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Belle Vernon man accused of assaulting fiancee

A Belle Vernon man is charged with aggravated assault after allegedly breaking his fiancee’s jaw in an altercation. Albert Thornton, 58, also faces charges of strangulation, terroristic threats, simple assault, as well as a summary charge of harassment. The alleged assault took place ...

Large truck overturns in Greene County

A truck overturned on Route 18 in Center Township on Monday afternoon, resulting in no injuries. Pennsylvania State Police dispatch called troopers from the Waynesburg station to the scene, past the intersection with Hargus Creek Road, around 1:45 p.m. The cause of the crash was not yet known, ...

Carmichaels church to host Living Nativity

St. Hugh Church will host a Living Nativity from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. The free walk-through is a reenactment of the night of Jesus’ birth. There will be visits with Santa in the social hall, where there will be concessions, fudge and basket raffle tickets for sale. St. Hugh is located at 408 Route 88; visitors should access the parking lot by way of Market Street behind the church.

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Mustangs rally falls just short in loss to Tigers

Laurel Highlands rallied from a 12-point deficit but fell just short in a loss to visiting McKeesport, 54-52, in a Section 1-5A boys basketball battle Friday night. Lamont Perkins scored a game-high 21 points for the Tigers (1-0, 3-1) and Darryl McCullough added 12. Luke Martin led the ...

H-S Athlete of the Week: Morgan Gesinski, Mount Pleasant

Name: Morgan Gesinski School: Mount Pleasant Class: Senior Sport: Soccer/basketball Gesinski’s week: Gesinski continued to collect honors for her outstanding high school soccer career at Mount Pleasant as she transitioned into playing for the Lady Vikings girls basketball team. ...

Record breaker

Emma Larkin had an unforgettable junior season and already a record-breaking senior year. The Geibel Catholic girls basketball star broke Shelley Bortz’ program scoring record of 1,977 on Dec. 1 then went over the 2,000-point mark for her career on Dec. 4. Still, although she admits the ...

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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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