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West Virginia woman charged in 2024 interstate crash

A West Virginia woman faces criminal charges in connection with a 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that left her passenger paralyzed. State police charged Mallory Jett, 19, of Morgantown, on Wednesday with felonies of aggravated assault by vehicle. According to the criminal complaint, the accident ...

Man headed to trial in Central Greene forgery case

A Pittsburgh man accused of using altered versions of a stolen check from Central Greene School District to cash nearly $10,000 at local banks will go to trial. Dominic George, 38, appeared in Greene County Court of Common Pleas for a pretrial conference Tuesday. His pretrial hearing will be ...

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Tough tests

Southmoreland and Jefferson-Morgan remain undefeated going into Week Seven of the high school football season. Both will face tough conference tests to maintain their perfect 7-0 records tonight. Coach Shane Ziats’ Rockets, who are tied with California (4-0, 6-1) atop the Class A Tri-County ...

Bravo, Bella!

CONNELLSVILLE — The ascension up the ladder to the Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Cross Country Championship hasn’t been an easy one for Laurel Highlands senior Isabella “Bella” Baker. The Davis & Elkins College commit was 12th her freshman year at the FCCA meet and ...

It must be the socks

CONNELLSVILLE — The Book of Judges in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible tells the story of Samson, who was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites. Samson was given superhuman powers by God in the form of extreme strength, but there was a catch: The cutting of Samson’s ...

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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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