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Study shows probable link between Freeport Twp. contamination and fracking

Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. A lawsuit filed by residents of Freeport and Springhill townships ...

Uniontown man accused of rape

A Uniontown man is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he had brought to an abandoned property to do drugs. Philip Montgomery, 59, was arrested after police responded to a 911 call shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday from a woman who told them he was holding her hostage in a room on ...

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Tragedy alters schedule

Tragedy at Carrick High School on Wednesday forced the school to cancel its game at Uniontown tonight. A student was accused of stabbing three other students at Carrick during school hours Wednesday with one being critically injured, according to authorities. The school alerted Uniontown Area ...

Guthrie, Wilson, Renner to be inducted into West Greene HOF

West Greene will add three more members to its Pioneer Athletic Hall of Fame tonight. Kevin Guthrie, Madison Renner and Arnold Wilson will be inducted during ceremonies beginning at 6:30 tonight at Kennedy Field prior to the kickoff of West Greene’s football game against ...

Uniontown volleyball sweeps Albert Gallatin

Uniontown earned a 3-0 sweep over Albert Gallatin in Section 3-3A girls volleyball play Thursday night at Albert Gallatin High School. The Red Raiders (3-4, 6-4) won by set scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-20. Uniontown had 70 total digs, 27 kills, 26 assists and eight aces. The 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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