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Virtual town hall to focus on immigrant community in Charleroi

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) will host a virtual town hall today, with a focus on the large immigrant community in Charleroi. The program is free and open to the public. Called No Hate in Our State, the town hall will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. The town halls are being held across the state and focus on addressing the root causes of hate and the role laws play in finding justice. A 2023 survey found that about 2,000 immigrants from 44 countries – including China, Spain, Indonesia and African nations – make Charleroi their home. PHRC held a No Hate in Our State town hall in Charleroi in December 2024. Three months prior, Charleroi’s Haitian population gained ...

Herald-Standard available through e-edition

Due to inclement weather and to keep our employees safe, there will be no print edition of the Herald-Standard today. Our subscribers can still read the Jan. 26 newspaper through the e-edition, available here on our website. If you need help accessing your account, please call our customer service line at 724-222-2201. Thank you for your understanding.

Greene man arrested on child porn charges

A Greene County man was charged with more than 20 counts relating to child pornography In December, TikTok made a report to a national tipline after discovering several videos on the account of Jacob Rex, 19, of Crucible, according to his criminal complaint. The reports described four videos, one of which involved a girl appearing to be between 5 and 7, the complaint said. An IP address provided by TikTok led investigators from the Southwest Computer Crime Unit to a home in Crucible, where they executed a search warrant on Friday. Court documents stated Rex declined to speak with police, who recovered a phone in Rex’s bedroom on which they found videos within one of the apps. Rex ...

Storm dumps several inches of snow across the region

Have a snowy scene you'd like to share? Send it to hsnews@heraldstandard.com. Please include your name and where the photo was taken. Sunday brought several inches of snow across the region - with several more to come into Monday. Early in the day Sunday, Washington County already had 4 ...

Fayette County offices, courthouse closed on Monday

Fayette County offices will be closed Monday due to the winter storm. According to a press release, all county buildings will be closed to the public. Fayette County Coordinated Transportation buses will not be operating. County employees will work from home and are not reporting to ...

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Kindel scores twice as Pens beat Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rookie Ben Kindel scored twice in the second period to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday and a sweep of Pittsburgh's four-game western Canada trip. Kindel, from nearby Coquitlam, British Columbia, had a large contingent of ...

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WVU betting on Cook, youth at running back

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia running back Tye Edwards lined up behind center with just a few yards until the end zone. Edwards took the handoff from quarterback Nicco Marchiol, behind extra linemen, and punched it in for the go-ahead overtime touchdown against Pitt in the Backyard ...

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Super Bowl 60 a rematch from 2015: Patriots vs. Seahawks

Drake Maye vs. Sam Darnold. Two stingy defenses. A second-year head coach vs. a veteran coach in his second act. Super Bowl 60 is set and it's a rematch: The New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks. The Patriots will seek their NFL-record seventh Super Bowl victory when they face the ...

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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 ...

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Mother Nature full of uncertainty

Our weather has always been full of uncertainty. This past week weather forecasters have been trying to figure out the actual path of the winter storm that is affecting much of the country this weekend. The Weather Channel this past Wednesday morning was calling for a massive winter storm to ...

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