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Police officer shoots man in McDonald

State Police in Washington are investigating an incident in which a McDonald Police officer shot a man Friday night. According to Washington County 911, the shooting took place at about 9 p.m. at Michael’s Tavern at 341 East Lincoln Ave. The shooting victim was taken to a hospital. His ...

Washington council backs LSA grant applications

Washington Council unanimously approved motions Thursday to support the efforts of the Washington Business District Authority and Washington Citywide Development Corp. Council approved drafting support letters for both organizations for Local Share Account grant applications. The WBDA is ...

Man accused of posing as Perry Twp. supervisor to harass people

A Mount Morris man is accused of repeatedly harassing workers at a property in Perry Township over several months while posing as a township supervisor. Richard Long, 45, received additional charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer after being brought to court. Supervisors in the ...

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Winless UCLA pulls off shocking upset of Penn State

By Beth Harris Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Winless in four games in which they never led, their head coach fired, two coordinators gone and No. 7 Penn State in town. UCLA couldn't get much lower. "Nobody in the world expected us to win," Bruins safety Key Lawrence said. Indeed, ...

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W&J blows past Hiram in historic road win

Washington & Jefferson put up the most points it has scored in a road game in 134 years in a 70-13 drubbing of Hiram Saturday. The last time the Presidents scored 70 or more points in a road game was against West Virginia, a 72-0 win in 1891. It’s only the second time it has ...

Five things we learned in Week 6

Each Monday we’ll take a look back at the highlights from the week that was in high school football. This week featured a couple upsets, a dominating performance from Wash High, a Peters Township comeback and another big night for Ben Hays. A Hiller of a comeback: Rallying back from 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 ...

Living

Could a virus be causing Parkinson’s disease?

New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The data from Northwestern Medicine published in July shows that some cases are linked to genetics but that most are not, and the ...

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