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Man arrested in Fayette County sting operation

A sting operation in Fayette County led to the arrest Saturday morning of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. State troopers began investigating Monday after receiving a report that Samuel Newman, 53, of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., had committed sexual crimes against the child, according to a release Saturday from District Attorney Mike Aubele. Evidence from Facebook, text messages, letters and videos depicting child sex abuse corroborated the child's claim, Aubele said. Friday, Newman and the child arranged to meet at a local park in a video conversation, which was monitored by the state police with the family's cooperation, Aubele said. When Newman arrived ...

Fayette County man killed in Sunday morning crash

A Fayette County man was killed in a single-vehicle accident when his pickup truck crashed Sunday morning in North Union Township. Joseph Franks, 52, of Lemont Furnace, was the only person inside the vehicle at the time of the crash on Mt. Braddock Road, according to a release from Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker. There were no other injuries in the crash, which occurred shortly after 3 a.m. near the roadÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ intersection with Route 119, Fayette County 911 dispatch said. Franks was transported to WVU Uniontown Hospital, where the Fayette County CoronerÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office was called, Baker said in the release. The West Leisenring, North Union Township and Dunbar Township fire ...

Plumbing problems delay Greene County Historical Museum opening

The Greene County Historical Society has launched a fundraising campaign for plumbing repairs at its museum after a sewer system failure forced the delay of its seasonal opening. Members of the historical society discovered the backup of raw sewage in the basement early this week, days ...

Family displaced after Uniontown fire

A Uniontown house that was home to six people is a total loss after a fire Friday night. Fayette County 911 dispatch said a neighbor called in the fire at 99 Connellsville St. at 6:22 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke, said Uniontown Assistant Fire Chief Rick Lint. No one was ...

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Connellsville youth wrestling shines at state tourneys

ConnellsvilleÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ high school wrestling team is consistently one of the top squads in the WPIAL and PIAA, and while its competitors continue to work once they reach the varsity level, the seeds for success were planted in the youth leagues. The Falcons had a strong showing in the Keystone ...

Football family

Cole Radcliffe is eager to join his brother Harry as a football player at PennWest California … sort of. While Cole would be playing football for the Vulcans if this were Brazil, England, France or Germany, he is continuing his soccer career after committing last December and signing his ...

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Elliott wins at Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott went low, got a push from his Hendrick Motorsports teammate and held on to become only the second NASCAR Cup driver with multiple wins this season. Elliott stayed ahead of Denny Hamlin for the closing four laps after a final restart at Texas on Sunday for ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

May, one of my favorites

ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a rainy Wednesday in Uniontown, however even a rainy day can be beautiful in late spring. The spring rain has added a dimension of color to the landscape that only appears around the beginning of May when the trees have put on their leaves and the woods and hillsides are full of this ...

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