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Victim of fatal rockslide identified

The Fayette County coroner's office has identified the woman who died in a fatal rockslide Saturday along the Great Allegheny Passage. Gail Luck, 79, of Germantown, Wis., had been bicycling with her husband near mile marker 87.6 between Ohiopyle and Connellsville Saturday afternoon. Initial reports indicated the victim was from Florida. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the couple spent their winters in Florida. A Morrell Volunteer Fire Company member said the two were trapped by a 1,000-pound boulder, which first responders were able to dislodge after 10 minutes. Luck's husband was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital with severe injuries. He is expected to make a ...

PennWest welcomes community for homecoming festivities

PennWest University California will welcome alumni, families and community members to campus Saturday, Oct. 24, for homecoming festivities featuring a parade, family activities, athletic events and the Coal Bowl football game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania. This year’s ...

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Mammoth hold off late charge from Penguins

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller, Kevin Stenlund, Nate Schmidt and Nick Schmaltz all tallied a goal and an assist to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Monday night. Kailer Yamamoto added a goal, and Sebastian Cossa had 15 stops for Utah. Erik Karlsson, Richard ...

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Pens’ Kindel hospitalized after having medical emergency on team flight

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after having a medical emergency on the team's flight home from a four-game road trip. The club said the 19-year-old Kindel had an unspecified issue shortly after ...

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WVU’s offense, defense add up to many yards and points

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez and his staff have been on a season-long search for answers to fix a defense whose terrible performances have overshadowed one of the nation's top offensive tandems. The Mountaineers have played four consecutive games in which the teams ...

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OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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Garden club The Martha Washington Garden Club will meet at noon on Oct. 20 at Laboratory Presbyterian Church, 23 Manse St., Washington, for its monthly meeting. Club members will design a fall flower arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin, led by Melissa Mega from Ivy Green. Bring clippers for ...

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