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Washington coroner seeks information

The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information on Rudy Kelley, who was born August 4, 1945, and died April 30 at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. He was from the Connellsville area of Fayette County. If you have information, call the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

Rices Landing homicide suspect wants death penalty off the table

Defense attorneys for the Greene County woman accused of killing a man whose badly charred body was found in a burned-out vehicle in East Finley Township five years ago are trying to get the death penalty taken off the table before she heads to trial. Pittsburgh-based attorneys Wendy Williams ...

Garden Club to host sale in Washington Saturday

The Martha Washington Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lemoyne House Gardens, 49 East Maiden St., Washington. There will be annuals, perennials, herbs and some garden utensils available for purchase. Look for the banner on the garden fence. 

Golden Triangle Decorative Painters to meet Sunday

The next meeting of the Golden Triangle Decorative Painters will be on Sunday at the Finleyville I.O.O.F. Hall, 3684 Finleyville-Elrama Road, Finleyville. The chapter is sponsoring watercolor artist David Bailey for two classes on May 16 and 17. Projects to be taught can be viewed online at gtdp.org. A fall retreat is planned for October 22–25 at the Crestfield Camp and Conference Center in Slippery Rock. The theme for this year's retreat is "GTDP's County Fair." For more information, contact Laura at 724-859-8206.

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Sports

Wild Things sweep doubleheader to end road trip

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Anthony Brocato hit two of Washington’s five home runs and the Wild Things held off a late comeback by Evansville to beat the Otters 7-6 in the first game of a Frontier League doubleheader Wednesday night at Bosse Field. Washington hit two more home runs and completed a ...

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Skenes is making flirting with no-hitters a habit

PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the ...

Charleroi’s Corrin wins Brown Scholarship award

The Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame has announced that Charleroi High School’s Jacob Corrin is the recipient of the second Dan “Moose” Brown Pony League Scholarship award. The award, which has a $1,500 value, is presented to a high school senior ...

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Opinion

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 ...

Living

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Protect yourself from sun, skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. One in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70, and more people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year than all other cancers combined. Fortunately, many cases of skin cancer can be prevented by taking the right steps ...

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