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Perryopolis man accused of assaulting, robbing girlfriend

A Perryopolis man was arrested after allegedly cutting his girlfriend’s throat while holding her at knifepoint, then stealing money from her purse. Police found Riley Capps, 26, Tuesday night after tracking his location via an app on the alleged victim’s cellphone, according to the ...

Large tract of South Strabane Township land pitched as potential AI data center

A 1,500-acre plot of land in South Strabane Township owned by CNX Resources is currently being pitched as the potential location of an AI data center. Chicago-based real estate firm JLL announced this week it would be marketing the land off of Zediker Station Road to be leased. The property is ...

Washington County district attorney clears McDonald chief in shooting

Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh announced Wednesday that he has determined the chief of McDonald’s police department was justified in shooting a man earlier this month. Walsh wrote in a press release that Chief Timothy Motte “was left with no choice than to discharge his ...

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Monessen comes from behind, tops Cornell

MONESSEN - Monessen’s Tavian Taylor scored a game-tying 15-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter and added a go-ahead conversion run, and the Greyhounds held on the rest of the way to beat Cornell 30-28 in a Black Hills Conference game Friday night. The win puts Monessen (3-3, 6-4) in ...

Moon eclipses South Fayette

McDONALD - Drew Welhorsky scored on a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter to make it a one score game, but that’s as close as South Fayette would get. Moon (4-1, 7-3) held on for a 27-24 win Friday night in a tight Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference game. Andrew Cross threw a 24-yard ...

Carmichaels finishes strong, wins 3rd straight

CARMICHAELS - Will Murray rushed for 269 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries as Carmichaels ended the regular season with its third consecutive win, a 54-0 thumping of Class A Tri-County South Conference rival Mapletown on Friday night. Murray scored the Mikes’ final two touchdowns, on ...

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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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Treatments for Parkinson’s disease are advancing

Parkinson's disease currently affects nearly one million Americans with no specific known cause and no cure. Treatments have come a long way over the past few decades focusing on managing symptoms and improving quality of life through medication, surgical options like deep brain stimulation, ...

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