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Tax payment reminder

The Dunbar Township Tax Office reminds property owners that the last day to pay county/township real estate and per capita tax without penalty is June 30. The office will have extended hours from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday with no break for lunch. All payments postmarked June 30 will be accepted. Taxpayers can also pay online by visiting allpaid.com. Pennsylvania law states that failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve taxpayers from their responsibility to pay the taxes due. The tax office can fax, email or text a copy of the notice upon request. Property owners can call the office at 724-626-0804, email dunbartownshiptaxoffice@yahoo.com or text 724-323-3834.

Four charged with animal cruelty in Greene

Four people are accused of aggravated animal cruelty and related crimes after they allegedly kept dozens of animals — some of which were found dead — in filthy conditions without adequate food in Greene County. Charges were filed Friday with Judge Thomas Ankrom against Timothy Cook, 21, of Marianna; Patricia Brungardt, 51, and Streame Chrest, 24, both of Creekside; and Thomas Brungardt, 44, of Derry. The investigation dates back to February, when a state police trooper from the Waynesburg barracks was called to a garage in Cumberland Township where a dead dog was found inside a towed vehicle. The vehicle, which troopers noted to have a “foul odor of decomposition, feces and ...

Three rescued after falling into Yough River

Three kayakers were rescued after falling into the Youghiogheny River in Upper Tyrone Township Sunday afternoon. Crews were called out at 1:42 p.m. after receiving a report that kayaks carrying three people had overturned near Everson, Fayette County 911 said. The three people had made their way to a riverbank on the Upper Tyrone side but could not be reached due to the terrain, according to a Facebook post from the Everson Fire Department. Firefighters from Morrell, which was also called, could see the kayakers and made phone contact with them while they awaited rescue, the Everson department said. The alarm was upgraded to send out the New Haven Hose and Dawson departments, both ...

Haitians, Syrians face deportation after SCOTUS ruling

They have started small businesses and work in factories, the healthcare industry, and other occupations: Thousands of Haitians and Syrians in Southwestern Pennsylvania are living under protected legal status. Now, They now may have to return to their home countries. A U.S. Supreme Court ...

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Pirates shut down by Sanchez in 8-0 loss to Phillies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez returned to form after a couple of shaky outings, allowing only three hits in seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 on Tuesday night. Sánchez (10-3) struck out nine and walked only two in becoming the first ...

Local Calendar

THURSDAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m. DISTRICT BASEBALL FAYETTE COUNTY LEAGUE Hopwood at Mill Run, 6 p.m. FAYETTE AMERICAN LEGION Thomas Jefferson at Charleroi, dh, 5 p.m. Uniontown at Belle Vernon, dh, 6 p.m.

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Top-tier tutor

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When most of the college athletes think of West Virginia football, they think of wide receiver Tavon Austin and his highlight tape. New Mountaineers transfer quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. was asked on the "3 Guys Before the Game" what he thought of when he hears WVU ...

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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, ...

Outdoors

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Report wild turkey sightings this summer

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is again asking the public to report sightings of all wild turkeys they see this summer. The annual Wild Turkey Summer Sighting Survey runs July 1 through Aug. 31. Public participation is important for wild turkey population management. These ...

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