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Waynesburg woman charged with assaulting 18-month-old stepson

A Waynesburg woman is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing next week after being accused of severely assaulting her 18-month-old stepson while the child was visiting in May and failing to seek medical attention. Delaney Girvin, 24, is charged with aggravated assault, endangering welfare of children, recklessly endangering another person and harassment. The child’s grandmother noticed a contusion on his head and a limp when Girvin dropped him off after a four-hour visit on May 19, according to her criminal complaint. Girvin told the grandmother she hadn’t noticed any bruising, but that the child had fallen a couple of times while playing with her 1-year-old son outside, ...

Red Eagle Village holding 30th annual Pow Wow in McDonald

The Native American Indian Cultural Society is holding the Red Eagle Village’s 30th annual Pow Wow this weekend at Heritage Park in McDonald. The Red Eagle Village Pow Wow brings together native and non-native families to celebrate Native American culture through traditional dancing, drumming, music, arts, crafts, storytelling, educational demonstrations and community fellowship. The weekend’s events will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 a.m., with the “grand entry” starting both days at 11 a.m. For more information and a full schedule of events, search for the RED Eagle Village page on Facebook.

Recreational fields among topic at joint Peters meeting

Does Peters Township need more recreational fields? That was an issue that emerged in a joint workshop meeting Tuesday that pulled together members of the Peters Township School Board and Peters Township Council, along with administrators from the school and the township. While most of the ...

Game day traffic no worse than usual in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN – Reports of traffic backups on Interstate 79 between Star City and Mount Morris, Pa., appear to stem more from construction on an overpass rather than West Virginia University game day travelers or the new traffic lights at Exit 155 at Chaplin Road. Greene County Emergency ...

Washington business loses $50,000 in check-washing scheme

A Nevada woman is charged in a check-washing scheme in which she allegedly took possession of and altered a check from a Washington mobile home and recreational vehicle parts supplier, bilking the company out of more than $50,000 in funds. Cassandra A. Medina was charged last week by city ...

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Larson ends drought with victory at Gateway

MADISON, Ill. – Kyle Larson ended a 51-race winless streak Sunday, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman in overtime of a crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway that shook up the playoff standings. Larson, the defending series champion, took his No. 5 ...

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Defense carries Steelers past Atlanta in McCarthy’s first game as coach

PITTSBURGH – T.J. Watt began his 10th season by trying to move past the noise that followed his ninth. The noise that said the Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker had lost a step, maybe two, after quiet and injury-marred 2025. The noise that wondered if his time as a singular ...

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Lowe’s clutch hit helps Pirates avoid a sweep in Chicago

CHICAGO – Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Pittsburgh's three-run sixth inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of their weekend series. Bryan Reynolds had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI single in the first. Carmen Mlodzinski, ...

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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

Triumph over tragedy

Although he now lives in San Diego, Kevin Shaeffer is a proud member of Steelers Nation. He and his wife, Blanca, will be in attendance when Pittsburgh kicks off the 2026 NFL season against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 13 at Acrisure Stadium. “We bleed black and gold,” Shaeffer said. ...

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