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Former Greene DA, county detective held for court

A former Greene County district attorney and his former chief detective, who allegedly conspired to retaliate against a number of county officials, were held for court after more than four hours of testimony at a preliminary hearing on Friday. David Russo, 47, who served as Greene County’s ...

Crews respond to two early morning crashes in South Strabane Township Sunday

At around 3 a.m. Sunday, the South Strabane Fire Department was dispatched to Locust Avenue in response to a report that a vehicle had struck a pole and the porch of a home, causing a small fire to break out due to downed power lines. South Strabane Fire Department officials confirmed no ...

Egg-stravagant solution? Raising chickens unlikely to ease burden on egg prices

As egg prices rise many are looking to raise their own chickens, but experienced chicken farmers say it is ultimately an impractical and more costly solution. According to the Consumer Price Index provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of a dozen large, grade A eggs rose ...

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High school baseball: Avella stays unbeaten, sweeps series

Avella ran its record to 6-0 with a 15-7 win over visiting West Greene on Tuesday in Class A Section 1. Bryce Wright homered and drove in three and Jorden Moore had five RBI as Avella improved to 2-0 in the section and swept the two-game series. Winning pitcher Chas Rush struck out eight ...

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Cirelli scores twice as Lightning rout Penguins

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 on Tuesday night. Anthony Cirelli scored twice in the first period, Brandon Hagel and Ryan McDonagh both had a goal and an assist. Brayden Point also scored for ...

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High school softball: West Greene’s Gilbert throws no-hitter

West Greene improved its record to 2-0 with an 11-0 win in five innings over Cameron (W.Va.) on Tuesday as winning pitcher Payton Gilbert fired her first career no-hitter. She struck out 10 with no walks. Gilbert also went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Kendra Tharp had a double, scored ...

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OP-ED: Talking censorship and budget-slashing

It's painful, with all the farce and fright coming out of the Trump administration, to focus attention on two examples of utter political ineptitude by Democrats. The first example comes from Maine, where Democrats in the lower house of that state's legislature stripped a Republican ...

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Inaugural Seader Leadership scholarships awarded

The inaugural Seader Leadership Scholarships were awarded at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region 8 meeting on Feb. 8 at Pennsylvania Western University California. PJAS is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote ...

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