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Demolition of Courthouse Square set to begin Monday

Demolition is set to begin Monday on the Courthouse Square parking garage before crews begin tearing down the building itself a few weeks later. Crews were expected to begin staging their demolition equipment late Thursday or early this morning and then begin assembling the machinery, which ...

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, ...

Families, survivors mark 35th anniversary of Iraq missile attack

It’s been 35 years since Norman Madison Sr.’s son, Spc. Anthony E. Madison, and 12 other members of the U.S. Army Reserve 14th Quartermaster Detachment near Greensburg were killed when an Iraqi Scud missile hit their barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Two others from the area were also ...

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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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Game commission monitoring avian influenza in wild birds

This winter, avian influenza viruses have continued to circulate in wild birds across Pennsylvania, and more birds will be migrating to and through the state in the coming weeks. Strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus have been present in Pennsylvania’s wild birds since early ...

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