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Boy struck by hit-and-run driver in Charleroi

A pre-teen boy was struck by a speeding car in downtown Charleroi over the weekend before the driver left the scene but later returned at the behest of her brother. Charleroi Regional police said the boy was crossing Fallowfield Avenue at Third Street shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday when the speeding vehicle hit him in the middle of the roadway, seriously injuring his head and right arm, investigators said. The boy’s age and identity were not released, but court documents indicated he was with his father at the time of the incident and was under the age of 13. He was initially taken by ambulance to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township, but later flown to ...

Uniontown welcomes back students

Exchanging hugs with their parents or climbing off the school bus, students arrived on the front steps of Ben Franklin Elementary/Middle School in Uniontown Tuesday morning for the first day of class. Students in Laurel Highlands, Brownsville, and Uniontown began school Tuesday, following ...

All in the family: Generations enjoy rich farming's rich tradition

The Dorazio Family Farm of Fayette County was recognized recently as a Centennial Farm, one of 12 farms honored by the state Department of Agriculture for having been in the same family for 100 years. The farm was purchased by Phillip Dorazio in 1915, and it has been passed down through ...

Farmington man sentenced to prison on federal child porn charges

A Farmington man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges for distributing child pornography was sentenced to nearly six years in prison. Nathan Fike, 41, will serve 70 months in federal prison followed by 10 years on supervised release as part of the sentence imposed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Horan at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh. Fike pleaded guilty in March to distribution of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. In October 2023, federal investigators said Fike sent sexually explicit videos of children to an undercover FBI agent working in the ...

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Sports

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Countdown to kickoff

The high school football season kicks off Friday night with four games pitting local teams against each other. All 16 area teams will be involved in non-conference action, including Albert Gallatin which hosts Burrell. The Colonials, under coach Drew Dindl, return to the WPIAL riding a ...

Local Calendar

FRIDAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Uniontown at Brownsville, Redstone Field, 7 p.m. Mount Pleasant at Laurel Highlands, 7 p.m. Southmoreland at Connellsville, 7 p.m. Burrell at Albert Gallatin, 7 p.m. West Greene at ...

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Riverhounds lose heartbreaker in El Paso

On a steamy night near the United States-Mexico border, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds went from believing they could return to the Steel City with three points, to hoping to salvage a point, but coach Rob Vincent’s club came away with a defeat after the El Paso Locomotive FC scored a ...

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OP-ED: Abraham Lincoln: ‘From these honored dead’

The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...

Outdoors

Lot’s going on as summer winds down

As we move into late summer a lot is going on. Families are busy winding down summer vacations and getting ready for the school year. Some districts have already started their fall schedule and school supplies and fall clothing are on family agendas. The heat of summer is quickly passing ...

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