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The suspect in a Uniontown homicide was taken into custody Friday morning in Baltimore. Police had been searching for Braedon Dickinson, 18, of Connellsville since Feb. 5, when he allegedly fatally shot Lemaur Thompson. Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele declined to specify why ...

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The cost of love

With Valentine's Day just a few days off, local flower and candy shops are gearing up for the onslaught of last-minute business that typically accompanies the holiday. And shoppers should be prepared to pay a little more to treat their sweetie this year. Increased tariffs on some imports ...

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” While Benjamin Franklin probably never actually uttered that famous quote, it still rang true this past weekend as local restaurants, coffee shops and drinking establishments battled through a nearly 60-hour ...

The Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of a Connellsville teen charged with criminal homicide. An arrest warrant was issued for Braedon Dickinson, 18, after he allegedly shot and killed Lemaur Thompson Jr. on Dunlap Street in ...

‘Unapologetically ourselves’

Lt. Gov Austin Davis still remembers when then-Lt. Gov. Mark Schweiker, visited his school during his fifth-grade year at McKeesport Area School District. “When I got sworn in as lieutenant governor, he brought pictures from that visit to my office, so it was pretty cool,” he said. “So ...