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'The Horseshoe Man'

They call him "The Horseshoe Man." On a nice day, there he is, at the corner of East South and South Market streets with his safety goggles on, sparks flying as he labors lovingly over a work of art crafted from used horseshoes. Welding is in his blood: his father, a Lebanese immigrant, was ...

Suspect testifies at homicide trial about fatal Canonsburg shooting

Kristopher Moorehouse testified he was being punched and choked by Brady Paul while pinned on a chair inside a Canonsburg house last year when he grabbed the nearest object – a .40-caliber handgun – and fired three times, fatally striking the victim with two bullets. “I was protecting ...

Four charged with endangerment in Fayette after toddlers found in roadway

Four people are accused of child endangerment after two toddlers in their care were spotted lying in the middle of a road in Allison. Police said the children were found to have wandered from the home of maternal grandmother Jeana Kline, 58, and paternal grandfather Thomas Darst, Jr., 50, both of Allison, who were named partial guardians by Fayette County Children and Youth Services. They were charged Monday along with the children’s parents — Shane Gardner, 24, and Kelsey Kline, 22, both of New Geneva — who’d also been at Kline and Darst’s home at 403 Second St. Video from a nearby homeowner’s security camera taken on April 26 and turned over to police showed the ...

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Chartiers-Houston meets Laurel in first all-WPIAL state softball final

Two weeks ago, Laurel defeated Chartiers-Houston, 6-5, in the WPIAL Class 2A softball consolation game and the two teams went their separate ways. Literally. Laurel stayed on the west side of the bracket, while Chartiers-Houston forged a path on the eastern side. Now they’ll meet again in ...

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Meadows hosting Friday family fun night

The Meadows, along with the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association, are attempting to attract more people to harness racing by hosting Friday a family friendly fun night and a chance for patrons to learn more about the sport. The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association will host the event, ...

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WVU baseball strikes gold with Division II transfers

West Virginia pitcher Chansen Cole struck out 11 batters in super regional Game 1 to get the Mountaineers off to a hot start. Dawson Montesa pitched a gem in the regional game against Wake Forest when WVU needed a big performance to extend the season. Ian Korn came in in the first game against ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

Living

Co-founder of P&G Pamela’s diner remembered

Pam Cohen lost more than a valued business partner a month ago. “We were best friends who were in business together six days a week for more than 40 years,” she said of Gail Klingensmith, who died of cancer May 12. Their dedication to each other and the enterprise they started enabled ...

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