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Fayette County man picked up on warrant in West Virginia

A Smithfield man wanted for skipping a court appearance in Allegheny County was arrested this week in Morgantown, W.Va. Craig Owen David Jr., 47, was declared a fugitive five years ago after he failed to appear for a November 2020 pretrial conference in a case that involved gun charges. In ...

Uniontown woman charged with animal cruelty

A Uniontown woman faces charges of aggravated cruelty to animals after her ex-husband’s dog was determined to have died of starvation in her care, court paperwork alleged. Jessica Benedetto, 28, had been reported to police by her ex-husband, Brian Benedetto, who found the dog’s body ...

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On a roll

Albert Gallatin and Jefferson-Morgan are a pair of red-hot football teams. Both are both riding significant winning streaks into Week Four of the high school season. The Colonials (4-0) have won seven games in a row dating back to last season when they finished up with three consecutive ...

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Sharing the wealth

On third and 9 with two minutes left, West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol dropped back and found tight end Grayson Barnes over the middle of the field for 34 yards, putting the Mountaineers into Pitt territory during Saturday’s game at Mountaineer Field. A couple of plays later, with 11 ...

AG’s Pegg soars up TD Club standings

There are three unbeaten area high school football teams and a look at the latest Herald-Standard Touchdown Club standings gives a good indication why. That trio of 4-0 teams – Albert Gallatin, Jefferson-Morgan and Southmoreland – occupy six of the top nine spots on the scoring list ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

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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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