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House in Waynesburg damaged by fire

Firefighters responded to a house fire in downtown Waynesburg Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called at 1:09 p.m. Monday, Waynesburg Police Chief Billy Nichols said. One tenant was in the building at the time, and got out safely. Smoke from the fire billowed through several blocks of ...

Family escapes from Lower Tyrone Township house fire

A family of four and their three animals escaped a weekend house fire uninjured in Lower Tyrone Township. Firefighters were called to the house on Hickory Square Road shortly before 8:45 a.m. Saturday after a caller told emergency dispatchers that the structure was filling with smoke, Fayette ...

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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 ...

Rodriguez does quality work in Wild Things’ win

The progress has been steady for Wild Things pitcher Sebastian Rodriguez. With every outing, the righthander has moved closer to the form that earned him the independent American Association’s Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award last season when he was with the Milwaukee Milkmen. After a ...

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Gunman who killed 4 in New York was targeting NFL offices

Associated Press NEW YORK — A gunman who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower blamed his mental health problems on the National Football League and intended to target the league's headquarters upstairs but took the wrong elevator, officials said Tuesday. Investigators said ...

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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 ...

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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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