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Fayette coroner: Uniontown woman's death a homicide

The October death of a Uniontown woman who was found dead at home in what the Fayette County coroner’s office called unsanitary conditions has been deemed a homicide by the coroner. Elizabeth Fike, 44, had been bed-ridden for three months at her home on North Gallatin Avenue in Uniontown before dying from complications of neglect, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker wrote in a news release Thursday. Baker said Fike’s caretaker had “basically let her rot in a bed for three months.” “He was her primary caregiver, and a paid caregiver, hired caregiver, and her care was dependent on him,” he said in an interview Thursday. “He just let her lay there.” Baker performed an ...

Driver killed in I-70 crash near Taylorstown exit

The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the Taylorstown exit were closed for three hours Thursday afternoon following a head-on crash that killed one person. Emergency responders were called to the crash near the 10-mile marker of I-70 in Buffalo Township shortly before 1:30 p.m., state ...

Ross Farm to rebuild with century-old barn from neighboring property

Three months after a devastating fire destroyed the historic “old barn” on Route 519 and killed 147 sheep, the Ross Farm is getting a new barn as it rebuilds the flock. Amy Ross Manko, who owns the 178-acre property in North Bethlehem Township, didn’t have to look far to find a ...

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Perry pitches Washington & Jefferson past Bethany

For the first 16 innings of Washington & Jefferson’s games in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball tournament, the host team’s relief pitchers weren’t exactly busy. The W&J relievers went through bags of sunflower seeds, did some stretching and watched the Presidents’ ...

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Skenes pitches Pirates to 1-0 victory

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes threw eight brilliant innings in one of the best outings of the young star's career, Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Wednesday night. Skenes — the defending National League Cy Young award winner — ...

Local softball teams on same side of brackets in WPIAL playoffs

When the WPIAL released the softball pairings on Thursday afternoon, it became clear that in Class A and 2A recent success was a major factor. Defending champion Union got the nod for the top seed in Class A and Carmichaels is the second seed and West Greene is third. In Class 2A, Laurel was ...

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A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

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Giving Heart award presented to W&J junior

The 2026 Jonathan Flickinger Giving Heart Recognition has been awarded to Washington & Jefferson College junior Emily Grace Bloom. Her name will appear on the Flickinger Giving Heart plaque recognizing each year’s selection and displayed on the W&J campus. Bloom is the ninth recipient ...

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