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Victim of fatal rockslide identified

The Fayette County coroner's office has identified the woman who died in a fatal rockslide Saturday along the Great Allegheny Passage. Gail Luck, 79, of Germantown, Wis., had been bicycling with her husband near mile marker 87.6 between Ohiopyle and Connellsville Saturday afternoon. Initial reports indicated the victim was from Florida. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the couple spent their winters in Florida. A Morrell Volunteer Fire Company member said the two were trapped by a 1,000-pound boulder, which first responders were able to dislodge after 10 minutes. Luck's husband was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital with severe injuries. He is expected to make a ...

Trick-or-treat times

Editor’s note: Municipalities can submit trick-or-treat dates and times to newsroom@observer-reporter.com. Washington County Buffalo Township: Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m. Jefferson Township: Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m. North Bethlehem Township: Oct. 31, 5-7 p.m. North Franklin Township: Oct. 31, 6-7:30 p.m. Greene County Morgan Township: Oct. 31, 5-8 p.m. Anyone wishing to participate is asked to turn on their porch light.

Washington to begin stream cleanup in coming weeks

Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess said that he is feeling optimistic for the city’s ongoing flood cleanup efforts following a meeting last week with state Department of Environmental Protection officials. Burgess said that Thursday's meeting brought “a lot of clarity” to several lingering ...

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Mammoth hold off late charge from Penguins

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Clayton Keller, Kevin Stenlund, Nate Schmidt and Nick Schmaltz all tallied a goal and an assist to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Monday night. Kailer Yamamoto added a goal, and Sebastian Cossa had 15 stops for Utah. Erik Karlsson, Richard ...

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Steelers’ rookie class paying early dividends

PITTSBURGH – Shortly after hearing their names called in front of record-setting crowds on Pittsburgh's North Shore at the 2026 draft, the Steelers' rookie class did what some do when they find themselves thrust together by circumstance: they started a group chat. Over the past six months, ...

Sorting through the WPIAL playoff possibilities

In the WPIAL, there are four parts to a season in every team sport. First, there is the offseason, which leads to the regular season and then the postseason. The fourth season is the clinching season, which overlaps with the final two weeks of the regular season. It’s the time of year when ...

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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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Community calendar

Garden club The Martha Washington Garden Club will meet at noon on Oct. 20 at Laboratory Presbyterian Church, 23 Manse St., Washington, for its monthly meeting. Club members will design a fall flower arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin, led by Melissa Mega from Ivy Green. Bring clippers for ...

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