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Canonsburg man pleads guilty to federal child sexual exploitation charges

A Canonsburg man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges accusing him of the sexual exploitation of minors. Justin Darby, 37, appeared before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh and pleaded guilty to two counts for attempting to receive or distribute ...

PennDOT, state police tout ‘litter-free’ event in Washington County

State police and the Department of Transportation held a “litter-free” event Tuesday at the Beau Street Park and Ride in South Strabane to address the ongoing issue of litter on Pennsylvania roadways. District 12 Executive Rachel Duda emphasized the costly impact of litter cleanup, saying ...

Greene man killed Tuesday when tree falls on car

A Jefferson man killed Tuesday night after a tree fell onto a moving car during Tuesday night’s thunderstorms in Greene County was remembered by former teachers as being bright and hard-working. Andrew Celaschi, 25, was the passenger in a Toyota Corolla that was headed westbound on ...

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Near-perfect Tedrow, 2 homers help Waynesburg top Brownsville

WAYNESBURG – With his hands on his head and a wry smile on his face Waynesburg softball coach Jim Armstrong said, “One more pitch.” That was the difference between Gina Tedrow and perfection Wednesday afternoon. A two-out, two-strike grounded single to right field in the bottom of ...

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Man falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began ...

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O-R Athlete of the Week: Gina Tedrow, Waynesburg

Name: Gina Tedrow Grade: Junior School: Waynesburg Sport: Softball Tedrow’s week: Waynesburg had four games last week and Tedrow pitched a gem in every single one of them. She pitched 24 innings, allowed only eight hits, two runs, had 55 strikeouts and only 10 walks to lead the ...

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OP-ED: Homer City: The end of one era, dawn of the next

It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...

Living

Discovering Spain

Spain certainly knows how to make an entrance. Our first impression of the Iberian Peninsula was made as we were flying over a jagged mountain range, which we later realized was Montserrat. More on that stunning location in a bit, but let’s start with Barcelona. We had long wanted to ...

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