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State awards over $8.5M in local development grants

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included incorrect information regarding recipient projects and total funding disbursements. Fayette County Tire Recycling, Uniontown Area YMCA, Cool Valley and Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc., did not receive funding in the 2025 RACP grant cycle. A mixed-use development, community center and a local library are among the just over $8.6 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant awards announced last week by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The seven recipients in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties are part of the $134 million in funding distributed to projects across Southwestern Pennsylvania during the 2025 ...

Greene judge vacates certification of GOP committee write-ins

A Greene County judge vacated the certification of 33 write-in candidates for Greene County Republican Party committee seats in the May primary after determining they did not receive enough votes to qualify. Court of Common Pleas Judge Christopher Simms handed down the July 15 ruling after the ...

Washington Co. man acquitted of murder in New Kensington killing

A Washington County man charged last year in the 2022 killing of another man in New Kensington was found not guilty of murder and other felony charges. The four-day trial last week for Larry Osborn Nix II at the Westmoreland County Courthouse culminated Thursday night with the jury acquitting ...

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Split decision: Pirates settle for one win against Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 Wednesday night for a doubleheader ...

Pony League World Series shows Washington to the world

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of articles about the 75th anniversary of PONY Baseball and Softball, leading up to the Pony League World Series in Washington next month. Each August, it captivates those playing, coaching and watching. It showcases the city of Washington ...

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First-place Wild Things battle back for win

When you’re a first-place team, these are the kind of things that happen. When you’re the last-place team in the division, these also are the kind of things that happen. The Central Division-leading Wild Things overcame a late deficit Wednesday night, taking advantage a wild pitch that ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: Pa. municipalities should consider merging

Pennsylvania is divided into 67 counties and features a remarkably high number of local governments. Each parcel of land within the commonwealth falls into a specific city (57), borough (956), incorporated town (1), or township (1,546). The large number of municipalities resulted from early ...

Living

Understanding and treating rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition, mainly affecting the face, that causes redness, swelling, pain and changes in appearance. It is estimated that more than 16 million people in the United States have rosacea, according to the National Rosacea Society (NRS), but only about 1 million are ...

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