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Ohio woman charged in deadly wrong-way crash on Mon-Fayette Expressway

By By Mike Jones

An Ohio woman is facing homicide by vehicle charges after state police said she caused a wrong-way crash on the Mon-Fayette Expressway in Washington County that killed the other motorist. Maciola B. Newman, 72, of Pickerington, was driving north in the southbound lanes of the Route 43 toll road in Fallowfield Township shortly before 4:30 a.m. July 14 when she crashed head-on into a car driven by Jacob M. Huber, police said. Huber, 24, of Ruffs Dale, died at the scene of the crash while Newman and her passenger, 38-year-old Charles E. Newman, were trapped in their vehicle. Firefighters had to cut them from their car and state police attempted to interview them, although both were ...

Chartiers Township advances park project

Chartiers Township residents are one step closer to enjoying an updated Arnold Community Park. The township board of supervisors discussed the project during its monthly workshop meeting on Tuesday, where Chartiers officials detailed its status. According to township Manager Jodi Noble, the township is working with engineers from Gateway Engineers to revise the scope of work to cut costs. The township recently received a $240,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to install a new baseball field, trails and parking at Arnold Community Park, which would represent a substantial facilities upgrade. According to Noble, the upgrades would make the upper ...

Charleroi man accused of sexual relationship with teenage girl

A Charleroi man is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl for more than a month. Charleroi Regional police said Dolkings Toussaint, 27, engaged in the relationship with the 15-year-old girl from over the summer before a parent found sexually explicit videos on her phone last week and contacted authorities. The girl told investigators the two had sexual relations on multiple occasions from July until mid-September when they apparently broke up, according to court documents. An arrest warrant was filed Friday at District Judge Eric Porter’s office, and Toussaint had not been taken into custody as of Wednesday afternoon. Toussaint is facing felony charges of ...

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum will be in McDonald starting Wednesday

The Freedom 250 Mobile Museum, which features a history of the United States’ founding, will be stopping at Heritage Public Library in McDonald starting Wednesday. The traveling exhibit has been assembled under the aegis of America250, the organization that led this year’s celebrations of ...

Suspect won't face death penalty in Peters Township's teen killing

The 18-year-old man accused of killing his teenage girlfriend and then allegedly stashing her body away in her SUV with the help of his mom will not face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted. Royce Joel Moser appeared Tuesday morning in the Washington County Courthouse for his ...

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Steelers are hurting at receiver, trying to build chemistry on the fly

PITTSBURGH – Defining chemistry with a wide receiver is easy for Aaron Rodgers. It's a nod. A wink. A glance. A gesture. Sometimes there are no verbal or physical cues at all, but an ESP of sorts culled from hours, weeks, months, and sometimes years spent together in meetings, on the plane, ...

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WVU’s Sieg still learning in his freshman season

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia football’s offense just scored to start the fourth quarter, making it a one-touchdown game. Arizona moved the ball past midfield, and it was time to test the Mountaineers’ defensive discipline. True freshman Matt Sieg stood in the secondary. Quarterback ...

Trinity turns focus to winning section title

When a team plays as many close games as Trinity boys soccer has this year, the law of averages say that one is bound to go in the loss column. After starting the season unbeaten in 12 games with seven wins and five draws, the Hillers’ had their first defeat, 1-0, to Thomas Jefferson on ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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Move over, PSL: New flavors are competing on the fall drink menu

Fall is here, which means the return of the season's fan-favorite drink: pumpkin spice lattes. Since Starbucks first launched its pumpkin spice latte in 2003, PSL has become an autumn staple - 86% of consumers have tried a pumpkin spice latte, according to Datassential, an analytics firm ...

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