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West Brownsville man facing homicide charge in fatal New Kensington shooting

A Washington County man will stand trial in the killing of another man in New Kensington nearly three years ago. Larry Osborn Nix II, 41, of West Brownsville, waived his formal arraignment Wednesday at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in connection with the fatal shooting of 31-year-old ...

Go, go, go

Business has been booming for the air-conditioning business this summer. With a spate of 90-plus-degree days coupled with high humidity, folks have been operating their air-conditioners pretty much nonstop, resulting in a glut of service calls for local heating and air conditioning ...

Amwell Township farm heavily damaged in recent flooding

As heavy rainfall led to flooding on her family’s property Saturday night, all Cailin Knopp could do was watch and listen as her goats screamed in distress. As a result of Saturday’s flash flooding, the 14-year-old member of the Washington County 4-H program lost the barns and supplies ...

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Pirates top reeling Giants 3-1 for 4th straight win

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Liover Peguero homered for the first time in nearly two years, Joey Bart singled in the go-ahead run against his former team and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their fourth straight game by beating the skidding San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night. San Francisco has ...

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Pirates beat Giants in extra innings to complete sweep

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Henry Davis’ fielder’s-choice grounder brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday. Pittsburgh has won five in a row. San Francisco went 0-6 on ...

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Pitt baseball hires Canon-McMillan grad Martin as assistant coach

By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@osberver-reporter.com The results of his playing and coaching careers were off the charts. Clearly, Clay Martin has made his pitch. Martin, a Canon-McMillan High School and Washington and Jefferson College graduate, spent the past three ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

Living

Picture-perfect paradise

As one who grew up in central New Jersey, I was embarrassed at how little I knew about the southernmost community in the Garden State – Cape May. I had passed through the area on several occasions, but never did a deep dive into its many offerings. That all changed during the first week ...

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