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Canonsburg receives LSA grant to address flooding issues

Canonsburg has received a county Local Share Account (LSA) grant for $90,000 to begin flood remediation in the business district on the west end of the borough. Flooding on McBurney Road has been an issue for some time. An area stream flows through Chartiers Township and onto West Pike Street ...

South Fayette hosts unified robotics tournament

South Fayette Middle School hosted its first Unified Robotics Tournament last week. In addition to South Fayette, teams from Beaver Area, Blackhawk, Elizabeth Forward, Mars Area, West Allegheny and Western Beaver participated. Teams consisting of students with diverse abilities worked to build ...

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Former Penguins GM Shero dies at age 62

By Stephen Whyno AP Hockey Writer Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins when they won the Stanley Cup in 2009, has died. He was 62. The Minnesota Wild announced Shero's death Wednesday. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Devils confirmed the team ...

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Bart singles in 13th to give Pirates win over Cardinals

By John Perrotto Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Joey Bart singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, despite six hitless innings from Erick Fedde. The Pirates loaded the bases ...

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High school baseball: Jefferson-Morgan’s Curtis gets 400th career win

Veteran Jefferson-Morgan head coach John Curtis received a Gatorade bath on a chilly Wednesday afternoon and he didn’t even complain. That’s because Jefferson-Morgan shut out previously undefeated Avella 3-0 in a Class A Section 1 game played in Jefferson. It was also the 400th career ...

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OP-ED: Time to make good on populist promises

Donald Trump campaigned as a populist, vowing to raise up “the forgotten man.” This message allowed him to win a surprising amount of support from the working class. Unfortunately, it was a con. Trump’s actions in the first two months of his new administration have demonstrated that he ...

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Early detection necessary to stop glaucoma progression

(Family Features) – More than 4.2 million Americans live with glaucoma, a leading cause of vision loss in the nation. Although there is no cure for glaucoma, early detection and treatment can stop this condition in its tracks. "Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the ...

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