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Clairton man charged in Peters Township domestic incident

Peters Township police charged a man Tuesday after he was accused of assaulting and threatening a woman. Ryan Khalid Williams, 28, of Clairton, faces felony charges of aggravated assault, strangulation, criminal mischief, and misdemeanors of theft by unlawful taking, terroristic threats and ...

Peters Township to host 25th annual haunted trail

As the Halloween season begins, those looking to get into the spooky spirit can get their frights in Peters Township this weekend at the 25th annual Haunted Trail event. The trail is hosted each year by the township department of parks and recreation. It will run Friday and Saturday from ...

Quack! Quack! Rubber ducks invade Canonsburg

CANONSBURG – In Canonsburg over the last couple of days, it’s been here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack-quack. The reason is an invasion of tiny rubber ducks that happened sometime Sunday night or Monday morning. They took over Pike Street from the borough’s offices up to ...

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Dodgers overpower Reds in Game 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández hit two home runs apiece, Blake Snell struck out nine over seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in their NL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday night. Tommy Edman also went deep for the Dodgers, ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Jonah Williamson, Trinity

Name: Jonah Williamson Grade: Senior School: Trinity Sport: Football Williamson’s week: In Trinity’s Class 4A Big Six Conference opener Friday, Williamson beat Ringgold with his arm and his legs. He threw for 227 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 164 yards and two more ...

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Report: WVU QB Marchiol to redshirt, enter transfer portal

By Spencer Ripchik For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Quarterback Nicco Marchiol's time at West Virginia could be over. Marchiol will reportedly medically redshirt and enter the transfer portal at the end of the season, according to On3's Pete Nakos and Chris ...

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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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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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