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Nursing home workers call on Valley West for negotiations, transparency

Nursing home workers and union representatives criticized Valley West-owned facilities for not coming to the bargaining table and for not providing necessary supplies for workers during a press conference ahead of a scheduled three-day strike. Workers from the 10 Valley West facilities, ...

Trial opens for Smith Township father accused in son’s death

Prosecutors claimed in opening statements Monday that the Smith Township father on trial for allegedly violently shaking his son made “chilling” statements about preparing to do just that in the days before the child’s death, while his defense attorney told jurors that the fatal injuries ...

Man shot by McDonald police chief charged with assault

The chief of police at McDonald Borough fired a single shot at a man who pointed a firearm at him over the weekend, court documents allege. State police are handling the investigation after Timothy Motte shot Jeremy Ray Washington in the arm, court documents state. Washington, 37, of ...

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Beth-Center nearing first volleyball section title in 8 years

The Beth-Center girls volleyball team has a lot of traits that successful teams possess. They’re experienced and they have depth, but for Lady Bulldogs coach Steve Beyer the one that stands out to him the most is their “refuse-to-lose” mentality. It was there at the beginning of the ...

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WVU wide receiver Singleton Jr. removed from roster

West Virginia lost a player during the bye week. Slot wide receiver Oran “ManMan” Singleton Jr. is no longer listed on WVU’s roster and is no longer with the program. He was ruled out against BYU, according to the availability report, and was questionable on the first report. The only ...

Mother Nature wins

South Fayette may have gone home with the lowest team score, and Belle Vernon’s Jordan Mocello shot 3-under on the challenging course at Duck Hollow Golf Club, but the real winner was Mother Nature, as torrential downpour impacted scores in one of the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 3A Boys ...

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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 ...

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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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