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State police arrest several in connection to North Franklin bar fight

State police arrested nearly a dozen men Tuesday in connection to a fight involving gunfire at a bar in North Franklin Township earlier this year. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh issued a press release announcing the arrest of 10 individuals. However, the release provided very ...

Commissioners consider forming opioid settlement fund committee

Facing questions about how the county’s opioid settlement grants are being distributed, the Washington County commissioners are considering forming a committee to help sift through applications and make recommendations on which organizations should receive funds. During Tuesday morning’s ...

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Mac attack!

CONNELLSVILLE — In an early season showdown between two of the most storied wrestling programs in the WPIAL and state, Canon-McMillan spoiled Connellsville’s Alumni Night celebration with a 39-16 victory on Thursday at Connellsville Area High School. The Big Macs, who dropped their opener ...

Jenkins won’t back down from tough competition

Dierre Jenkins never shied away from tough competition as a player, and he won’t back down as a head coach. The former Uniontown basketball star, who scored 1,000 points in his career and helped lead the Red Raiders to a WPIAL championship in 2002, along with advancing to the state final ...

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Cacurak eager to take over at alma mater

Abby Cacurak graduated from Mapletown Area Junior/Senior High School in 2019. For some, including herself, it seems like she never left alma mater, and that’s because she hasn’t. Born Abby Antill, the Lady Maples’ new head coach has been on staff as an assistant for the past six ...

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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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