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Police beat Oct. 7

CANONSBURG Drug arrest: Alfred Lemar Moss, 41, of Canonsburg, was charged Friday by Canonsburg police with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and prohibited possession of a firearm. According to the criminal complaint, shortly after 6 a.m. Canonsburg police, North ...

South Main Street construction closure drags on

Work to relocate a water pipeline underneath South Main Street in Washington is taking much longer than anticipated after construction crews unexpectedly struck solid rock while digging below the roadway. The expected two-week closure that began in early September is now approaching a month ...

Dogs receive blessing at Uniontown dog park

About a dozen dogs were blessed Saturday during a “Blessing of Animals” at Tails of the Trail Dog Park in Uniontown. “We’ve invited dogs from our church and around the community to come and receive a blessing because we know what a blessing our animals are to us,” said the Rev. Laura ...

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Beth-Center volleyball in position for first section title in 8 years

The Beth-Center volleyball team has a lot of traits that successful teams possess. They’re experienced and they have depth, but for Bulldogs coach Steve Beyer the one that stands out to him the most is their ‘refuse to lose’ mentality. It was there at the beginning of the season when ...

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Penguins predicted to finish last in Metropolitan Division

By Stephen Whyno Associated Press The puck drops on a new National Hockey League season tonight and the Pittsburgh Penguins play the New York Rangers at 8 p.m. It’s projected to be a difficult season for the Penguins in the Metropolitan Division. Washington easily won the division ...

Wild Things release 2026 schedule

The 2026 Frontier League schedule was released Monday and there was one major change. The league is going from a 96-game schedule to 102 games. That means the Washington Wild Things will have 51 home games this year, and the home opener is Friday, May 15 against the Schaumburg Boomers, ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

Living

Could a virus be causing Parkinson’s disease?

New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The data from Northwestern Medicine published in July shows that some cases are linked to genetics but that most are not, and the ...

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