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Scouts ‘dig’ camp trip

?Boy Scouts Pierce and Grant Lima of Uniontown literally “dug” a recent trip to Camp Conestoga in Somerset County.The week-long camp, which ran June 19-25, gave the Scouts an opportunity to earn their archaeology, wilderness survival and first aid merit badges. Douglas Giles, Scoutmaster of ...

PSP Troop B Commander Epstein retires

Capt. Sheldon Epstein, the retired commander of the state police unit that covered most of southwestern Pennsylvania, was honored at a recent Fraternal Order of Police luncheon.?Epstein was the commander of Troop B, which covers all of Fayette, Greene and Washington counties and parts of ...

Bud Murphy's turned a strong defense and some last-inning lightning into a 3-2 win over Blue Mountain in Fayette County Baseball League action Friday at Carmichaels.After Blue Mountain (12-5) grabbed a 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third innings, Bud's (12-5) got in the game with a run ...

Local woman scammed by ‘cramming’

?The day a U.S. senator presented a report about a practice known as cramming, a Fayette County woman was on NBC TVĢƵ “Today” show to talk about how she fought to regain money for unauthorized charges tacked onto her monthly phone bill.Cramming — the practice of third-party services ...

HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros began the second half of the season the same way they did the first.With a loss.The Astros lost 4-0 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night to begin a six-game homestand, casualties of a masterful performance by Jeff Karstens, who pitched a five-hitter for ...