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Community helping victims of California fire that destroyed multiple residences

The community is rallying to help the victims of a fast-moving fire that destroyed an apartment building and damaged several nearby homes in California Borough over the weekend, leaving 17 people homeless. Both financial and clothing donations were pouring in at various locations across the ...

Ohio man identified as Mt. Pleasant crash victim

The office of the Washington County coroner has identified an Ohio man as the victim of a fatal crash Monday in Mt. Pleasant Township. Coroner Timothy Warco identified the victim as 34-year-old Jonathan Molina, of Warren, Ohio. The crash occurred at about 9:52 a.m. in the 1100 block of State ...

Explosion at Clairton Coke Works kills one, injures 10

Explosions late Monday morning at Clairton Coke Works in Allegheny County killed one person and injured 10 others, as officials continued to search for one person who was still missing. Katie Boyd’s son was working at the plant when the explosion occurred around 10:30 a.m. Corbin Boyd, ...

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Rodgers eager for helmet switch: ‘It looks like a spaceship’

LATROBE — Aaron Rodgers is still feeling things out in Pittsburgh, in more ways than one. The NFL's oldest player, who wrapped up his initial (and likely only) training camp with the Steelers at Saint Vincent College on Tuesday, is still searching for the right helmet. The league banned ...

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Brewers extend winning streak to 11 with win over Skenes, Pirates

MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes is one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball this season. Not even he could slow down the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates' ace right hander became Milwaukee's latest victim after allowing the first two of five home runs Tuesday night in a ...

Vindication years later on hidden ball trick

The game was the Boston Red Sox at the San Diego Padres on Saturday when I took note of an unusual baseball play that revealed an obscure rule. Manny Machado was playing third base for the Padres, Wandy Peralta was on the mound and Jarren Duran was on third base for the Red Sox. Machado ...

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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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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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