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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 ...

Vandals destroy flower display at Uniontown's Marshall park

After a summer filled with rain, the annual flowers at the Marshall Memorial Park in Uniontown had never looked better in the 20 years since the Green Gardeners group began planting them, the group’s president said. The floral display came to a premature end overnight Saturday night or ...

Investigation into fatal Fayette shooting continues

No charges are pending as the investigation continues into Sunday's fatal shooting of a Georges Township man, Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said Monday. Troopers found Shaun Davis, 39, on the floor with a gunshot wound while responding to a reported domestic incident at his ...

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 ...

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Steelers’ belief in rookie class paying early dividends

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shortly after hearing their names called in front of record-setting crowds on Pittsburgh's North Shore at the 2026 draft, the Steelers' rookie class did what some do when they find themselves thrust together by circumstance: they started a group chat. Over the past six ...

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Penguins’ late charge falls short in loss to Mammoth

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller, Kevin Stenlund, Nate Schmidt and Nick Schmaltz all tallied a goal and an assist to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Monday night. Kailer Yamamoto added a goal, and Sebastian Cossa had 15 stops for Utah. Erik Karlsson, Richard ...

Leopards take down Falcons in boys soccer, 5-2

Chris Showman recorded a pair of assists and was one of five Belle Vernon players to score a goal as the Leopards defeated visiting Connellsville in non-section boys soccer action on Monday night. Jesse Sobczak added a goal and an assist for Belle Vernon (13-1-2) which also got one goal ...

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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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