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Bentleyville police chief, ex-treasurer launch civil suit against borough

Bentleyville Police Chief Richard Young and former Treasurer/Secretary Tammy Stamm have launched a civil suit against the municipality and six borough officials, claiming the borough published false and defamatory statements against the two saying they had misused public funds. Young and Stamm filed a praecipe for writ of summons to initiate the lawsuit Aug. 10 in Washington County Court of Common Pleas. Their attorney, William Labovitz, said filing a writ stops the clock on the statute of limitations. As of now, he is still discussing with his clients whether they will proceed with a formal complaint laying out their claims. “We have not committed to doing it,” he said ...

Man injured in roof collapse

One person was injured in a roof collapse Saturday morning in Smith Township. About 8:30 a.m., a roof fell on a person as it was being removed from a porch on Shin Hill Street, according to Washington County dispatch. The victim was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. His identity and condition were unavailable as of Saturday morning.

Fayette County Central Court relocating to county jail

Fayette County Central Court is relocating from its current building on Main Street to one inside the county jail at the end of the month. Instead of being the starting point for all court cases handled by Pennsylvania State Police, it will now only be used to handle the cases where defendants ...

Some parts of region are vulnerable amid measles outbreak

The blue has been ominously spreading west on the map, like an enemy army advancing. The map is the one that the Pennsylvania Department of Health maintains to track the statewide measles outbreak. Each county where there is a reported case is shaded in blue, with counties that have an ...

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Sports

Bentworth girls earn pair of victories in FCCA event

UNIONTOWN – The Bentworth girls soccer team opened their season with back-to-back victories in the Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Tournament on Saturday at Laurel Highlands' Mustang Field. The Bearcats (2-0-0) and Laurel Highlands (0-2-0) opened play in the first match of the ...

Five things we learned in Week 1

Each Monday we’ll look back at the highlights of the week that was in local high school football. This week the Friday night lights shined brightly. There were first wins for two coaches, shining debuts from quarterbacks, including another Sieg at Fort Cherry. 1. Friday night lights still ...

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Valdez, Triolo homer in Pirates win over Cardinals

ST. LOUIS – Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo homered, Brandon Lowe added an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday. Braxton Ashcraft (14-5) held St. Louis without an extra-base hit over five innings to become the first Pirates pitcher since 2018 ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...

Living

Leader of Touchstone Center for Crafts stepping down

Lindsay Ketterer Gates, who has led Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington for eight years, will be stepping down next Monday. Ketterer Gates has led the nonprofit arts and crafts organization for eight years. Pam Komar, Touchstone’s development director, will become the interim ...

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