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South Carolina man arrested in Rostraver homicide

Police arrested a man from South Carolina after a woman was shot and killed in Rostraver Township Wednesday night. According to a press release from the office of Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli, Rostraver Township police and county detectives were called just before 11 p.m. to a home in the 900 block of Route 136. Investigators found Robert Chaplin, 34, of Hollywood, S.C., in the driveway. Rostraver police charged Chaplin with a felony of criminal homicide. According to the release, in the basement was 35-year-old Estela Rivera Vasquez, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. She was transported to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital where she ...

McKeesport man convicted of third-degree murder in Washington shooting death

A McKeesport man was convicted of third-degree murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee teen following a fight at the Jollick Manor housing complex in Washington nearly three years ago. Jamil Marquise Carr, 25, was found guilty of the lesser murder charge in the shooting that ...

Brother of Washington Co. inmate who died in 2023 sues jail

The brother of a Bentleyville man who was left “festering alone in his cell” inside the Washington County jail before later dying at the hospital is suing prison officials and the facility’s health care provider claiming they let the inmate languish for days without proper medical ...

Wounded Warriors looking for new property

Western Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Inc. is losing its lease on property in Eighty Four and is looking for a new place for members to enjoy outdoor activities. The organization has leased more than 2,800 acres from CNX Resources for nearly two decades for hunting and fishing and was informed ...

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High school basketball: McGuffey wins at Wash High; C-M’s Koenemund scores 35

Behind a 23-point performance by Aydan Cunningham, McGuffey won at Washington 59-36 in a Class 3A Section 2 boys basketball game Friday night. The Highlanders (6-4, 15-6) took control in the first quarter that ended with the Highlanders on top 21-8. McGuffey led 33-15 at halftime and 48-26 ...

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Steelers will play in Dublin in 2025 for Ireland’s first regular-season game

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dublin will host Ireland's first NFL regular-season game when the Pittsburgh Steelers play at historic Croke Park in 2025, the league announced Friday, two days before the Chiefs and Eagles meet in the Super Bowl. The Irish capital joins Madrid and Berlin as first-time ...

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Gregory’s big night helps C-H earn 13th straight win

JEFFERSON – Nate Gregory released a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter and immediately started begging for the ball to find its way off the backboard and into the rim. “I knew it was long, so I was just praying that it would bank in,” Gregory said. Sure enough, that’s what ...

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Skylarking with Donald Trump and buds

If you're looking for hijinks, both low and high, then you're in for a treat the next four years. This much is clear after just a week of Donald Trump's second White House tour. Aides to President Trump promised an opening administration salvo that would "shock and awe." While I'm not sure ...

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Is it a cold, flu, COVID or RSV?

It’s the most “unwonderful” time of the year: cold and flu season. You or someone you know has probably already fallen victim to sniffles, stomach problems, congestion and headaches as it seems a little bit of every ailment is going around this year. Johns Hopkins Blooms School of ...

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