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'It's not easy'

Farmers across the country - including Southwestern Pennsylvania - are facing soaring fertilizer prices amid the war in Iran and shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The rising fertilizer costs come as farmers are already dealing with higher war-related diesel prices ahead of ...

State police offer reward for information about 1974 killing

More than a decade after charges were dismissed against a man accused of killing a 14-year-old Dunbar Township boy, state police have renewed their efforts to solve the case. On May 2, 1974, John David Watson Jr. hopped on his bike to run an errand for his mother. When he didn’t return ...

Laurel Highlands teacher accused of sexually assaulting student resigns

A Laurel Highlands High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a then-student at the school has resigned. Daniel Cervone, who was a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, submitted his resignation to the district Tuesday, district Solicitor Gary Frankhouser said at a ...

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Trojans stay in first with walk-off win

California and Bentworth battled back and forth throughout their Section 4-3A baseball game on Wednesday and it was the Trojans who ended on the upswing in the end. Eli Carpenter's sacrifice fly brought in Weston Monticelli with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give ...

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WVU pitching shuts down Nittany Lions in 3-1 win

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Paul Schoenfeld provided the power and Gavin Kelly provided the sacrifice fly, but it was WVU’s pitching that handed the 15th-ranked Mountaineers a 3-1 victory against struggling Penn State on Wednesday inside Meritus Park in Hagerstown, Md. Aside from a solo home ...

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Connellsville blanks AG to keep hold on fourth place

Halle Parfitt fired a three-hit shutout and helped her own cause with two doubles, a single and three RBIs as Connellsville blanked host Albert Gallatin 9-0 Wednesday to maintain its grip on fourth place in the Section 4-5A softball standings. The Lady Falcons improved to 8-4 overall and ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Frog Patrol

OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) — On rainy spring nights in a forest near the Polish capital, a citizen “Frog Patrol” springs into action — humans helping amphibians survive dangerous road crossings for a chance to enjoy millennia-old mating rituals. As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski ...

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