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Mail-in ballots going out in Fayette County

Election officials in Fayette County began sending out more than 7,000 mail-in ballots Monday ahead of the May 19 primary election. Elections Director MaryBeth Kuznik said they have exactly 7,100 mail-in ballot requests so far, with 5,255 coming from Democrats and 1,845 applications from Republicans. She urged people to receive them and return them “ASAP” since they must be received by the elections office no later than 8 p.m. on election day. “The sooner the better,” she said. There was a slight delay to the process due to a challenge to Republican state Senate candidate Harry Young Cochran in his race against state Sen. Patrick Stefano, but that was dismissed by the ...

Fayette coroner calls for ban on ‘gas station heroin’ after fatal overdose

Fayette County’s coroner called for a nationwide ban on tianeptine Tuesday after the county had its first accidental overdose death due strictly to the drug. Also referred to colloquially as “gas station heroin,” tianeptine is most commonly sold in retail outlets like vape shops or ...

Pa. primary election 2026: How to serve as a poll worker on May 19

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Leer en español HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania holds its ...

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O-R Athlete of the Week: Braden Berdar, Trinity

Name: Braden Berdar Grade: Junior School: Trinity Sport: Track and Field Berdar’s week: Coming in as the top seed in both the high jump and the long jump, Berdar made good on both Friday at the Washington-Greene County track and field meet. Berdar took home gold medals in each event. He ...

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York scores in OT as Flyers beat Pens, 1-0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The ...

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Penguins are win away from forcing a Game 7 at home

The Pittsburgh Penguins are halfway to history. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are aiming to become just the fifth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing 3-0. They've won two straight games to force Game 6 in Philadelphia tonight. "It's quite clear the situation for us is win or ...

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A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

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UPMC Washington expands breast care services

UPMC Washington has added breast surgery services, providing residents of Washington County and surrounding communities with greater access to comprehensive breast cancer care. The expanded services strengthen the area’s coordinated cancer care network that includes UPMC Washington and UPMC ...

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