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Snack food salesman accused of bilking grocery stores

A sales representative distributing Little Debbie snack foods to area retailers is accused of issuing more than $13,000 in fraudulent invoices to several Washington County grocers in order to boost his commission. James Daniel Powell, 39, of Valley Grove, W.Va., was charged last week with multiple felony counts of forgery and theft after City of Washington police accused him of forging the signatures of grocery store employees and never delivering the snack products listed in the invoices. The local investigation began when sheriff’s deputies in Jefferson County, Ohio, began looking into the alleged fraudulent business dealings and contacted Washington police about possible similar ...

Fayette County residents charged in tire iron attack in Uniontown

Two Fayette County residents are in jail after allegedly assaulting a person in Uniontown Monday night. Ryan Miciotto, 34, of Uniontown and Angelina Lawver, 34, of Hopwood, are charged with aggravated assault and a related count of conspiracy, along with similar pairings for simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. According to charging documents, shortly after 6 p.m., Uniontown police arrived at a home on Locust Street as Miciotto and Lawver were assaulting Miciotto’s girlfriend, Lindsay Custer. Miciotto and Lawver allegedly took turns beating Custer with a tire iron, as well as hitting and kicking her, charging documents stated. Custer ...

Fourth defendant in Ringgold student’s murder pleads guilty to lesser charge

The fourth defendant charged in the murder of a Ringgold High School senior in South Franklin more than two years ago pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday after he cooperated with prosecutors in the case. Shackled and wearing an orange jail suit, Karon Whitlock appeared in the Washington ...

Candy Land: New Sarris factory store unveiled

For Emma Cline, creativity, collaboration and a healthy dose of fun are the keys to sweet success. Leading the tight-kit Fukui Architects team that designed the new Sarris Candies factory store in Canonsburg was a “fun, full-circle moment” for the Bethel Park native, one she will ...

cfsbank to replace Key Bank in California Borough

California Borough will be losing its lone banking location – but not for good. “We are officially putting in a full-service branch in California,” said Danielle Maurer, chief operating and chief retail officer for cfsbank, based in nearby Charleroi. Key Bank will cease operations at ...

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So close

Santino Marra dashed around second and third base and raced frantically to home plate as Carmichaels catcher Robbie Wilson-Jones awaited the throw. Hopwood Village Plaza's Chad Petrush had laced a double into center field to bring in Andino Vecchiolla, cutting Carmichaels' two-run lead to ...

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Rodriguez shuts down Pirates in 3-0 Arizona win

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eduardo Rodríguez pitched eight shutout innings, Gabriel Moreno hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday, clinching the three-game series. Arizona (57-52) now sits two games up on the Pirates (55-54) for the final NL ...

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Pirates gallantly force extra innings but fall in the 12th

PITTSBURGH — James McCann singled in the winning run in the 12th inning with his fourth hit of the game and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night despite blowing a six-run lead. Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds hit back-to-back home runs ...

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Jacktown Fair ‘always brings good cheer’

The granddaddy of them all kicks off the local fair season this week. The Jacktown Fair – considered one of the oldest continually operating agricultural fairs in the country – started in 1866 as the Jacksonville Fair. For a little perspective on how long the event has been part of rural ...

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Spotty offspring

Yes, crop damage from overabundant deer is a big problem for agriculture in this region. And everyone agrees that deer on the highway are a hazard to motorists’ safety (not enough of a concern, though, to curb speed). Less obvious but serious for the future is the damage too many deer ...

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