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Fayette County students recognized in the arts

The Fayette County Cultural Trust and the Rotary Club of Connellsville announce the recipients of the 2026 Fayette County Achievement in the Arts Awards, marking the program’s 12th anniversary of recognizing exceptional student talent throughout Fayette County. The Achievement in the Arts Awards celebrate outstanding accomplishments in visual arts, music, and theater among high school students who have demonstrated creativity, dedication, leadership, and artistic growth within their schools and communities. The mission of the Fayette County Achievement in the Arts Awards is to recognize, reward, and encourage advancement and achievement in music, theater, and visual arts among high ...

Trial date set for former Greene DA, chief detective

A trial date has been set for a former Greene County district attorney and his former chief detective who are alleged to have used their positions to go after political foes. David Russo, 49, of Holbrook, and Zachary Sams, 41, of McDonald, are now scheduled to stand trial beginning Oct. 13. ...

Man sentenced for dumping waste tires at Ohiopyle

A Fayette County man serving a prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend in 2021 received an additional six- to 12-month prison sentence Thursday for dumping a large amount of waste tires at Ohiopyle State Park. Thomas L. Dean, 53, entered a fast-track guilty plea Thursday to misdemeanor violations of the Solid Waste Management Act, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced in a release. Dean is also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine to the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Abatement Fund. The Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section investigated and prosecuted the case, which involved Dean — and his nephew, Donald Dean — dumping tires at the park while working at an auto ...

Lafayette remembered in Scenery Hill

Revolutionary War hero Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s local legacy has been immortalized in Scenery Hill, thanks to a historic marker that was unveiled to the public on Friday afternoon. The plaque, located at the corner of the National Road and Fava Farm Road, commemorates Lafayette’s ...

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Slow start costs J-M in PIAA softball loss

MEADVILLE — It took a couple innings for Jefferson-Morgan to settle in while playing its first PIAA softball playoff game in 11 years. By that time it was too late, though, against District 10 champion Cambridge Springs in their Class A first-round game at Allegheny College’s Robertson ...

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Guzman’s walk-off single sends WVU into Super Regional

GRANVILLE, W.Va. — A little over 24 hours earlier, Paul Schoenfeld's two-run home run sent shockwaves through the state of West Virginia. It's hard to top that. But, on Monday night, Armani Guzman might've just done it. Guzman hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to score ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Rescuers try to reach climbers who fell on Mount McKinley

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, which was reported to Denali National ...

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