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Free parking for Canonsburg events considered

CANONSBURG - The Canonsburg Downtown Canonsburg council is considering providing free parking for various events throughout the year. Merchants Association is requesting free parking in the downtown business district for its monthly Thursday night markets and other events. “One of their ...

Deadline looms to request mail-in ballot for May 20 primary election

Today is the final day to request a mail-in ballot for the May 20 primary as election officials are urging voters to quickly return them. People have until the close of business today to fill out an application in-person at their county’s elections office or by going online to vote.pa.gov to ...

Teen who shot Washington woman pleads guilty to third-degree murder

The teenager who shot and killed a Washington woman as she sat on her front porch pleaded guilty Monday morning nearly three years to the day after the fatal shooting. Juan Worthey III entered an open guilty plea of third-degree murder before Judge Valarie Costanzo moments before jury ...

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Pirates hit 2 homers off Holmes and blank Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each connected for a two-run homer off New York Mets starter Clay Holmes, and the Pittsburgh Pirates finally mustered some offense in a 4-0 victory Wednesday night at rainy Citi Field. Five pitchers combined on a six-hitter as the last-place ...

O-R Athlete of the Week: Caleb Patton, Washington

Name: Caleb Patton Grade: Junior School: Washington Sport: Baseball Patton’s week: In one game, Patton put up as many triples as some players do in an entire career. He went 4-for-4 with four triples, scored four runs and had 3 RBI in a 15-14 win over Winchester Thurston, making for a ...

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WPIAL track notebook: Schumaker doubles up in the hurdles

By Joe Tuscano and Jerin Steele jsteele@observer-reporter.com Because it's a difficult and dangerous event, most people shy away from either of the hurdles. But Delaney Schumaker is not like most people. The junior from South Fayette put on a dazzling performance while winning both hurdles ...

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OP-ED: Homer City: The end of one era, dawn of the next

It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...

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Fallowfield Township native named director of the Frick Pittsburgh

Like many people who acquire a fascination with history, it all started early for Amanda Dunyak Gillen. In the years before she graduated from Charleroi Area High School in 1993, she would travel with her family to historic sites that were within a day’s drive, like the Gettysburg ...

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