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Man shot by McDonald police chief charged with assault

The chief of police at McDonald Borough fired a single shot at a man who pointed a firearm at him over the weekend, court documents allege. State police are handling the investigation after Timothy Motte shot Jeremy Ray Washington in the arm, court documents state. Washington, 37, of ...

Albert Gallatin announces homecoming court

Albert Gallatin Area Senior High School will hold homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 10. The king and queen will be crowned during halftime of the Colonials’ game at 7 p.m. Court members are, front from left, Zoe Tomlinson, Delaney Hines, Lillian Beers, Baili Chetosky, Gabby Murphy, ...

Trial opens for Smith Township father accused in son’s death

Prosecutors claimed in opening statements Monday that the Smith Township father on trial for allegedly violently shaking his son made “chilling” statements about preparing to do just that in the days before the child’s death, while his defense attorney told jurors that the fatal injuries ...

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Burns learned the true meaning of ‘student-athlete’ early on

Jim Burns Jr. learned early on in his life that he was never going to be an athlete if he wasn’t a student first. That expectation is not surprising when your father is the superintendent of schools. Burns’ father, Jim Burns Sr., had a passion for sports, but also education, as he was ...

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High school football roundup: Scotties rout Yough, remain unbeaten under Shoaf

Dustin Shoaf still has yet to taste defeat as a head coach. Southmoreland upped its record to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Class 3A Interstate Conference in Shoaf’s first year at the helm with a 41-0 win at his alma mater Yough on Friday night in Week Six football action. Jackson Mickens had ...

Electric 18

JEFFERSON — Jefferson-Morgan pushed its regular-season winning streak to 18, but there wasn’t much celebrating after a 37-19 victory over Beth-Center on Friday in Class A Tri-County South Conference play at Parker Field. The Rockets improved to 4-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall, 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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