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Whiskey Rebellion Festival returns to downtown Washington

The Whiskey Rebellion Festival returned to downtown Washington Friday and Saturday, bringing food, music, historical reenactors and more. It all commemorates the 1790s Whiskey Rebellion, which saw farmers in western Pennsylvania rising up against the federal government over an excise tax on ...

Oh Boy! Big steam engine thrills train enthusiasts

The Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 received A's all around as the 85-year-old, 1.2-million-pound steam engine, hauling 25 cars, chugged into little Leetsdale during a whistle stop on July 11. The Ferry family from Bethel Park gave it a triple-A rating. Twelve-year-old Elizabeth and her ...

McClellandtown tire store sustains damage in fire

A tire store in McClellandtown sustained heavy damage following a fire Saturday morning. No one was injured in the blaze at Ansel's Tire Outlet, according to Fayette County 911. The store is located in the 1700 block of McClellandtown Road. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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American Legion reveals Region 6 tournament bracket

The American Legion Region 6 Baseball Tournament bracket has been released but the two qualifiers from the Fayette County league won't find out who and when they'll play until their seeding is determined this week. The three-day, four-team, double-elimination tournament, which is hosted by ...

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Pirates enter All-Star break on high note with sweep of 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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Guzman returning to WVU baseball team

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The final take on West Virginia’s best baseball season in school history was the Mountaineers saw four of its top players drafted into the major leagues over the weekend. As for WVU’s future roster, utility man Armani Guzman announced Sunday he was coming back to ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

Better days ahead

The heat dome that was forecast to visit our region arrived in Southwestern Pennsylvania on June 29 when we experienced our first 90 degree day of the summer season. This was quickly followed by five more consecutive days of 94, 95, 96, 97, and back to 96 on the fourth of July. Along with the ...

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