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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 ...

PennWest welcomes community for homecoming festivities

PennWest University California will welcome alumni, families and community members to campus Saturday, Oct. 24, for homecoming festivities featuring a parade, family activities, athletic events and the Coal Bowl football game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania. This year’s ...

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 ...

Donora man accused of exposing self in ice cream shop’s bathroom

A Donora man is accused of touching himself inappropriately inside a Westmoreland County ice cream shop’s bathroom last month, as police said he was completely nude when a teenage girl employee went into the men’s room to clean it during closing time. State police said 22-year-old Calvin Horney went to the Dairy Queen in North Belle Vernon Borough shortly before the 9 p.m. closing time on Sept. 7 and entered the public restroom, where he allegedly performed a lewd act on himself. Police said the 17-year-old female employee was cleaning the restaurant’s two bathrooms at the end of the night when she opened the men’s room door and saw Horney fully exposed, sitting on the toilet ...

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WEDNESDAY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER Uniontown at Yough, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Uniontown at Beth-Center, 6 p.m.

Trinity clinches section title in win over Uniontown

Trinity scored twice in 36 seconds and blanked Uniontown, 3-0, on Monday night in Section 2-3A boys soccer play at Bill Power Stadium. The Hillers earned the section championship with the victory. Trinity needed a win for the title. A draw or loss would have clinched the crown for Thomas ...

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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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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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(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...

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