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Washington coroner seeks information

The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information on two people who died recently. Richard McCartney was born April 29, 1964, and died at his Washington home on June 3, 2026. James O'Conner was born January 26, 1960, and died May 29, 2026, in a care facility in Washington County. He was from Waynesburg. Information on either may be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.

Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth in Uniontown

With games, poems, crafts, food, music and stories of excellence, the community filled Main Street in Uniontown Friday for the annual Juneteenth Unity Fest. Put on by East End United Community Center and One Voice One Community, the five-hour festival celebrated the 141st anniversary of the ...

Man wanted in Fayette County assault caught after 12 years

A fugitive wanted for the sexual assault of a child is being extradited to Fayette County, more than a decade after he was originally charged. Jesse Merle Keffer, 55, was taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State PoliceĢƵ Fugitive Task Force and U.S. Marshals Thursday morning, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a statement. The arrest came after a state police investigation found Keffer had been living near Charlotte, North Carolina, Aubele said. Keffer had been wanted since 2014, when he was charged with corruption of minors, indecent assault and indecent exposure in connection with an incident in McClellandtown. A fugitive declaration was filed that ...

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Hopwood rings up two wins over Mill Run

Deuces were wild in Hopwood Village Plaza's 8-3 Fayette County Baseball League win over visiting Mill Run on Sunday. Hopwood scored two runs in each the first, fourth, fifth and six inning and got two hits apiece from Santino Marra, Tate Musko, Matthew Firestone and Andino Vecchiolla. It ...

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Win some, lose some

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia had an interesting Father's Day on the recruiting trail for the class of 2027. The Mountaineers almost finished the day with only positives, but received some unfortunate news Sunday night. Three-star running back Khamoni Williams has reportedly flipped his ...

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Pirates hold off Rockies to salvage series finale

DENVER (AP) — Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds homered to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Sunday. Gonzales and Reynolds finished with two hits each to help Pittsburgh salvage the finale of the three-game series in what could have been a sweep. The Pirates lost ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Hunting licenses go on sale Monday

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced that its new hunting and trapping licenses for the 2026-27 seasons will go on sale Monday, June 22, 2026, at 8 a.m. “The new hunting license year is almost here, and we are looking forward to plenty of great seasons ahead,” said ...

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