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Ohio driver involved in fatal wrong-way crash on Route 43 to stand trial

By By Mike Jones

The Ohio woman accused of driving the wrong way on the Mon-Fayette Expressway and crashing into another car head-on earlier this year will stand trial in connection with the collision that killed the other motorist. Maciola B. Newman appeared Thursday before District Judge Eric Porter in Washington County Central Court at the courthouse and agreed to waive her case to court without testimony in connection with the wrong-way crash on the toll road that killed Jacob M. Huber. Newman, 72, of Pickerington, is facing one felony charge of homicide by vehicle, along with misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment and several summary citations. She appeared in ...

Coroner seeks information

The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information for Melinda Hite, who was born July 2, 1973, and died Sept. 28. Her last address was Kadima Nursing, 201 Village Drive, Canonsburg. Information should be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

Canonsburg council discusses sewer system report

Canonsburg has completed a preliminary assessment of its sanitary sewer system, giving it a far greater understanding of its owned assets, according to Borough Manager Jennifer Foster. The Canonsburg Borough Council discussed the preliminary report presented by borough engineer RVE last week, and is considering authorizing an expanded second study phase that would give even greater clarity. According to Canonsburg Borough Engineer Dominick Falcone, who presented the report alongside his RVE colleague Michael Meyer, this type of report represents a survey of a municipality’s sanitary sewer system. This includes the total length and dimension of installed pipe; pipe material; pipe ...

Two Fayette corrections officers fired, one suspended in inmate assault

Two Fayette County corrections officers have been fired and one suspended after being accused of using excessive force against an inmate who needed to be hospitalized after the incident earlier this month. The Fayette County Prison Board voted Tuesday to terminate Amadeus Marinucci and Ryan ...

Man arrested on Marshall Plaza vandalism charge

Days after a flower display at the George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza was torn apart, a Fayette County man is accused of a separate act of vandalism at the Uniontown site Tuesday afternoon. Uniontown police arrested Patrick Moore, 33, shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday at the nearby Sunoco station ...

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Silovs, Penguins blank Panthers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots to spoil the history-making debut of Florida counterpart Cooper Black as the Penguins beat the Panthers 4-0 on Thursday. Black, who at 6-foot-9 became the tallest goalie ever to appear in an NHL regular season game, made 18 saves ...

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Melillo and Little Road can race into spotlight at Breeders Crown

Melillo has been unappreciated and unheralded this season. He grinded through almost all the big races for 3-year-old colt and gelding pacers and was consistently a top-3 finisher. Now, Melillo has a chance to bag the biggest race of the season and his career Saturday night in the Grade 1 ...

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Kindel back in Pittsburgh, could practice by weekend

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh and recovering after collapsing on the team's flight back from Utah earlier this week. Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday the 19-year-old Kindel fell ill about 10 minutes after the club left ...

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OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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