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Caregiver saves paralyzed man from Dunbar Township house fire

A caregiver helped to save a paralyzed man while trying to direct his parents to safety during an early morning house fire in Fayette County last week that killed a woman. Tony Masterbray had just arrived for his shift about midnight on July 16 to provide overnight care for the paralyzed man, ...

Old-time practice of shape-note singing finds adherents today

PITTSBURGH – Alexa Kay is a Quaker, a denomination which has embraced simplicity and shunned more extravagant forms of worship, even singing. Nevertheless, Kay likes to sing, and that’s what led her to the Church of the Redeemer in Squirrel Hill on a sweltering Saturday afternoon earlier ...

Uniontown man faces drug, firearm charges

Adrian Ross, 34, of Uniontown, was charged by the Fayette County Bureau of Investigation Friday with manufacturing, delivery or possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance; prohibited possession of a firearm; possession of a controlled substance; and use or possession of drug ...

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Tough one to swallow

MILLCREEK TWP. — In a game that could have easily been played at Hempfield Area High School, or any central location between Fayette and Westmoreland counties, Bushy Run earned a 2-1 walk-off victory over Connellsville on Sunday in the Pennsylvania American Legion State Tournament at David ...

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Rising up

No. 15 may have been the most impressive of all. Carmichaels had won 14 previous Fayette County Baseball League championships in a variety of series, but perhaps none was more superb than the baseball clinic the Copperheads put on in a three-game sweep of top-seeded Potomac Valley in this ...

Fantastic fourth

MILCREEK TWP. — Connellsville broke open a close game with seven runs in the fourth inning to down host Milcreek Township, 9-1, on Saturday in the Pennsylvania American Legion State Tournament at David P. Hanlon Community Athletic Complex on the campus of McDowell High School. ...

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Angry, disappointed fans wait and wait

On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...

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Weather agencies in turmoil

The weather forecast for summer and perhaps our future is in. The weather, like the agencies responsible for forecasting what’s ahead, is in turmoil and this could enhance any disasters as they unfold. Knowing and preparation are necessary if we are to be ready for the next Big One. ...

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