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Older adults invited to take safe-driving seminar

A Seniors for Safe Driving seminar, geared toward adults 55 and older, will be held on Friday, May 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Connellsville Senior Center. Taking part in the class can help participants earn a discount of at least 5% on auto insurance while honing their driving skills. The instructor will discuss communicating with drivers, risk management, airbags, sharing the road, road signs, signals, pavement markings and more. All who attend the seminar will receive a certificate for a minimum of 5% off their auto insurance for three years. Cost is $17. Registration is due by Monday, May 4, by calling state Rep. Ryan Warner's office at 724-437-1105 or signing up at ...

Waynesburg woman sentenced to 5-10 years for fatal drug delivery

A Waynesburg woman was sentenced to five to 10 years incarceration for providing fentanyl-laced drugs that led to a manÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ fatal overdose in 2024. Tiffany Gump, 29, pleaded no contest in January to drug delivery resulting in death, as well as misdemeanor charges of tampering with or ...

Republic man charged with aggravated assault

A Republic man is accused of opening fire on people staking out a site where they believed stolen ATVs were hidden. Ryan Lee, 20, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, propelling a missile into occupied vehicles, propulsion of missiles onto roadways and disorderly conduct. The alleged victims told police they had been parked in an SUV and truck on North and Fairgarden streets, about 60 yards north of the North Street address where they suspected they’d find the stolen quads. Lee walked past them and into the North Street building, the complaint said. He returned with two other ...

Frontier forts played pivotal role in lead-up to and conclusion of American Revolution

EditorÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ note: The first few weeks of our America 250 series has focused heavily on the early career of George Washington, the nationÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first president and, prior to the American revolution, an officer in the British Army. We touched briefly two week ago on WashingtonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campaign through ...

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Roaring Lions win 6 straight, qualify for playoffs

Penn State Fayette's baseball team picked the perfect time to go on a winning streak. The Roaring Lions took a pair of non-conference games from Patrick Henry on April 22, outscoring the Sentinels by a combined 18-1, then reeled off four consecutive victories over Penn State New Kensington ...

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Steelers place unrestricted free-agent tender on Rodgers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have left the door wide open for Aaron Rodgers to return. Still, the club gave itself a little bit of protection in case he does not. Pittsburgh placed the unrestricted free-agent tender on the four-time MVP on Monday, meaning the Steelers would ...

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Gorman, Burleson, Walker lead Cardinals over Pirates 11-7

PITTSBURGH — Nolan Gorman homered and drove in three runs and Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker drove in three runs apiece to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera, the top two hitters in the Cardinals’ ...

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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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Gobblers take center stage

History provides context on just how good Pennsylvania spring turkey hunters have had it lately. During the stateÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first spring turkey season in 1968, the total take was 1,636. Compare that to last year, when hunters harvested an estimated 42,543 birds. Not only was that the largest ...

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