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Defense seeks dismissal, suppression in 2015 death trial

CONNELLSVILLE (AP) — A man charged along with his ex-girlfriend in the death of her mother, who authorities allege was malnourished and beaten with a table leg, is asking a judge to dismiss charges and bar prosecutors from using some statements at his trial.Thirty-five-year-old Peter ...

Casey visits Mon Valley to discuss health-care benefits

BELLE VERNON – Many Americans assume federal health care benefits will survive untouched for older adults, children and those with disabilities, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey told senior citizens Tuesday in the Mon Valley.“Unfortunately, we’re living in a time period when Medicare and Medicaid are ...

School safety topic of state House roundtable in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE – Carmichaels Area School District isn’t ready to make its buildings appear like prisons in response to the Valentine’s Day mass shooting in Parkland, Fla.Carmichaels Superintendent John Menhart said the district doesn’t have metal detectors and wants the children there to ...

Fayette resident makes second bid for Congress

Under the map designed by the state Supreme Court, a Fayette County man who ran as a write-in candidate for Congress two years ago is making another bid, this time in the new 14th District.Adam Sedlock of Chalk Hill, a Democrat, sought a write-in nomination in the 9th Congressional District ...

Five killed in shooting at Fayette County car wash

A shooter driven by jealousy opened fire and killed four people at a car wash early Sunday morning in Fayette County, while a woman hiding in the back of a pickup truck suffered only minor injuries, according to state police and family of the victims.Police said Timothy Smith, 28, was on life ...

Fayette County man sentenced in fatal 2015 overdose

A Fayette County man was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in state prison Thursday in connection with a Robinson Township man’s fatal overdose two years ago.Washington County Judge Valarie Costanzo handed down that sentence for Myron M. Moore Jr., 32, of North Union Township. Moore pleaded guilty ...