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Canonsburg to host Jeep Meet Up

Canonsburg will be inundated with a range of colorful cubic vehicles and their owners this weekend as the Downtown Merchants Association hosts a Jeep Meet Up for charity. The event, which is a combination car show and social gathering, will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in downtown Canonsburg, raising money for Breakthrough T1D, a nonprofit supporting Type 1 Diabetes research. According to Shabby Chic Nail Boutique Owner and Downtown Merchants Association Member Darci Scarff, who organized the event, the meet-up is about way more than the cars themselves. “When I was asked what I wanted for my birthday this year, my answer was simple. I wanted to have a Jeep event in ...

Community calendar

Pantry distribution Community Circle Food Pantry, in partnership with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, has supplemental food box distribution every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon for households with food insecurity. The pantry is located on East Cherry Avenue, adjacent to Citizens Library. A food donation box is available after pantry drop-offs for your convenience. Meadow Lands Food Pantry Meadow Lands Food Pantry, 300 W. Pike St., announces an updated schedule for the pantry: Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. Hours are 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Executive director Rich Wingertsahn noted that the food pantry board of directors voted to continue their ...

Boy struck by hit-and-run driver in Charleroi

A pre-teen boy was struck by a speeding car in downtown Charleroi over the weekend before the driver left the scene but later returned at the behest of her brother. Charleroi Regional police said the boy was crossing Fallowfield Avenue at Third Street shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday when the ...

Langeloth Metallurgical chosen for DOE pilot program

Langeloth Metallurgical Facility in Washington County has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in a national pilot-scale materials reclamation program. The program is designed to develop technology for recovering critical materials, including scandium, copper, antimony ...

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Cruz’s home run in 9th is all Pirates need for win

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit the first homer allowed by Mason Miller in over a year with two outs in the ninth Tuesday night, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Cruz improbably lined a low 98-mph pitch from Miller (4-2) into Petco Park's short ...

Keeping the upper hand: Bentworth ready to defend WPIAL and state titles

On top of a large hill that overlooks the Bentworth Middle School and the high school across the street, sits a grass field, a couple of soccer goals and a set of small bleachers. To the passerby it might not seem like much, but it’s the grounds where WPIAL and state champions train. It’s ...

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Pirates outlast Padres, win in 12

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Gonzales led off the 12th inning with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped their three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. Esmerlyn Valdez homered and Rafael Flores Jr. had an RBI double in the sixth for the Pirates, who ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...

Living

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AI tools shape local design industry

Artificial intelligence programs are quickly becoming a facet of everyday life for millions of Americans, from students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to solve homework problems, to national politicians using AI-powered tools to draft campaign materials. And for better or worse, it is ...

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