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Washington native among those charged in NBA betting case

A Washington native charged earlier this year was named in an indictment this week in connection with the rigging of bets on NBA games. Shane Hennen, 31, currently of Las Vegas, faces additional accusations from the Department of Justice that he used inside information to place bets on games. Hennen was one of six individuals to be named in an indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of New York Thursday. Also facing charges are Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Damon Jones, an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers. According to the DOJ, when Rozier played for the Charlotte Hornets he tipped off his friend and co-defendant Deniro Laster that he would leave the March 23, ...

Large tract of South Strabane Township land pitched as potential AI data center

A 1,500-acre plot of land in South Strabane Township owned by CNX Resources is currently being pitched as the potential location of an AI data center. Chicago-based real estate firm JLL announced this week it would be marketing the land off of Zediker Station Road to be leased. The property is ...

Opening of LIHEAP program delayed by month

The opening of an annual program that helps more than 300,000 Pennsylvania households pay for home heating during winter will be delayed for a month due to the ongoing government shutdown. The state Department of Human Services announced Tuesday it would postpone the scheduled Nov. 3 opening ...

Muted fall foliage finally starting to pop

The muted fall foliage in Western Pennsylvania is finally starting to pop after a dryer than usual summer nearly ruined the leaf-peeping season before a rainy September and recent cold snap “saved” the autumn colors. “It is a little more muted than it has been in past years, but it’s ...

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Perfect ending

YORK RUN — When Drew Dindl took over as football coach at Albert Gallatin in 2018 the Colonials were stuck in a non-competitive situation, battling teams with much bigger rosters in Class 5A of the WPIAL and forced to go on long road trips against schools they had no natural rivalries ...

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Rise of the Commodores

Tony Battaglini realized what he was up against when he stepped in as a first-year head football coach at his alma mater Frazier for the 2025 season. The Commodores record the past four years had been 0-9, 1-9, 1-9 and 2-8. “We all kind of knew it was going to be a learning curve for ...

AG shoots for undefeated season; California, J-M play for TCS title

Albert Gallatin had never had a winning football season since it was formed with the consolidation of AG, German and Fairchance-Georges in 1987. The hiring of head coach Drew Dindl in 2018 along with the move to become an independent the next year after an 0-10 record in the WPIAL Class 5A ...

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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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Bear aware

Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...

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