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Four men arrested in Brownsville drug bust

Four Fayette County men are facing charges for allegedly dealing drugs. Charges were filed Monday against Dustin Michael Mickey, 23, of Brownsville, Khalif Rasheed Robinson, 23, of Brownsville, Justin Duritsky Jr., 20, of Grindstone, and Xuan Sayles Jr., 20, of Adah. According to the criminal complaint, police were surveilling an apartment at 2 Steele St., Brownsville on Aug. 6 when Mickey and Duritsky arrived in a pickup truck. Police write in charging documents that Mickey sold drugs to customers who approached the passenger window, while Duritsky sat in the driver’s seat. Police arrested the pair shortly after they left the area. According to the complaint, while some troopers ...

More than just agriculture

In less than 30 seconds, Woodie shuffled across a board while avoiding obstacles. At the finish line, he launched a paper airplane. All of it was done without any assistance from the humans watching him. The feats may sound mundane, until you take into consideration that Woodie is a robot ...

Waggett exits 50th House race despite securing Democratic write-in nomination

Stephanie Waggett, the Republican candidate from Greene County who unexpectedly won the Democratic nomination for the 50th state House through a write-in campaign during the primary, has withdrawn her name from the general election ballot. Her exit from the race Monday will now allow the ...

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Flying high: Falcons’ Armstrong fires 36 in 210-224 victory

BULLSKIN TWP. – The Connellsville boys golf team rolled at home Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Valley Golf Club with a 210-224 victory over a young Laurel Highlands squad in Section 2-AAA action. Connellsville goes to 2-0 in the section, while the match was the season opener for the ...

Williams shoots 39 in Colonials’ 234-256 section win

Caeden Williams carded a 4-over 39 to lead Albert Gallatin to a 234-256 victory Wednesday afternoon over visiting Ringgold in Section 2-AAA action. Hayden Metts shot 45 for the Colonials. Trent Clemmer (51), Geno Valenti (47), and Paityn Stout (52) closed out the scoring rounds. Evan Callaway ...

UV-bound: Brownsville junior Gates commits to Virginia for volleyball

Skyler Gates turned a lot of heads playing for Brownsville’s girls volleyball team last season, one that left NCAA Division-1 schools hot on her trail. “Skyler had such a great sophomore year,” Lady Falcons head coach Rachael Salvucci said. “She got her 500th career kill and she ...

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Cheers and Jeers

Cheers: Thanks to the efforts of a local nonprofit, homeless female veterans now have a place to go in Uniontown. The United Veterans Billeting of Fayette County opened The Rendu House, a three story, 12-room home on Gallatin Avenue that is intended to accommodate women and their children while ...

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Living in Southwestern Pennsylvania

I woke up this morning hearing Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born in the USA”. My morning shower changed the tune from Born in the USA to Living in Southwest Pennsylvania. Checking the morning weather, I saw that July 23 was the warmest day ever recorded on the planet. Records go back ...

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