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No decision on whether charges coming in Fayette shooting

Police continue to investigate the circumstances around the Sunday shooting death of a Georges Township man. Witnesses indicated one of the children at the Walnut Hill Road home where Shaun Davis, 39, was found had shot him to defend his girlfriend, who lived at the home, Fayette County ...

Supreme Court denies ‘King’s Bench’ petition by anti-death penalty group

The state Supreme Court has denied the “King’s Bench” petition filed by a Philadelphia group advocating against the death penalty that asked the high court to essentially limit Washington County’s district attorney ability to pursue capital punishment in homicide cases. In its two-page ...

'We're still here': Allison Christian Church celebrates 100 years

The members of Allison Christian Church call it “the little church that can.” It’s an apt description, said Mike Peton, who has been the church’s pastor for 25 years. Even through the decline of the coal and coke industry that had employed much of the flock, the church has ...

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Team first

California’s hard-fought, down-to-the-wire 24-18 football victory at Avella last Friday night was cause for a two-pronged celebration. First, it kept the Trojans undefeated in the Class A Tri-County South Conference at 6-0 to set up a first-place showdown at Beth-Center this Friday ...

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Steelers have much room for improvement despite 3-game win streak

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers knows what a playoff team looks like. And while the Pittsburgh Steelers are certainly contenders in the standings after a workmanlike 16-10 win over New Orleans on Sunday in Paris kept them tied atop the AFC North as the halfway point nears, the four-time ...

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WVU’s Hawkins strives to get better during bye week

MORGANTOWN (W.Va.) — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a lot of fans at the TCU game. Hawkins is from Dallas, which isn’t too far from Fort Worth, so he had a big ensemble cheering him on. “Aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, it was a lot of people,” Hawkins ...

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OP-ED: Listening to silence for personal development

People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...

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Stay alert

Deer are becoming increasingly active this time of year and with daylight-saving time set to end on November 1, 2026, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is urging motorists to slow down and remain vigilant on the roads. Autumn marks a surge in deer activity as the fall breeding season, known ...

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