026-27 school year as the district continues to address fungal growth that was found on water-damaged building materials inside its middle school and high school buildings last month. In a letter to school district families, Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte said teacher supplies, instructional materials and other resources inside the building are not accessible. "No final decision has been made at this time. However, we are actively preparing for this possibility so that our students can continue learning with as little interruption as possible," Motte wrote. Last week, the school district said the start date would be ...

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

SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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) — D’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: Abraham Lincoln: ‘From these honored dead’

The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...

Outdoors

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Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — 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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