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Police beat March 27

COKEBURG Theft: Francis N. Falcon, 41, of Washington, is charged by state police with felonies of burglary and theft by unlawful taking. According to the criminal complaint, the morning of Sept. 17 Falcon and Timothy Work entered a home in the 100 block of Lincoln Street and stole about $20,000 of property, mostly tools and firearms. Work, 33, of Marianna, was charged soon after and is awaiting trial. Falcon was arraigned Tuesday morning before District Judge Curtis Thompson, who released him on $50,000 unsecured bond. EAST WASHINGTON Assault alleged: Nicole Richmond, 38, of East Washington, is charged by East Washington police with aggravated assault, disarming a law enforcement ...

Owner of Fayette County personal care home accused of bilking residents

The owner of a personal care home in Fayette County is accused of bilking numerous residents out of rent rebate checks, while also allegedly hiding business transactions by funneling more than $700,000 through the accounts of three people after they had died. Veerasammy Perumal, 62, of ...

Hanover Township man sentenced to jail for DUI road rage crash that killed wife

A Hanover Township man who was drunk when he crashed during a road rage incident on Easter Sunday in 2022, killing his wife and injuring his daughter, showed no emotion as family members – including his two adult children – spoke about how the incident affected them. “My mom was my world ...

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High school baseball: Ringgold outlasts Trinity in 8 innings

Alex Kolando’s RBI single scored Andrew Sprinkle from second base and capped Ringgold’s two-run bottom of the eighth inning that gave the Rams an 8-7 win over Trinity in a non-section game Wednesday. Trinity (1-1) forced extra innings by scoring in the top of the seventh when Jonah ...

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High school softball: Waynesburg drops 2 on southern trip

Waynesburg dropped a pair of games In Pigeon Creek, Tenn. The Raiders were edged by Mogadore (Ohio), 6-5, and lost to Xaverian (N.Y.), 9-1. Waynesburg outhit Mogadore 12-8 but couldn’t overcome a 6-3 deficit. The Raiders scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning but left two runners ...

Vulcans’ McClurg named All-American

By The Observer-Reporter KANSAS CITY, Mo. – California sophomore guard KJ McClurg was named an All-American on Tuesday, becoming the Vulcans’ first National Association of Basketball Coaches All-American since 2001. McClurg, from Morgantown, W.Va., is the fifth NABC All-American in ...

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Football game should not have gone forward in brutal cold

Sure, we’ve had our days of unseasonable warmth lately, but remember that stretch back in January when it was so cold we could have ducked into a meat locker to warm up? Football fans in Kansas City surely do. On its way to winning its second Super Bowl in a row and its third since 2020, the ...

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Helicopter to drop 50,000 eggs at Greene County airport

Editor's note: The egg drop will be held on Saturday, March 23. The rain date is March 30. The incorrect day was noted in the story. Easter egg hunts are a common thing this time of year, but a group of churches in Greene County are taking that idea to new heights. Ten churches from ...

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