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Brownsville man charged with alleged indecent assault of minor

A Brownsville man is accused of assaulting an underaged co-worker after providing her alcohol at his apartment, then lying about her whereabouts when police came to check on her. David Rairigh, 20, faces felony charges of aggravated indecent assault of a person under 16 and interference with ...

Crews begin demolishing former South Side restaurant

Crews began working Thursday to demolish the former South Side restaurant more than three years after the exterior of the building at 352 S. Main St. in Washington partially collapsed. The location had been a popular bar and restaurant for decades and was most recently known as Hepinger’s ...

Fayette County residents call for audit of Marietta campaign finance report

A group of Fayette County residents have asked for a judicial audit of campaign finance filings by county Recorder of Deeds Jon Marietta, alleging he left thousands of dollars in donations unreported and did not disclose in-kind and other contributions from a political action committee. The ...

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Notre Dame’s secondary faces a new challenge

Notre Dame defense faces a new challenge By Curt Rallo Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 9 Notre Dame spent last week figuring out how to slow down Navy's run-heavy offense. This week, the defense is switching gears against No. 23 Pitt. Yes, the Fighting Irish began this week ...

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Dodgers’ 2-way Ohtani becomes 4-time MVP

Associated Press Two-way star Shohei Ohtani won his fourth MVP award in a unanimous vote for the National League honor on Thursday and Aaron Judge earned the American League accolade for the third time. Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles ...

Rangers, Indians, Prexies have different motivations

The Fort Cherry football team is so close they can sense it, but that doesn’t mean they’re taking anything for granted. One win separates the Rangers from a third consecutive trip to Acrisure Stadium for a WPIAL Class A Championship. Standing in the way is Laurel, which hasn’t played ...

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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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Time change disrupting your sleep? Try cognitive reshuffling

Twice a year, we adjust the clock and it often appears to wreak havoc on our sleep schedules and body clocks. Why does changing our clocks by one hour mess up our body clock? "Our body’s rhythms are finely tuned to our environment to ensure that sleep/wake timing, eating and many metabolic ...

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