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Man charged with attempted homicide after Redstone Twp. stabbings

A New Salem man faces charges of attempted homicide after allegedly stabbing his estranged wife, their 11-year-old daughter and his wife’s parents Sunday afternoon. Richard Hall, 33, broke into the home on Park Street in Redstone Township around 12:30 p.m., by punching out the rear glass ...

State Supreme Court rules on Washington County’s mail-in ballot lawsuit

Washington County election officials must notify voters about disqualifying errors with their mail-in ballots through an automated email sent by the state’s election system and allow people to cast a provisional ballot if they desire, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. In a 4-3 decision ...

Six injured in multiple stabbing in Fayette County

Fayette County - Six people were injured in a “domestic-related stabbing incident in Fayette County Sunday afternoon. According to a press release from Pennsylvania State Police, troopers were called to the 50 block of Park Street in Redstone Township at about 12:30 p.m. following reports ...

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Family comes first

Once Connellsville junior Kai Vielma stepped off the plane and collected his luggage at Pittsburgh International Airport following a cross-country trip, he told his parents he needed to visit his brother, Lonzy, at West Virginia University in Morgantown. Lonzy, who graduated from ...

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No apologies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn't much on aesthetics. The Pittsburgh Steelers coach knows his team hasn't played particularly well over the first month of the season. The offense remains a work in progress behind Aaron Rodgers, who has played steadily if not spectacularly. The defense ...

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Pirates to keep Kelly as manager, Cherington as GM

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Don Kelly feels like he spent his first couple of months as the interim manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates drinking from a fire hose. At some point after the All-Star break, the pace of the job started to slow down. And a season that was on the verge of careening out of ...

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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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