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Laurel Highlands teacher accused of sexually assaulting student resigns

A Laurel Highlands High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a then-student at the school has resigned. Daniel Cervone, who was a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, submitted his resignation to the district Tuesday, district Solicitor Gary Frankhouser said at a ...

Fans should be aware of ticket scams in playoff season

Sports is all about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, but the thrill a fan feels when they think they’ve snagged a ticket to a playoff game can quickly turn to agony when they discover they’ve been taken in by a scam. With both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia ...

State police offer reward for information about 1974 killing

More than a decade after charges were dismissed against a man accused of killing a 14-year-old Dunbar Township boy, state police have renewed their efforts to solve the case. On May 2, 1974, John David Watson Jr. hopped on his bike to run an errand for his mother. When he didn’t return ...

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Trojans stay in first with walk-off win

California and Bentworth battled back and forth throughout their Section 4-3A baseball game on Wednesday and it was the Trojans who ended on the upswing in the end. Eli Carpenter's sacrifice fly brought in Weston Monticelli with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give ...

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WVU pitching shuts down Nittany Lions in 3-1 win

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Paul Schoenfeld provided the power and Gavin Kelly provided the sacrifice fly, but it was WVU’s pitching that handed the 15th-ranked Mountaineers a 3-1 victory against struggling Penn State on Wednesday inside Meritus Park in Hagerstown, Md. Aside from a solo home ...

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Connellsville blanks AG to keep hold on fourth place

Halle Parfitt fired a three-hit shutout and helped her own cause with two doubles, a single and three RBIs as Connellsville blanked host Albert Gallatin 9-0 Wednesday to maintain its grip on fourth place in the Section 4-5A softball standings. The Lady Falcons improved to 8-4 overall and ...

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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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Earth’s climate out of balance

Warning lights are flashing according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization “WMO.” Mother Earth is being pushed beyond its limits and every key climate indicator is flashing red. Earth’s energy imbalance, the gap between heat absorbed and heat released, is the ...

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