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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, ...

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) ...

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 ...

Riverfront Park Associates supporting improvements at Point Marion Park

Editor’s note: This article is a part of Helping the Helpers, our annual series to raise awareness for nonprofits throughout the area. For years, Point Marion Community Park has served as the venue for a number of volunteer-run events, among them the Albert Gallatin Regatta, Fall Fest and ...

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Lady Raiders win battle at Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE --- Aierra Jenkins' quest for 1,000 points had to wait one more day but the Uniontown senior still poured in 23 points to lead the Lady Raiders to a 44-41 victory over host Brownsville in a non-section girls basketball battle Wednesday night. Jenkins, who made seven 3-pointers in ...

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Mustangs take control in 2nd quarter to top Raiders

Laurel Highlands used a 14-point advantage in the second quarter to take control of Tuesday’s non-section boys basketball game against Waynesburg Central, which the Mustangs went on to win, 76-60, at Waynesburg Central High School. The Raiders (2-2) had a 16-14 edge after the opening frame, ...

Jonah’s journey

Jonah Erdely was ready to put pen to paper. The Frazier senior committed to Seton Hill University on Oct. 13, but was glad to make it official when he recently signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and wrestling careers. “It feels great to make it official,” ...

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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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