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Former Greene County DA accused of assaulting relative

An embattled former Greene County district attorney is facing additional criminal charges after an alleged domestic altercation with a family member in Waynesburg Saturday night. David Russo, 48, of Holbrook, allegedly assaulted David Zwerver, a male relative who attempted to intervene in a ...

Man charged with setting fire to flags at Uniontown plaza

By Garrett Neese newsroom@heraldstandard.com A homeless man is charged with setting fire to international flags in the George Marshall Memorial Plaza Friday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., Uniontown police found Bartholomew Jones, 49, raising the Turkish flag on a pole as it was actively ...

Fayette County man charged with violating Megan’s Law requirements

A Fayette County man is accused of violating his sex offender registration requirements by using undisclosed social media accounts to have communications of a sexual nature with an underage girl. Patrick Paul Havrilesko, 30, of Allison, was arrested Friday after an investigation by the state ...

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Conte father, son win PSAC’s top awards

PennWest California’s father-son duo of Mike and Payton Conte were big winners Tuesday when the PSAC announced its all-conference baseball teams. The elder Conte was named the PSAC West’s Coach of the Year after leading the Vulcans to a 34-11 record entering this week’s conference ...

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High school softball: Steban, C-M overpower Bethel Park

Skylah Steban had a home run, double and two RBI, powering Canon-McMillan to a 9-4 win over Bethel Park in a nonsection game Tuesday. The Big Macs (12-8) broke a 2-2 tie by scoring seven times in the fourth inning. Sophie Carl and Hailey Swope each had a double and drove in two runs for ...

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Opinion

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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

Sensational Spain

If you read my travel blog from the first half of our recent trip to Spain, you may remember we began in Barcelona, took a day trip to Montserrat Monastery an hour northwest, then headed south by train to Valencia. Now, we’re off to the Balearic Islands off Spain’s east coast to visit ...

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