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Uniontown man charged with attempted homicide

Police are searching for a Uniontown man accused of stabbing a man in Uniontown's Grant Street Park Tuesday afternoon. Darien Williams, 28, allegedly fled the scene on Fayette Street in a dark blue Jeep Cherokee after the stabbing, which was reported at 6:43 p.m. Tuesday. Police issued an arrest warrant after they did not find him at his residence on Grant Street or his workplace. The alleged victim, Paul Hensley, lived at the same Grant Street address, court paperwork indicated. He told police the attack occurred while the two were talking in the park. Hensley had not noticed Williams pulling the small, silver knife until he was stabbed, the complaint said. Williams told Hensley, ...

Youth football coach charged in sex assault case

A Brownsville man who served as a volunteer firefighter and a youth football coach allegedly helped to plan multiple instances of sexual assault of a boy, according to charges filed on Wednesday. James Brooks Jr., 46, allegedly told Patricia Mudery, 47, of Uniontown, how he wanted her to ...

West Greene High School honor roll

Third Nine Weeks, 2025–26 Grade 9 Highest Honors Ayden Jenco, Jessica Keener, Jordyn Little High Honors Brady Carpenter, Sabrina Gorby, Kenzlee Hill, Savanna Horner, Dion McDonnell, Aiden Pattinson, Gavin Roberts, Bret Scott, Troy Smith, Loretta Spencer Honors Beau Balint, ...

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Remarkable reign

Bill Simms has never been one to toot his own horn. The West Greene softball coach didn't tell anyone that he was closing in on his 300th win with the Lady Pioneers. "I didn't publicize it to anybody," Simms said. He figured out pretty quickly before his team's 17-2, four-inning win at ...

Lady Commodores top Waynesburg, clinch playoff spot

Emma Essington's bat and Addison Hiles' arm helped Frazier earn another trip into the WPIAL softball playoffs. Essington blasted a home run and a double in going 3 for 3 with four RBIs and Hiles allowed just one earned run as the Lady Commodores clinched at least a share of fourth place in ...

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Carter does it all in Rangers’ victory over Pirates

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kumar Rocker allowed a run in six innings and Evan Carter drove in the tying run before robbing Oneil Cruz of a three-run homer, leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Cruz singled leading off the game against Rocker ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Highlights from Pa. Game Commissioners meeting

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met Saturday at the Game CommissionÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Harrisburg headquarters to hear public comment and conduct official business that included the final adoption of 2026-27 hunting seasons and bag limits. Other highlights from SaturdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ meeting follow. ...

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