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Waynesburg man held for court on arson charges

A Waynesburg man charged with setting fire to a church and a home in Greene County in August was held for court on all charges following a preliminary hearing on Monday. Police said the clothing they found in Jesse Patterson’s motel room had distinctive marks that matched those seen in ...

Man jailed after threatening woman with gun

Monongahela police arrested a man Sunday after he was accused of using a firearm to hold a woman against her will. John Steven Chmiel, 46, of Monongahela, faces a felony kidnapping charge and several misdemeanors of unlawful restraint, terroristic threats, simple assault, reckless endangerment ...

Demolition imminent at Washington Crown Center

Demolition of part of the former Washington Crown Center is imminent, now that the sale of the shopping mall has been finalized. The new owners – PREP Funds, a commercial real estate fund management and advisory firm based in Cleveland, and Industry Realty Group LLC, a commercial real estate ...

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Five is fine

Uniontown’s senior class has never lost a section meet, and despite a dominating performance from Laurel Highlands’ Isabella Baker, the Lady Red Raiders had four of their five runners in the top 10 to win the Division I Section 2 girls cross country championship Tuesday afternoon at Penn ...

Never too late

The only issue Ringgold coach Jennifer McMichael has with senior Dravin Everley is that he just started running cross country. Everley played football for the Rams the last three seasons, but after competing in track & field this past spring in distance races, McMichael urged Everley ...

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Mustangs edge Falcons in boys soccer, 4-3

Laurel Highlands got one goal from four different players in recording a 4-3 victory over host Connellsville in non-section boys soccer action Monday night. Cole Radcliffe and Jackson Nairn each had a goal and an assist for the Mustangs (7-3) who also got one goal apiece from Matt Kolencik and ...

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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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