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Former youth football director heads to trial on theft charges

The former director of a local youth football league will head to trial on charges that alleged he embezzled about $235,000 from the organization. Charges against 57-year-old William Spencer were held for the Washington County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday. He had been scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing that morning. Spencer, of Canton Township, resigned from his role leading the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League last March after the league’s members became concerned about the organization’s finances and lack of a payment to its insurance provider. According to charging documents, investigators from the state attorney general’s office found 187 ...

Washington County under flood watch; damaging storms possible

Washington County is among the areas in the region under close watch for a flood threat Wednesday afternoon and evening. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, heavy morning rain dropped almost an inch in Washington County, and more showers and thunderstorms are expected ...

Fayette DA pulls death penalty from Springhill Township woman’s homicide case

Fayette County’s prosecutor is taking the death penalty off the table for a Springhill Township woman accused of killing her toddler son nearly two years ago. District Attorney Michael Aubele filed paperwork March 4 removing the aggravating factors against Brianna Bloyer in the Aug. 19, 2024 ...

Second arrest made in 2022 murder-for-hire plot at Rostraver strip mall

The alleged middle man in the murder-for-hire plot at a Rostraver Township shopping center more than three years ago has been arrested in Philadelphia and charged with helping to facilitate the killing. Westmoreland County detectives on Tuesday charged Tuan Minh Dang, 47, of Philadelphia, with ...

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Coming to a close

McMURRAY — One of Jefferson-Morgan’s finest boys basketball seasons came to a close in the second round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament Wednesday night. The Rockets were trying to become the first team in program history to win two state playoff games but WPIAL runner-up Jeannette made ...

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Friday, March 13 High school Swimming & Diving PIAA Class 2A Individual Championships At Bucknell University, Lewisburg Boys preliminary heats begin at 8:05 a.m. Girls preliminary heats begin at 10:55 a.m. Boys final/consolation heats begin at 4:30 p.m. Girls ...

Penn State Fayette to begin 6-game Florida trip

The Penn State Fayette baseball team will be leaving behind the current gloomy weather in Pennsylvania for 80-degree days in Florida. Head coach Ryan Encapera's Roaring Lions begin a six-game road trip Thursday with games scheduled against Atlantis University at 2:30 p.m. and Millenia ...

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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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Greenland’s fishermen are under threat from climate change

ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Fisherman Helgi Áargil no longer knows what to expect on Greenland's fjords, where he spends up to five days at a time on his boat with his dog, Molly, and the ever-changing northern lights in the sky as company. Last year, his boat got stuck in ice that broke ...

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