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Belle Vernon man accused of stealing $500K from his mother

A Belle Vernon man, along with his wife and son, allegedly emptied his mother’s bank account over a four-year period, buying a luxury car and real estate, and gambling. State police on Thursday charged Todd Reppert, 56; his wife Laura Reppert, 55; and their son Ty Reppert, 29, with stealing ...

Mineral Beach housing plan approved

Union Township supervisors unanimously approved conditional use for construction of 113 single-family homes at the former Mineral Beach pool site. The board also approved subdivision and land development plans for the property at 6299 Route 88 at its meeting Wednesday, subject to several ...

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The Hazel and JW Ruby Community Center in Morgantown, W.Va., was filled with anticipation – and quite a bit of tail wagging – this week, as hundreds of humans and their show dogs gathered inside to compete in the Mountaineer Kennel Club’s annual Black Diamond Cluster dog show, hosted ...

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High school softball: C-H assured of at least share of section title

Chartiers-Houston clinched at least a share of the Class 2A Section 3 championship with an 18-0 thumping of Carlynton on Monday. The Bucs are 9-0 in the section and 15-1 overall. C-H has not lost to a Class 2A team this season. Meadow Ferri pitched only one inning for the Bucs and struck ...

Peters Township’s Shanafelt commits to Stanford

Peters Township linebacker Lucas Shanafelt announced on social media that he committed to Stanford to play football Sunday night. Shanafelt, a junior, chose the Cardinal over Pitt, Purdue and Duke. He becomes the second Peters Township football player to commit to Stanford in the last two ...

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Sullivan out as Penguins coach after 10 seasons

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan's relentless intensity instantly ignited the Pittsburgh Penguins. From one of his morning skates as Penguins head coach in December 2015, when his booming voice echoed throughout an empty Consol Energy Center (now PPG Paints ...

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OP-ED: Homer City: The end of one era, dawn of the next

It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...

Living

Discovering Spain

Spain certainly knows how to make an entrance. Our first impression of the Iberian Peninsula was made as we were flying over a jagged mountain range, which we later realized was Montserrat. More on that stunning location in a bit, but let’s start with Barcelona. We had long wanted to ...

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