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You can eat healthier at fish fries

With Lent in full swing, there are plenty of fish fries available in the region for those who avoid eating meat on Fridays. Fish is generally healthy and recommended as part of a balanced diet, but fried fish – as delicious as it is – is not the healthiest option. Dr. Drew Oehler, a ...

Hopwood man arrested on drug charges

A Hopwood man was arrested after police reportedly found 25 pounds of marijuana, $100,000 in cash and other drugs and paraphernalia in a search. Police had originally interviewed Gage Lowe, 19, in his bedroom in South Union Township while responding to a domestic disturbance around 9 a.m. Thursday, according to his criminal complaint. An investigation showed probable cause for a search warrant for narcotics, police said. After receiving the warrant around 1 p.m. Thursday, police returned to the home. Along with the marijuana and cash, they found items including a large vacuum-sealed bag and other containers full of psychedelic mushrooms, pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes, edibles, ...

Educators, policymakers discuss ways to bring more people into teaching

There was a time when the supply of teachers in Pennsylvania so outnumbered the available spots that prospective teachers had to bide their time for years substitute teaching while waiting for a full-time job. Those days are over. The number of certified teachers coming out of ...

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Mountaineers earn crucial win over BYU

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The play of WVU forward Brenen Lorient on Saturday was maybe the best example of why the plus-minus statistic in basketball is the most worthless figure in sports. In what ended up being a moment to celebrate, and Lorient and his teammates did just that with a victory lap ...

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Rangers edge Pens on Trocheck’s shootout goal

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored the shootout winner and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves and the New York Rangers rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday. After an overtime in which each team had several good scoring chances, Trocheck beat Penguins goaltender Stuart ...

Senior special

ALTOONA — There weren’t any dramatic celebrations, but deep down in the pit of their stomachs, Frazier’s Jonah Erdely and West Greene’s Colin Whyte were doing cartwheels and handstands. The senior duo won their first regional titles in tightly-contested battles on Saturday in 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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Man accused of wolf torture agrees to plea to avoid trial, prison

A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has agreed to a plea deal that would spare him from going to trial and potentially prison. Cody Roberts would instead pay a $1,000 fine and serve ...

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