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Two other teen suspects in Washington Food Mart shooting arrested

Police have arrested the two other suspects accused in Sunday night’s robbery at the Washington Food Mart in which a customer was shot when she pulled out a concealed weapon in self defense. Christian Zavier Patrene, 19, and Christopher Ellis-Valperga, 18, were arrested Friday and charged ...

Judge selects new member for Cal Area School Board

A judge has selected a new member to fill out the California Area School Board. Following a hearing Monday at the Washington County Courthouse, Judge Brandon Neuman selected Kim Leasure to serve on the board to fill the vacancy created by Diane Zielensky when she resigned Sept. 17. The school ...

Midtown Market opens in Canonsburg

Andrew Andronas was awake until 4 a.m. Friday. It wasn’t his mind working overtime. He was. Andronas was applying the proverbial final touches to Midtown Market ahead of its ribbon-cutting a little more than eight hours later at 48 W. Pike St. in downtown Canonsburg. He was the driving ...

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Macke looks for stronger finish in his second season at AG

Albert Gallatin won six out of its first eight games last season, including a 2-1 start in section play, but Colonials head coach Spencer Macke is looking for a stronger finish this year in his second season at the helm. Albert Gallatin defeated Penn-Trafford, who qualified for the WPIAL ...

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Maples focusing on player development

Injuries and graduation put Mapletown in a tough situation before Dr. Kristafer Adkins could hold his first practice. The Maples’ leading scorer, Lucas Stevenson, who had 219 points last season, had graduated, along with Tyler Howard, who put in 121 points. In addition to losing two ...

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Hedrick glad to be back coaching at high school level

Andy Hedrick has a lengthy list of stops on his coaching resume, including several seasons leading the men’s team at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, but he is excited to be back at Connellsville. Hedrick has also coached at Everett and Blackhawk. He won a WPIAL with the Cougars in ...

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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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