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Donora homicide suspects renew attempt to disqualify DA from prosecuting case

Attorneys for two defendants facing capital murder charges in the fatal shooting of a Donora convenience store worker in February 2021 are renewing their push to have the Washington County district attorney’s office removed from prosecuting the homicide case. Devell Christian’s attorneys ...

Canon-Mac teacher accused of sexual relationship with student heading to trial

A Canon-McMillan High School teacher accused of being in a sexual relationship with a student will stand trial following his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning. No testimony was heard during Justin Harry White’s hearing before District Judge James Saieva Jr., although he agreed to have all ...

Monongahela man accused of assault

Monongahela police arrested a man Sunday morning after he allegedly stabbed another man. Elijah Glenn Davis, 23, faces a felony aggravated assault charge and misdemeanors of simple assault and reckless endangerment. According to the criminal complaint, at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday police were ...

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Sparkling display

WAYNESBURG — Waynesburg Central fell behind 5-0 in the first set of its girls volleyball match against Quaker Valley. Raiders coach Dan Higinbotham wasn’t concerned. “Jitters,” said Higinbotham who opted not to use a timeout. “I knew it was. I tried to let them play through ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Maggie Campbell, Uniontown

Name: Maggie Campbell School: Uniontown Class: Senior Sport: Volleyball Campbell’s week: The Lady Red Raiders’ captain had 19 assists and eight kills in leading her team to a 3-2 victory over playoff-bound Belle Vernon in Section 3-3A play last Thursday at Uniontown’s A.J. Everhart ...

Lady Falcons’ season ends with playoff loss to Burrell

WAYNESBURG — Brownsville got off to a good start but couldn’t sustain its early momentum and fell to Burrell, 3-0, in a WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball first-round playoff match at Waynesburg Central on Tuesday night. The No. 8 Lady Falcons built a 16-10 lead in the opening set that ...

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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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