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Victim of fatal rockslide identified

The Fayette County coroner's office has identified the woman who died in a fatal rockslide Saturday along the Great Allegheny Passage. Gail Luck, 79, of Germantown, Wis., had been bicycling with her husband near mile marker 87.6 between Ohiopyle and Connellsville Saturday afternoon. Initial reports indicated the victim was from Florida. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the couple spent their winters in Florida. A Morrell Volunteer Fire Company member said the two were trapped by a 1,000-pound boulder, which first responders were able to dislodge after 10 minutes. Luck's husband was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital with severe injuries. He is expected to make a ...

Fatal rockslide traps two near Connellsville

One person is dead and another injured after a rockslide trapped both on a section of the Great Allegheny Passage near Connellsville Saturday. According to Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker, his office was called to the scene after the rockslide killed one cyclist and sent the other to the ...

Benson 'all in' as WVU's 27th president

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The swearing-in was complete. Prewritten remarks delivered by a procession of speakers had been delivered and applauded. Everything was moving with a practiced precision. And then, for a brief moment, it wasn’t. There was nobody at the podium. The emcee wasn’t ...

Uniontown man held for court on DUI homicide charges

A Uniontown driver accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash in Redstone Township while driving drunk in August was held for court on all charges Friday. Mark Dimatteo, 66, appeared for his preliminary hearing before Judge Jason Cox, District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a Facebook post. ...

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Pulling away

Beth-Center’s Enzo Brown helped his team remain unbeaten while pushing out his lead in the Herald-Standard Touchdown Club football scoring standings to 30 points in Week Eight of the high school football season. Brown rambled for four touchdowns on runs of 18, 12, 8 and 14 yards as the ...

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Rodgers’ late heroics propel Steelers past Buccaneers in OT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The way Aaron Rodgers sees it, the Pittsburgh Steelers took a significant step with their first road win of the season. “These are the most important moments for us as a team to grow. This is a trajectory win,” the 42-year-old, four-time NFL MVP said Sunday after ...

Local Calendar

TUESDAY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER Mount Pleasant at Brownsville, 7 p.m. Greensburg Salem at Connellsville, 7:30 p.m. Waynesburg Central at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Yough at Southmoreland, 7:30 p.m. Brentwood at Beth-Center, 4 p.m. Serra Catholic at California, 7 ...

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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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Peeping by paddle

I’ve never liked the phrase “leaf-peeping,” but it’s well entrenched now so we’ll go with it. Leaf-peeping refers, of course, to the popular diversion of savoring the beauty of fall foliage, which surrounds us in our region. “Peeping,” though, doesn’t feel like the right ...

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