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Former Greene County DA, detective charged with abusing powers seek change of venue

Greene County’s former district attorney and his former chief detective, alleged to have conspired to retaliate against political rivals, want a judge to move their trials to a different county. The change of venue hearing for David Russo, 48, of Holbrook, and Zachary Sams, 41, of McDonald, was discussed in chambers Monday morning with Greene County Judge Jeffrey Grimes, prosecutors from the state attorney general’s office and counsel for both Russo and Sams, said Sams’ attorney, Lawrence Bolind. During his term as district attorney, Russo, with the help of Sams, allegedly engaged in malicious prosecutions and investigations against a number of Greene County officials, ...

Uniontown police chief resigns, shrinking staff further

Uniontown’s police chief has resigned from his position, continuing a trend of officers leaving for positions elsewhere that has left the department down several staff members. Delbert DeWitt had been with Uniontown since 2011, becoming chief a decade later. Mayor Bill Gerke said the resignation came to his attention yesterday. DeWitt has not formally submitted a resignation letter to City Hall, Gerke said. He has taken a similar position as police chief for Robert Morris University, a private college in Pittsburgh, city staff said Tuesday. Gerke said the city is actively looking for a replacement. The department is now down to 12 members, several below its usual size, Gerke ...

Washington mayor, business owners say downtown still safe after recent shootings

City leaders and business owners in Washington said they still think downtown is a safe place to visit and shop following three incidents in the past two months in which gunshots rang out on North Main Street. Washington Mayor Jojo Burgess said he will “not act like Chicken Little (saying) ...

West Greene School District changing how school board members elected

After a seven-year experiment with at-large seats, the West Greene School District will be returning to having all seats on the nine-members board elected by region. In a hearing Monday, Greene County Judge Jeffry Grimes granted the district’s petition to gradually replace the three at-large ...

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Rodriguez using overlooked JUCO players to boost WVU

Just days before National Signing Day, junior college wide receiver Keon Hutchins announced he was decommitting to West Virginia. The top wide receiver at the JUCO level decided to go in another direction. In the morning of National Signing Day, in the media’s inbox came the announcement ...

Do-it-all Deakyn

Deakyn DeHoet took the lead early in the season and kept his grip on the top spot the rest of the way to claim the 2025 Herald-Standard Touchdown Club title. The Jefferson-Morgan senior rang up 176 points on 28 touchdowns and four two-point conversions although an injury prevented him from ...

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Larkin scores 2,000th point as Lady Gators roll

The beat goes on for Emma Larkin’s record-breaking career as her senior season is off and running. The Geibel Catholic star, who surpassed Shelley Bortz’ team record of 1,977 career points on Monday, topped the 2,000-point mark by scoring 19 in the Lady Gators’ 87-22 non-section ...

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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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