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South Carolina man arrested in Rostraver homicide

Police arrested a man from South Carolina after a woman was shot and killed in Rostraver Township Wednesday night. According to a press release from the office of Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli, Rostraver Township police and county detectives were called just before 11 p.m. to a home in the 900 block of Route 136. Investigators found Robert Chaplin, 34, of Hollywood, S.C., in the driveway. Rostraver police charged Chaplin with a felony of criminal homicide. According to the release, in the basement was 35-year-old Estela Rivera Vasquez, who was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. She was transported to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital where she ...

Subterranean recreation

While it may have taken generations, it seems that the Laurel Caverns will finally be recognized as a state park. “Every single owner, along with so many people in the community, have worked to advance this concept of preserving the Laurel Caverns,” said David Cale, co-owner and ...

Washington County commissioners approve 67 projects for LSA grants

Scores of projects both big and small in Washington County will be receiving a portion of more than $10 million in Local Share Account gambling revenue this year after the commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to award 67 grants. The grants ranged from $500,000 for renovations at Wild ...

McKeesport man convicted of third-degree murder in Washington shooting death

A McKeesport man was convicted of third-degree murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee teen following a fight at the Jollick Manor housing complex in Washington nearly three years ago. Jamil Marquise Carr, 25, was found guilty of the lesser murder charge in the shooting that ...

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High school notebook: Cunningham and Woods eclipse 1,000 points

Two local basketball players, Washington’s Olivia Woods and McGuffey’s Aydan Cunningham, hit the 1,000-point milestone one day apart last week. Woods did so with a game-high 21 points Monday in a loss for the Lady Prexies against McGuffey. On Tuesday, Cunningham hit the 1,000 point-mark ...

Small college basketball: Cal erases 20-point deficit, stuns Slippery Rock

Donald Whitehead had 33 points and six assists, helping California to a remarkable comeback and an 86-73 victory Saturday at Slippery Rock in a PSAC West men’s basketball game. The Vulcans (9-7, 14-10) trailed by as many as 20 points late in the first half before rallying. Cal outscored The ...

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Skylarking with Donald Trump and buds

If you're looking for hijinks, both low and high, then you're in for a treat the next four years. This much is clear after just a week of Donald Trump's second White House tour. Aides to President Trump promised an opening administration salvo that would "shock and awe." While I'm not sure ...

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Is it a cold, flu, COVID or RSV?

It’s the most “unwonderful” time of the year: cold and flu season. You or someone you know has probably already fallen victim to sniffles, stomach problems, congestion and headaches as it seems a little bit of every ailment is going around this year. Johns Hopkins Blooms School of ...

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