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Drone diver

Last year, when a PennWest California professor pitched the idea of using an underwater drone to study aquatic life in the Monongahela River, his suggestion was met with laughter. No one is laughing now. “People thought I was nuts for wanting to do this in the Mon River,” recalled Dr. ...

No foul play suspected in death of Washington man

The death of a Washington man whose body was found outside a strip mall in South Strabane Township Sunday morning does not appear to be suspicious, the Washington County coroner’s office and South Strabane police said. Employees found the body of Jude T. Cassidy, 62, around 4:35 a.m. at the ...

George finds a home in the Washington County Courthouse

A portrait of the nation’s first president is now hanging in the president judge’s courtroom inside the Washington County Courthouse. The print of George Washington – mounted atop a horse with a sword extended from his right hand during the Revolutionary War battle in Trenton, N.J. – ...

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Battle for the bucket

CONNELLSVILLE — In what is Fayette County’s oldest football rivalry, Connellsville went old school in a 56-12 non-conference victory over Uniontown on Friday night at Connellsville Stadium to ensure the “Old Coal Bucket” will remain in Connellsville for at least one year. The ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

Outdoors

Best and worst places to live

AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...

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