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Avella man accused of leading state police on high-speed chase

An Avella man is accused of leading state police on a lengthy high-speed chase through western Washington County in a stolen car before bailing from the vehicle and being arrested a short time later. A state police trooper said he was on routine patrol about 9:30 a.m. Monday when he saw Ryan ...

Fayette coroner calls for ban on ‘gas station heroin’ after fatal overdose

Fayette County’s coroner called for a nationwide ban on tianeptine Tuesday after the county had its first accidental overdose death due strictly to the drug. Also referred to colloquially as “gas station heroin,” tianeptine is most commonly sold in retail outlets like vape shops or ...

Pa. primary election 2026: How to serve as a poll worker on May 19

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Leer en español HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania holds its ...

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Church preserves Cardinals’ 5-4 win over Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a game-ending, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O'Hearn singled ...

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High school roundup: PT victory creates logjam for final playoff berth

Peters Township broke open a close game by scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and beat Trinity 9-1 in a Class 5A Section 2 baseball game Tuesday night at Joe Maize Field. The Indians (4-6, 8-9) and Hillers (4-6, 7-10) split their two-game series and are part of a three-way tie, ...

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York scores in OT as Flyers beat Pens, 1-0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The ...

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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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