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PathWays to expand early intervention practices

PathWays is set to further expand its early-intervention capacity thanks to recently awarded grant funding. The $5,000 grant was awarded by the Washington Greene Health Foundation’s 2026 Community Grants Pilot Program, which will fund a new social-emotional learning curriculum and a related staff training program to improve early-intervention capacity. The Washington-based non-profit provides support and specialized services to individuals with disabilities across Southwestern Pennsylvania, including through two Rainbow’s End Learning Centers for children located in Washington and Greene counties. According to Rachel Raber, Rainbow's End Learning Center Greene County program ...

Four charged with endangerment in Fayette after toddlers found in roadway

Four people are accused of child endangerment after two toddlers in their care were spotted lying in the middle of a road in Allison. Police said the children were found to have wandered from the home of maternal grandmother Jeana Kline, 58, and paternal grandfather Thomas Darst, Jr., 50, both of Allison, who were named partial guardians by Fayette County Children and Youth Services. They were charged Monday along with the children’s parents — Shane Gardner, 24, and Kelsey Kline, 22, both of New Geneva — who’d also been at Kline and Darst’s home at 403 Second St. Video from a nearby homeowner’s security camera taken on April 26 and turned over to police showed the ...

Waynesburg to seek new bids for Second Avenue lot

Waynesburg will put out another call for bids on a lot the borough took over after a 2024 fire. At Monday’s monthly meeting, the borough council voted to deny the sole bid of $3,652 by Cassandra Teegarden for the property at 224 Second Ave. That amount was about half what the borough ...

Uniontown man charged with sexually assaulting children

Charges were filed against a Uniontown man in three Fayette County courts Tuesday alleging physical and sexual abusing of children over a multi-year period. Daniel Lee Davis, 33, is accused of assaulting multiple children at locations in Uniontown and Springhill Township. Criminal complaints filed against Davis said a Pennsylvania State Police investigation began in 2025 after one of the children alerted a parent. Children detailed numerous incidents of sexual abuse, as well as an instance in which Davis hit one with a pan, according to the complaints. Discharge paperwork after physical assessments of the children conducted at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital diagnosed two of the ...

Enjoying the pace of small-town life

For many, Southern California might evoke images of palm trees, ocean breezes and chilled-out beach bums. But Breanne Chapley knew true relaxation could only be found back home in Fayette County. “California is hectic,” said Chapley, who now lives in McClellandtown. “Traffic is awful, ...

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Up in arms

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia baseball's hitting received a lot of attention in the NCAA tournament. The Mountaineers beat Kentucky on a walk-off single from Armani Guzman, and Paul Schoenfeld hit a two-run go-ahead home run to rally in the ninth. Then, against Cal Poly in the super ...

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Pirates stun Ohtani, Dodgers with 9-8 comeback win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Callihan hit the first two home runs of his career, a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning and a go-ahead, three-run blast off reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-8 on Wednesday night. Ohtani ...

Lion hits grand slam as Uniontown Legion splits DH

Noah Lion hit a grand slam and drove in the winning runs for Uniontown Legion Post 51 in a 12-9 victory over Charleroi Post 22 in the second game over a doubleheader on Wednesday night in Fayette County American Legion Baseball play at Hutchinson Field in Hopwood. Charleroi (3-3) won the ...

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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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Migratory game bird seasons set for 2026-27

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 migratory game bird seasons have been set. Annual migratory game bird seasons are selected by states from frameworks established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Game Commission selections were made after reviewing last year’s hunter ...

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