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Ohio woman charged in deadly wrong-way crash on Mon-Fayette Expressway

An Ohio woman is facing homicide by vehicle charges after state police said she caused a wrong-way crash on the Mon-Fayette Expressway in Washington County that killed the other motorist. Maciola B. Newman, 72, of Pickerington, was driving north in the southbound lanes of the Route 43 toll ...

Trial against former Greene County DA, chief detective continues

The trial of a former Greene county district attorney and chief detective accused of using their power to go after foes and political rivals entered its second day Wednesday with testimony from figures at the state level who they had consulted regarding potential charges, as well as employees ...

Chartiers Township advances park project

Chartiers Township residents are one step closer to enjoying an updated Arnold Community Park. The township board of supervisors discussed the project during its monthly workshop meeting on Tuesday, where Chartiers officials detailed its status. According to township Manager Jodi Noble, the township is working with engineers from Gateway Engineers to revise the scope of work to cut costs. The township recently received a $240,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to install a new baseball field, trails and parking at Arnold Community Park, which would represent a substantial facilities upgrade. According to Noble, the upgrades would make the upper ...

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Brown seeks landmark Breeders Crown win

Brady Brown never figured he would be in the spotlight of the Breeders Crown Saturday night at Scioto Downs (Columbus, Ohio) in an elimination of the $25,000 3-year-old filly pace. Owner-trainer Roger Hammer, of Johnstown, supplemented Little Road (Fordham Road-A Little Laid Back-Great George ...

Salvini scores 3 TDs as Fort Cherry routs Jeannette

JEANNETTE - Eli Salvini ran for three touchdowns, Joey Barna returned a punt 95 yards for a score and Fort Cherry rolled to an impressive 42-3 win over host Jeannette in a nonconference game Thursday night. Fort Cherry (7-1) scored the game’s first 35 points and were never threatened by the ...

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Canon-McMillan hosts Norwin in a matchup with playoff implications

There are still three weeks left in the WPIAL football regular season, but tonight’s matchup between Canon-McMillan and Norwin will go a long way in painting the Class 6A playoff picture. That’s because the winner of the game, which is being played at 7 p.m. at AHN Field in Canonsburg, ...

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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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