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State police to host ‘coffee with a cop’

State police will host "coffee with a cop” Saturday morning in North Strabane Township. The event will take place at Crazy Horse Coffee at 900 Wildflower Circle from 9 to 11 a.m. Coffee with a cop will also feature a “touch-a-truck” event. Kids and adults will be allowed to explore police cruisers, fire trucks and other vehicles.

Electric News

Tuesday’s expansion announcement of a manufacturing plant in the Mon Valley – an area still reeling from the loss of two major employers – was met with unbridled glee from members of the business community and beyond. GE Vernova announced an up to $100 million investment in Pennsylvania ...

Police investigating vandalism at Thomas Campbell Apartments

South Strabane Township police are investigating after residents at a senior high rise discovered graffiti on the building Saturday morning. South Strabane Chief of Police Drew Hilk said officers were called at 9:42 a.m. to Thomas Campbell Apartments at 850 Beech St. “Investigating officers ...

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Goin’ to Kansas City: Pirates trade Frazier

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals reacquired veteran utility player Adam Frazier on Wednesday in an All-Star break trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kansas City sent minor league infielder Cam Devanney to Pittsburgh. Frazier, 33, has played in 78 games this season split ...

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Walters’ hit gives Atlantic win in FL All-Star Game

TROY, N.Y. – Ian Walters hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving the Atlantic Conference a 5-4 victory over the Midwest in the Frontier League All-Star Game on Wednesday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, home of the Tri-City Valleycats. The hit by Walters, who was ...

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Burke’s brigade of 5 among 15 entries for The Adios

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com While Louprint is not available for The Adios, five of his stablemates will push to give The Burke Stable a legitimate shot at winning the 59th version of the 3-year-old harness racing showcase. Fifteen horses are ...

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OP-ED: Eighteen holes of fun … or not

They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...

Living

New study links chemicals in plastics to heart disease deaths

A new study is linking chemicals commonly found in plastics with deaths from heart disease around the world. The research, published in the journal eBioMedicine this spring, linked more than 350,000 deaths worldwide to phthalate exposure. Phthalates (pronounced tha-lates) are a set of ...

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