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Greene County driver guilty in W. Va. crash that killed two

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A Monongalia County jury found a Greene County man guilty on all charges in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed two Morgantown residents. Thomas H. Horner III, 39, of Bobtown, was convicted Wednesday of two counts of negligent homicide and ...

Trial begins for Greene man charged in fatal W.Va. crash

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Greene County man charged in connection with a January 2024 crash on Interstate 79 that killed two young adults from Morgantown. The defendant, Thomas H. Horner III, 39, of Bobtown, faces two counts of negligent homicide and one ...

Fayette man arrested for child pornography

A Fayette County man is in custody after being accused of sharing child pornography on the internet. Police said the investigation into Ryan Plesz, 35, of Vanderbilt, began last week after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip from the cloud computing company ...

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Pham’s two-run single lifts Pirates over Cardinals

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Pham hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The highly-touted Bubba Chandler (1-0) pitched four scoreless innings of relief of starter Carmen Mlodzinski for his first ...

Home runs, Kirby’s pitching spark Wild Things

JOLIET, ILL. – Pavin Parks hit a three-run homer in Washington’s four-run first inning and the Wild Things went on to a 6-2 victory over the Joliet Slammers on Wednesday night. Winning pitcher Zach Kirby (7-5) allowed two hits and one run over six innings, and Charles Mack and Andrew ...

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Steelers sign 16 to practice squad

Observer-Reporter PITTSBURGH – The Steelers signed 16 players to their practice squad on Wednesday. All of those signed were with the team during training camp and the preseason. Signed were: Defensive back (5): Beanie Bishop, Sebastian Castro, D'Shawn Jamison, James Pierre, Daryl ...

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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

Ohiopyle tops list of ‘great value stays’

With breath-taking scenery, dozens of trails for biking and hiking, and wildlife spread over more than 20,000 acres, Ohiopyle State Park ranked first among state parks across the U.S. for “great value stays” The HomeToGo 2025 State Park Index ranked the top 100 parks on affordability, ...

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