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Youth football coach charged in sex assault case

A Brownsville man who served as a volunteer firefighter and a youth football coach allegedly helped to plan multiple instances of sexual assault of a boy, according to charges filed on Wednesday. James Brooks Jr., 46, allegedly told Patricia Mudery, 47, of Uniontown, how he wanted her to ...

Morgantown vet team saves baby eagle that swallowed fishhook

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – An eagle chick from the Mon Valley is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird – known as USS11 – is part of a family of eagles – ...

NAACP to honor Burroughs with Human Rights Award

The NAACP Washington branch has announced its recipient of the 2026 NAACP Human Rights Award. The NAACP will honor Teresa Burroughs, executive director of the LeMoyne Community Center, during its 66th annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Meadow ...

State AG urges caution for human trafficking risk during draft

State and local law enforcement are preparing for a potential uptick in criminal activity as a result of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, which is estimated to bring over half a million people to western Pennsylvania this week. According to a statement released by state Attorney General Dave ...

Two charged with burglarizing Peters Township self-storage facility

Two men from Allegheny County are accused of burglarizing a self-storage facility in Peters Township over the weekend and attempting to steal gold and jewelry before a woman caught them in the act and called police. Peters Township police said they were called to Tar Self Storage at 3054 ...