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Commissioners purchase new high-tech security screening system for courthouse

A new high-tech weapons detection system backed by artificial intelligence will soon be installed at the Washington County Courthouse, giving sheriff’s deputies more information while screening people through security and hopefully moving visitors into the building more quickly. The ...

Waynesburg man pleads guilty to Fort Jackson attempted rape

A Waynesburg man has pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a Greene County Department of Human Services employee at the department offices in May. Timothy Hilverding, 36, said he had been under the influence of methamphetamine on May 7, when he went to the county’s Fort Jackson ...

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Electric 18

JEFFERSON — Jefferson-Morgan pushed its regular-season winning streak to 18, but there wasn’t much celebrating after a 37-19 victory over Beth-Center on Friday in Class A Tri-County South Conference play at Parker Field. The Rockets improved to 4-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall, and ...

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Pegg, Jamison star as AG improves to 7-0

Albert Gallatin doesn’t mind sharing the spotlight. Last week Tee Guesman ran for a school-record seven touchdowns in a 63-56 win at Allegany. This week it was Adam Pegg’s and Bronx Jamison’s turn. Jamison rushed for 118 yards and threw two touchdown passes to Pegg who scored ...

Uniontown’s Bukowski against shortening quarters

Uniontown will likely face its toughest opponent of the high school football season Saturday afternoon in powerful Ironton from Ohio. You won’t hear Red Raiders head coach Tim Bukowski asking for shorter quarters or a running clock in the first half as some other WPIAL teams have done this ...

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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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