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Woman charged in fatal Route 40 crash in Fayette County

A woman who crashed into the back of another vehicle on Route 40 in Fayette County last year, killing another driver, was distracted by her cellphone moments before impact, state police said. Police said Jenna C. Schwenk was driving west in the 4100 block of National Pike shortly after 11 a.m. ...

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 ...

South Main under construction

South Main Street in Washington is closed for the next two weeks while crews relocate waterlines near the intersection with Park Avenue ahead of the Catfish Creek box culvert bridge replacement project slated to begin in the spring. Crews from Golden Triangle Construction began working Monday ...

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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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Pitt QB Holstein brings new challenges for WVU defense

By Spencer Ripchik For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein was pushed out of the pocket and scrambled to his right. Before heading out of bounds, Holstein heaved the ball downfield to wide receiver Raphael Williams for 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

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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