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Donora woman charged in assault

Donora police arrested a woman Saturday after she was accused of assaulting her father. Molina Fleming, 51, of Donora, faces a felony charge of assault on law enforcement officer, and misdemeanors of terroristic threats, resisting arrest, simple assault, reckless endangerment, institutional vandalism and disorderly conduct. According to the criminal complaint, police were called at about 4:15 p.m. to the 20 block of South McKean Avenue. William Fleming, 74, told police that his daughter Molina Fleming had punched him repeatedly. Charging documents state that Molina Fleming jumped on her father’s back after he fell over and continued hitting him. She is also accused of threatening ...

Sunday fire destroys Springfield Township mobile home

A mobile home in Springfield Township was destroyed as a result of a Sunday morning fire. Rob Orndorff, Springfield Township assistant fire chief, said the call came in shortly before 6 a.m. for the mobile home at 617 Kooser Road. “It was a fully involved fire,” Orndorff said. ...

Two Washington County parks accepting Christmas trees for fish habitats

Washington County is offering a chance to recycle Christmas trees while at the same time creating habitat for fish. The county’s parks and recreation department is using donated trees to create habitats for fish in local creeks and lakes. There are two drop-off spots – the main boat ...

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Playoff picture set in NFL

Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers sent Lamar Jackson and the Ravens home for the playoffs. The Panthers are NFC South champions for the first time in 10 years. The Broncos are the AFC's No. 1 seed. Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left and Pittsburgh ...

Lady Falcons top field in home tournament

Connellsville defended its home gymnasium in winning the Lady Falcon Invitational on Saturday at Connellsville Area High School. The Lady Falcons earned 148.5 team points to top Plum (125.5) and Beth-Center (104.5). Senior Trinity Moore won all four of her matches by fall for the ...

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Crosby nets game winner for Penguins in OT

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sidney Crosby set up Ricard Rakell's tying goal with 13.7 seconds left in regulation, then scored at 2:22 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. The Penguins overcame a three-goal deficit to win their ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

Outdoors

The warming continues

Once again Mother Nature saw her home continue to warm. The past 11 years from 2015 through 2025 have been the warmest in the 176-year observation record with the past three years being the three warmest years on record. Concentrations of heat trapping gases and ocean heat content continue to ...

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