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Father of man killed by police officer sues Mt. Pleasant, Smith townships

Several officials from Mt. Pleasant and Smith townships are being sued by the father of a Coraopolis man who was shot and killed by a Mt. Pleasant police officer in 2023. Washington attorney Noah Geary filed the lawsuit in federal court Monday on behalf of Eduardo Lee Hoover Sr., who is the ...

Pothole pains: Crews take to streets to begin patching

As winter turns to spring, back to winter and into spring again, it is prime time for potholes to begin forming on local roadways. The state Department of Transportation’s District 12 will spend more than $1.8 million and use about 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across Washington, ...

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Pirates’ Skenes earns 1st victory of season

TAMPA, Fla. — Paul Skenes needed nearly three innings to warm up Wednesday, then struck out six over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Oneil Cruz hit his second home run of the season and drove in another to give Skenes, ...

Baseball’s back at Geibel Catholic

CONNELLSVILLE — Geibel Catholic’s baseball team suffered an 11-0 setback on Tuesday in non-section play against Brashear at Soberdash Memorial Field on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School. There isn’t a coach in America that would have been pleased with that result, ...

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Pirates lose 4th straight in setback to Rays

TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Mangum collected three more hits and Shane Baz struck out a career-high 10 in six innings, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 on Tuesday night. Mangum drove in two runs and scored twice, one day after he went 4 for 4 with two steals in his second ...

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OP-ED: Unhappy with your choices at the polls? Throw your hat in the ring

If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...

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Wintry Exposure

It may be hard to grasp this, but some people haven’t yet had enough winter. At least they hadn’t had enough by late last month. My wife was one of those who couldn’t grasp it, and her observation summed it up. “Do you realize you are going in the opposite direction of 99% of people ...

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