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SCI-Fayette prison guard accused of assaulting inmate

A corrections officer at SCI-Fayette allegedly assaulted an inmate on Christmas Eve and then lied about it. Richard Cacurak, 25, of Carmichaels is accused of pushing an inmate into his cell and punching him in the head until other officers arrived. Authorities said the alleged attack was ...

Pothole pains: Crews take to streets to begin patching

As winter turns to spring, back to winter and into spring again, it is prime time for potholes to begin forming on local roadways. The state Department of TransportationÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ District 12 will spend more than $1.8 million and use about 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across Washington, ...

Aliens, Starlink and JFK

As a 16-year-old, when President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, my world stopped. Of course, we had no information about his very active social life, his purported involvement with the significant other of a Mafia figure, the hatred from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, the anti-Castro ...

USDA funding cuts impacting local food banks, schools

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ending two programs that provided more than $1 billion for food banks and schools to purchase food from local farmers and producers. The Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program, which provided funding for states to buy food from local farmers to ...

Fayette County recycling volunteers honored for their efforts

Fayette County Recycling Coordinator and Stormwater Manager Sheila Shea got to shine a light recently on a group of her most dedicated volunteers and was herself honored for her efforts. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its local arm, Keep Fayette County Green, recognized Dave Rice, Luke ...

Bute School

The clickety-clack of tap shoes on a hardwood floor stayed with me for a long time. I could still see the two little kids, locked arms, clicking away to a phonograph record to the delight of the assembled parents. West Leisenring, or as I knew it growing up, Bute, was the home of many of ...