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AMC movie theater at Mt. Lebanon’s Galleria mall is closing

The six-screen movie theater at the Galleria of Mt. Lebanon is closing. The last screenings at the theater will be Sunday night, according to its owner, AMC Theatres. In a statement, the company said that it “routinely reviews the theaters in our circuit and makes decisions on what will best ...

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

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.

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Pitt takes shot at No. 1-ranked Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The 2001 Miami Hurricanes, a group that went unbeaten, won a national championship, had a record 38 players selected in the NFL draft and certainly has a case to be called the greatest team in college football history, will reunite this weekend. Talk about perfect ...

Spirit is willing but the body has become weak

I took off for a month this fall to chase grouse around the northern tier of Wisconsin. After missing out on an entire hunting season last fall because of ill health, I was ready to make up for lost time. So ready that I forgot to account for the fact that I’m 60 years old. I scheduled a ...

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Brewers withstand Rays’ comeback in Game 1

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. DeLuca's strikeout came after Tampa Bay's ...

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Opinion

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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