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Women of Southwestern PA to hold golf fundraiser

Women of Southwestern PA is holding its annual golf fundraiser Monday, May 4, at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray. This is the 26th year the group has had a golf fundraiser, and it will help women and children in need. There will be an all men’s team, an all women’s team, a mixed team, as well as skill competitions, a putting contest, lunch, dinner, refreshments on the course, door prizes, a cash bar and raffles. Women of Southwestern PA has raised more than $1 million from previous golf outings. For information, call Renee Modrak at 412-638-6700, Marianne Trachok at 412-491-0983, or go online to womenofswpa.org.

Reward for information in honey bee arson up to $5,000

After nearly two months with no information, the Bedillion family is upping the cash reward for any tips on a suspected arson at their Industry, Beaver County bee yard. Sara and Mark Bedillion are offering $2,500 for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of any suspects, up ...

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High school baseball: Avella weathers 2-day delay, rallies for win

Avella picked up a big road win in Class A Section 1 , beating Jeannette 7-6 in come-from-behind fashion. The game had been suspended because of rain on Tuesday with Jeannette holding a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning but Avella having the bases loaded. The Eagles tied the score after play ...

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Nationals slide past Pirates in 10 innings

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter (1-0) got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an ...

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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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USC middle-schooler completes ‘toughest race’

A marathon in the high desert of New Mexico tests even the most seasoned endurance athletes. The terrain is unforgiving – a grueling mix of pavement, dusty dirt trails, and the infamous sand pit, a 2- to 3-mile stretch of beach-like sand that saps strength with every step. For competitors ...

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