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MVAA withdraws from National Memorial Day Parade

Citing costs, the Mon Valley Academy for the Arts (MVAA) has withdrawn its Regimental Fife & Drum Unit from participation in the National Memorial Day Parade in 2026 in Washington, D.C. Calling the decision “painful and heartrending,” MVAA leadership determined that the financial ...

Fayette County woman charged with leaving dogs in apartment without food, water

A Republic woman is charged with leaving dogs without access to food or water in the apartment from which she had been evicted. Police said the dogs were found emaciated at the North Union Township apartment of Mykel Nolan, 21, in June after downstairs tenants complained of water dripping from ...

Fayette County asks state for $5.5M loan as budget impasse continues

The Fayette County commissioners will apply for a loan of up to $5.5 million from the state Treasury Budget Bridge Loan program to help it weather the financial strain as officials wait for the passage of a state budget. “We waited as long as we could in hopes that the budget would get ...

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Road block

(To be updated with photos.) CANONSBURG — The sudden rejuvenation of Frazier’s football program this season included a late-season push to make the WPIAL playoffs and a first-round victory at California. The Commodores’ comeback campaign came to an end at Canon-McMillan’s AHN Field ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Maddy Salisbury, Frazier

Name: Maddy Salisbury School: Frazier Class: Senior Sport: Girls volleyball Salisbury’s week: Salisbury helped lead Frazier to a WPIAL Class A third-place consolation win over California, 3-2, on Saturday and a PIAA first-round victory at Elk County Catholic, 3-1, on Tuesday, recording ...

Sole survivor

The quarterfinals of the WPIAL football playoffs take place tonight with one area team remaining in the field. Frazier was an unlikely candidate to be in this position when the season began but here the Commodores are under first-year coach Tony Battaglini, preparing for a Class A ...

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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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