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Greene man charged with corruption of minors

A Greene County man is in jail without bond after being arrested Wednesday on several charges including corruption of minors. Nathaniel Cunningham, 31, of Graysville, is accused of messaging a 10-year-old girl on Facebook and requesting lewd photos. According to the criminal complaint, Cunningham had requested the girl send nude photos of herself to him. During the investigation, state police said he had previously been messaging minors trying to solicit similar types of photos. Cunningham also faces charges of unlawful contact with a minor and harassment. District Judge David Balint denied Cunningham bail. Cunningham's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday at 10:45 a.m.

Brownsville man sentenced for attempted homicide

A Brownsville man could spend more than three decades in prison after a Fayette County jury found him guilty of beating his ex-girlfriend and setting a fire at her home with several other people inside. Anthony Boyer, 47, was convicted Wednesday in Fayette County Court of Common Pleas in ...

Homicide cases solved after nearly 50 years

For nearly 50 years, the identity of the person who sexually assaulted and killed two young women in Washington County eluded investigators. But evidence preserved from the crime scenes in 1976 and 1977 has provided the answer authorities and the families had been seeking: a DNA match to a ...

Laurel Highlands chooses interim superintendent

The Laurel Highlands School Board hired an interim superintendent at a special meeting Wednesday after the previous administrator abruptly retired last week. The board voted 8-0 to hire Jeffrey Fuller, who had a lengthy career as a school administrator, most recently as superintendent of ...

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H-S Athlete of the Week: KC Shook, Carmichaels

NAME: KC Shook SCHOOL: Carmichaels CLASS: Junior SPORT: Football KC’S WEEK: Shook ended the football regular season with perhaps the top three-week rushing performance in Carmichaels history as he helped the Mikes finish on a three-game winning streak. Shook’s extraordinary ...

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Herald-Standard Touchdown Club standings

Standings of area scorers through regular season Bold: Player still alive in playoffs Scoring Key: Touchdown (TD), field goal (FG), extra-point kick (PAT), two-point conversion run or catch (2PT), safety (x-in 2PT column), total points scored (TP). Name (School) TD FG PAT ...

Hartman lauds coaching staff as Frazier prepares for WPIAL final

Frazier and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart took very different paths to the WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball final that will be played at Peters Township High School's AHN Arena at 11 a.m. Saturday. The top-seeded Lady Chargers (17-2) received a first-round bye before breezing to straight-set ...

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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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From Italy to Croatia, warming climate threatens prized white truffles

ALBA, Italy (AP) — Guided by the beam of a flashlight, Tino Marolo follows his dog Stella through the darkness of a Piedmont woodland, searching for one of Italy’s most prized culinary treasures hidden beneath the soil. In the hills around Alba, home to the world’s most famous white ...

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