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Credit union in Uniontown damaged by fire

Fayette County School Employees Credit Union will temporarily operate at the Fayette County Career and Technical Institute after a fire on Monday evening damaged its building. A post on the credit union's Facebook page on Tuesday morning indicated it would be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ...

Uniontown man charged for DUI with child in back seat

Monongahela police charged a man Friday for driving under the influence with his 4-year-old child in the vehicle. Christopher Aaron Fisher, 35, of Uniontown, faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of children, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment and DUI. According to the criminal complaint, police were called shortly after 10 p.m. April 6 to the 100 block of Third Avenue in New Eagle. Police were initially informed by dispatchers that the 4-year-old had contacted 911, but later learned the call had been placed by her mother. Charging documents state that the child was improperly placed in a car seat, and lying sideways in the rear of the car. Fisher allegedly failed ...

State Supreme Court upholds ruling to leave Buchtan on ballot in 46th race

The state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold a ruling that allows Republican state Senate candidate Al Buchtan to remain on the ballot in next month’s primary. In a two-sentence order filed Friday, the state’s high court said Buchtan’s nomination petition “is deemed amended to reflect ...

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WVU’s Bray looking forward to getting back on field

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There wasn’t a lot of good that came out of West Virginia’s trip to Ohio to play the Bobcats in 2025 for the second game of the season. WVU was upset by the Group of Five school, but even worse, the Mountaineers lost two of their premier offensive weapons. Running ...

Picturesque pitching

Freshman Ramaree Morgan threw a two-hit shutout and Laurel Highlands scored twice in the sixth inning, which turned out to be the final frame due to inclement weather in the area, for a 2-0 victory over Albert Gallatin on Tuesday in Section 2-4A baseball play at Laurel Highlands High ...

Local roundup: Mustangs rally past AG for first section win

Laurel Highlands scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and Jack Johns pitched two perfect frames in the Mustangs’ 8-7 victory over Albert Gallatin on Monday in Section 2-4A play at German-Masontown Park. The Colonials held a 7-3 lead when Johns got the ball in the bottom of the ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Frog Patrol

OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) — On rainy spring nights in a forest near the Polish capital, a citizen “Frog Patrol” springs into action — humans helping amphibians survive dangerous road crossings for a chance to enjoy millennia-old mating rituals. As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski ...

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