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Connellsville man accused of theft

A Connellsville man is accused of stealing a woman’s debit card and using it to spend upwards of $8,000. Billy K. Cable, 39, was charged on Thursday with identity theft, theft by unlawful taking, financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. Police alleged that between March 3-19, he used the card to withdraw money at ATMs and to make purchases. A Connellsville police officer who looked at a surveillance photo from one of the ATMs recognized Cable, according to court paperwork. The alleged victim, an 82-year-old woman, told police $8,415 was taken from her bank account. She also told police she did not give ...

Picks-burgh palooza

PITTSBURGH – Arizona resident Dave Kruper remembers rooting for the Dallas Cowboys when he was a kid growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. Kruper was born in Brownsville, and lived there until his parents moved to Phoenix when he was 3 years old. "We moved to Arizona in the '60s and the ...

An impressive performance

As the Heisman Trophy winner and consensus favorite as top pick of the NFL Draft, nobody would predict Fernando Mendoza to fall to the bottom of the first round. But if the reigning Super Bowl champs somehow nabbed him with the 32nd pick, he’d immediately be handed a Seattle Seahawks jersey ...

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Pittsburgh a winner with NFL Draft production

How well the host team Steelers did in the 2026 NFL Draft, like any draft, won't be determined until years down the road. One grade you can give right now, though, is on the production itself. The NFL Draft in Pittsburgh gets a rousing "A" for that. As for the picks themselves, here's a ...

Super seniors

Ethan Syner and Emma Larkin were victorious in two events on Friday in the Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Track & Field Championships at Uniontown’s Bill Power Stadium, but the two seniors were more inspired by their performances in the races they finished second. Syner, a ...

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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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Outdoors Calendar

(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...

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