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The immigrants deserve better

Albert Einstein said a picture is worth a thousand words. The photo of the sign at the Moshannon detention center in Philipsburg in todayĢƵ newspaper screams them. Irony, too. “Help shelter pets find their way home,” the billboard in the background reads. The signs’ ...

This is how a nation’s spirit is broken

By Richard Robbins A nation that lies to itself about itself is in its essentials untrustworthy; divorced from factual reality, it is a nation doomed to self-deceit and self-dealing, such as to render it inoperable. We are on the precipice of becoming such a nation. The significance of ...

Pa. Supreme Court decision changes how DAs, attorneys handle DUI cases

A recent decision by the state Supreme Court has upended how some prosecutors and defense attorneys are approaching first-time offenses for driving under the influence. In a May 30 opinion, the court ruled that anyone who successfully completes the accelerated rehabilitative disposition ...

Monessen couple jailed in abuse of 5-year-old

Monessen police arrested a man and woman this week in connection with the abuse of a 5-year-old boy, including forcing the child to eat his own feces. Charles W. Smitley V, 29, and Colleen Cassidy, 36, both of Monessen, each face felony charges of endangering the welfare of children, unlawful ...

Washington teen wanted in shooting arrested in Pittsburgh

A Washington teenager charged in a shooting last month was arrested in Pittsburgh Thursday. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh confirmed that Tristan Lassic was taken into custody following a standoff with a SWAT team serving an arrest warrant around 5:30 p.m. Lassic was in a home ...