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Donora man sentenced to prison on federal drug, gun charges

A Donora man was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison on federal drug and gun charges following his conviction earlier this year. Tre Robert Goins, 31, was ordered to serve 146 months in prison followed by four years on supervised release during his Oct. 21 sentencing before ...

Trend toward warmer, less snowy winters

There have been memorable winters in Southwestern Pennsylvania, said Jack Hughes. “The Great Appalachian Snowstorm” of 1950, which dumped 27.4 inches of snow on the region over a three-day period on Thanksgiving weekend, en route to a record year of 82 inches. And the blizzard of 1993, ...

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Falcons’ rally falls short in loss to Neshannock

After a lopsided first period that saw Neshannock jump out to a two-goal lead, Connellsville peppered Neshannock with shots and was on the verge of tying the game, but the Lancers held on for a 3-2 victory on Monday in PIHL Division 2 play at Hess Ice Rink in New Castle. The Falcons drop to ...

Age is just a number

Chris Pierce and the “Laurel Highlands Class of 1996” will be celebrating their 30-year reunion this upcoming spring, and while classmates who haven’t seen each other in three decades will exchange their accomplishments over the years, Pierce’s achievements are most-likely an anomaly ...

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Money Mertz

Robbie Mertz was a toddler when the Pittsburgh Riverhounds were founded, but the Upper St. Clair graduate has grown up, and he fittingly scored the only goal his team would need in a 1-0 victory over Rhode Island FC on Saturday at Highmark Stadium in the USL Championship Eastern Conference ...

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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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Bear aware

Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...

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