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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 ...

Fatal rockslide traps two near Connellsville

One person is dead and another injured after a rockslide trapped both on a section of the Great Allegheny Passage near Connellsville Saturday. According to Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker, his office was called to the scene after the rockslide killed one cyclist and sent the other to the ...

Shapiro discusses skill games, flood relief in Canonsburg

Gov. Josh Shapiro has signaled his support for the regulation and taxation of skill game terminals in Pennsylvania, which became illegal last week following a state Supreme Court decision that said the devices were a form of unregulated casino gaming. In a visit to Canonsburg Saturday, ...

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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 ...

C-H’s Jaskulski in 3rd at PIAA Championships

Chartiers-Houston junior JoJo Jaskulski knows it will take two good rounds to win a state golf championship. She already has one in the books. Jaskulski shot an opening round of 1-over par 73 Monday in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A Girls Golf Championships at Penn State’s Blue ...

Sorting through the WPIAL playoff possibilities

In the WPIAL, there are four parts to a season in every team sport. First, there is the offseason, which leads to the regular season and then the postseason. The fourth season is the clinching season, which overlaps with the final two weeks of the regular season. It’s the time of year when ...

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Opinion

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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