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Cecil Township man convicted of sexually assaulting boy

A Cecil Township man was convicted Wednesday on all charges that he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy over two years. Ryan Lewis Wolstoncroft, 40, was found guilty of felony charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child, sexual assault, indecent assault and corruption of ...

Baseball bat-wielding attacker in Connellsville pleads guilty

A man who attacked two people with a metal baseball inside a Connellsville home on New Year’s Day this year pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to serve time in a state prison. Joshua Lee Mulnix, 31, of Connellsville, appeared in Fayette County Court of Common Pleas and ...

Terrorist attacks of 9/11 remembered in South Strabane ceremony

On a clear, cloudless morning much like the one 24 years ago, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were remembered in a ceremony on the outer edge of the Washington Mall parking lot Thursday. It happened near the site of a marker remembering the 2,977 people who were killed at the World ...

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Orioles sweep as Pirates lose 6th straight

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rookie Dylan Beavers drove in the winning run for a second straight day, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pirates 3-2 on Thursday to finish a three-game sweep and hand Pittsburgh its sixth straight loss. Jackson Holliday singled and stole his 16th base to lead off the ...

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No. 2 Penn State in final tuneup for Big Ten play

By Travis Johnson Associated Press STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin believes his team has played well enough over the first two weeks of the season, and he knows the Nittany Lions need to tighten up before the schedule gets much tougher. The No. 2 Nittany Lions (2-0) have their final ...

Game of the Week: Wash High and Waynesburg face off in conference opener

Joe Kuhns wasn’t the coach at Waynesburg in 2024, but he knows full well the significance of the Raiders’ win over Wash High last season. It was the first time Waynesburg had beaten the Prexies in a decade and provided momentum toward a playoff run. The Raiders won 21-13 and it was a ...

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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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Is too much screen time hurting kids’ development?

It’s back-to-school time, and this past summer’s hot weather may have kept you cooped up inside with air conditioning more than usual. That could lead to kids spending more time with electronics and in front of TV screens. Now, research published in both JAMA Pediatric and Psychology ...

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