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Drone diver

Last year, when a PennWest California professor pitched the idea of using an underwater drone to study aquatic life in the Monongahela River, his suggestion was met with laughter. No one is laughing now. “People thought I was nuts for wanting to do this in the Mon River,” recalled Dr. ...

State police gives commendation to cadet who pulled driver from burning car

When he came upon a burning car last month, Cole Strain jumped into action to help free the trapped driver. Strain and his soon-to-be stepfather Matt Warner were driving on Cross Creek Road in Cross Creek Township when they came upon the accident at about 1:15 a.m. Sept 28 near Cross Creek ...

‘Your life matters’

When someone asks Jen Pardini about the night her ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her and nearly ended her life, she answers the questions openly and without a hint of hesitation. Nothing, the survivor-turned-advocate said, is off limits: not the night he fractured her skull with a hammer, ...

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Battle for the bucket

CONNELLSVILLE — In what is Fayette County’s oldest football rivalry, Connellsville went old school in a 56-12 non-conference victory over Uniontown on Friday night at Connellsville Stadium to ensure the “Old Coal Bucket” will remain in Connellsville for at least one year. The ...

Uniontown ends season with win over playoff-bound Belle Vernon

Uniontown just missed out on qualifying for the WPIAL volleyball playoffs in Class 3A, but coach Paulina Nottingham’s team finished the season with a 3-2 victory over playoff-bound Belle Vernon in Section 3-3A play on Thursday night at A.J. Everhart Memorial Gymnasium. The Lady Red Raiders ...

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Frazier earns top seed in WPIAL volleyball playoffs

Frazier advanced to the WPIAL Class A volleyball final last year, but lost to section rival Greensburg Central Catholic. The Lady Commodores are eager to return to the district championship match this season and avenge last year’s setback at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

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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