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Two pedestrians injured after being struck by car in Hanover Township

State police arrested a McKees Rocks man after he was accused of hitting two pedestrians from Fayette County with his vehicle near The Pavilion at Star Lake following a concert Tuesday night. Aaron Robert Wayman, 20, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, and misdemeanor charges of ...

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.

Waynesburg council hears plans for America 250

Nearly a year away from the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, plans for celebration in Greene County are already taking shape. At Monday’s Waynesburg Borough Council meeting, Bethany Tanner approached the council with her idea for a street fair on High Street on July 4 ...

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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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Ivy League player of the year, PT grad Miller transfers to Florida

Sam Miller started pondering his baseball future a couple weeks ago when he learned that he probably wouldn’t be drafted this year. Coming off a second consecutive strong season at Columbia that resulted in him being named Ivy League Player of the Year, he wondered what interest he’d ...

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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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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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