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'A large reunion'

The sight of Ferris wheels, towering piles of cotton candy and the smoke plumes of a tractor pull are coming back for another year of delighting fairgoers. Between mid-July and early September, five county and regional fairs will take their turn in the spotlight as they continue traditions ...

Dunbar women accused in 9-year-old's death appear in court

The two Dunbar defendants accuse in the death of a 9-year-old girl in Fayette County last year appeared in separate court hearings Thursday. Sarah Shipley, 36, was scheduled for an omnibus pretrial motion hearing Thursday afternoon while Kourtney Eutsey, 32, had a status conference in the ...

Monessen police raid Washington County coroner’s office for autopsy report

Police investigating a drug death in Monessen raided the Washington County coroner’s office Wednesday after authorities said they were unable to get an autopsy report and other investigative materials surrounding a man’s deadly overdose last year. Detectives with the Monessen Police ...

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Skenes wins second straight, Pirates score 10 in fourth to sweep Brewers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a row as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to rout the Milwaukee Brewers 14-5 Sunday and head into the All-Star break with a three-game sweep. What was slated to be a ...

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Valdez hits 3 homers as Pirates take twinbill from Brewers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit his third home run of the day, and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Saturday to sweep a doubleheader. The Pirates won the first game 7-6, as Valdez hit two home runs — including a go-ahead grand slam in ...

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White Sox make Cholowsky top pick in MLB draft; Pirates take CF Curiel

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expected to go as the first pick in the amateur draft, Roch Cholowsky submitted a video to Major League Baseball with the correct pronunciation of his last name. For the record, the name is pronounced chil-OW’-skee. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still botched ...

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OP-ED: Three strikes and a lifetime of splinters

At about 9 years old, I decided I wanted to build a treehouse. We had a sturdy black walnut tree in our backyard, and I had amassed a pile of old weathered fence slats with enough splinters to disable a battalion of enemy soldiers. I had a handful of nails I had painstakingly pulled from ...

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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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