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Monongahela man arrested following multi-county police chase

A Monongahela man is behind bars in Fayette County after an alleged police chase resulted in injuries to two police officers early Saturday morning. Frank Cope Jr., 54, is facing 20 charges including felony aggravated assault, flight to avoid apprehension and criminal mischief following an alleged police chase that began in North Strabane Township in Washington County around 1 a.m. and ended with Cope’s arrest in Fayette County, according to court documents. Cope was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Ronald J. Haggerty Jr. on Saturday morning and remanded to Fayette County Prison after being denied bail, after Haggerty cited Cope as a “danger to society” following the ...

A shining light in Washington County manufacturing

Light was the operative word in Canton Township on Thursday, as Lighthouse Electric Inc. prepared for light-up night at its prefabrication facility. The gargantuan manufacturing plant, along Ellis Avenue, was on display Thursday evening during a tour organized by the Washington County ...

State Senate races highlight Tuesday’s primary election

Elections officials are hoping for better than average turnout for Tuesday’s primary despite few competitive races on the ballot. The polls open at 7 a.m., and all mail-in ballots must be received at a voter’s county elections office before the polls close at 8 p.m. The biggest races this ...

Hranec celebrates grand opening of manufacturing facility

Around 2020, Hranec Corp. President Steve Hranec came to Joel Harkins with a bold idea: a big new facility to help grow the company’s fashioning of curbs and rails for roofing. “He said we had all the things we’d ever need, and it would be at least 10 years before we got through that ...

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Manic Monday

The WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals are set and they're chock full of area teams looking to reach the final four. Nine of those teams will be action Monday, including both Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan teams. Also playing on Monday will be California in baseball and ...

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Rodgers returns, agrees to 1-year deal with Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year deal to return to Pittsburgh on Saturday, ending a protracted decision-making process. The ...

Penn State Fayette softball team wraps up final season

Penn State Fayette came up short in the USCAA softball playoffs, but the Roaring Lions' final season was deemed a success. That was thanks to an stunning run through the PSUAC tournament in DuBois to claim the program's first ever conference championship. Fayette, which went 3-11 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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Easy insurance

It’s National Safe Boating Week. From May 16-22, state fishery and boating agencies, boating trade groups, US Coast Guard, and the US Army Corps of Engineers will be celebrating safe boating, reminding boaters of safe practices on the water and, unfortunately, summarizing the past year’s ...

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