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Lawmaker asks state AG to investigate LH school district policies

After sexual assault charges were filed against two Laurel Highlands High School teachers within a week, state Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa asked the state attorney general’s office to determine whether the district followed state mandatory reporting policies and properly investigated reports. “Families in this community deserve to know whether all appropriate steps were taken to protect students and to respond to allegations when they arose,” she said in her letter to state Attorney General Dave Sunday. Last week, social studies teacher Martin Gatti, 50, of Uniontown was charged with attempted institutional sexual assault after allegedly repeatedly asking a female student under ...

Investigation underway after Donora man dies after police encounter

State police are handling an investigation into Donora's police department after a man died last week following an encounter with an officer. According to a report from the office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, 57-year-old John F. Miller died at 10:55 p.m. March 22 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Miller had been hospitalized several days prior after he had become unresponsive, "while in police custody," the report states. The medical examiner's report says the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. March 17. Social media posts suggest that a Donora police officer had used a Taser on Miller. Further details about what occurred were not immediately ...

Construction beginning on Route 119 interchange project

Construction is starting on a nearly $54 million project that has been years in the making to improve a notoriously dangerous section of Route 119 in northern Fayette County. Crews are beginning the bulk of the work on the Route 119 McClure/Kingview Interchange project straddling Bullskin and ...

South Connellsville tavern damaged in fire

A South Connellsville tavern suffered severe damage in a fire Thursday morning. A caller reported a loud explosion at Fox’s Tavern on West Wine Street about 2:52 a.m., South Connellsville Fire Chief Jeremy Grubbs said. The department’s assistant chief arrived on scene to find an active ...

Man found in Yough River identified

Authorities have released the name of the man whose body was found in the Youghiogheny River near Dawson this month. William Guidi, 42, of Somerset, was identified through rapid DNA testing and fingerprint analysis by the coroner’s office and state police, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said in a statement. Two fishermen found Guidi’s body on the night of March 15. Preliminary autopsy findings suggest Guidi died from accidental drowning, Baker said. A final cause of death is pending toxicology reports. Guidi’s family has been notified, Baker said. He thanked “everyone who has helped in the process of sharing this information to bring closure to his family.”

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Rolling along

Kenny Riddell was a three-sport athlete who earned all-section honors in football, basketball and baseball his senior year at Laurel Highlands and went on to play college basketball at Waynesburg and then at California University of Pa. Since then the 2004 Laurel Highlands graduate has gone ...

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Pirates ace Skenes chased in 1st inning by Mets on opening day

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inning on opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday in an 11-7 loss at the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner got the hook from manager ...

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Kindel’s shootout goal lifts Penguins past Ottawa

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Rickard Rakell scored twice and had an assist, and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins, who moved into second in the Metropolitan ...

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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 releases deer harvest estimates

Pennsylvania hunters harvested about 6% more deer in the 2025-26 hunting seasons than they did the year before, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates. The statewide 2025-26 deer harvest was estimated at 505,600 deer, 185,310 of them antlered and 320,290 antlerless. By ...

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