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Warrant issued for Brownsville child rape suspect

Police are searching for a Brownsville man accused of sexually assaulting two girls at his home. Charges were filed Monday against Quinton Brown II, 32, for the alleged assaults, which Brownsville police said happened between 2024 and March 19, 2025. On that day, police in Brownsville received a referral from Fayette County Children and Youth Services regarding the girls’ reports of abuse, court documents state. One of the girls had discussed the assaults with her mother, the complaint said. The girl later told police they would happen on a near-weekly basis. Brown had told the girls not to tell anyone about the incidents, according to charging documents. Brown is charged with ...

Greene County Meals on Wheels looking for help

The Greene County Meals on Wheels program is looking for additional help to shore up the program after funding cuts left it unable to reach everyone who wanted a meal. Blueprints manages the program as a subcontractor for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging, which receives a ...

Commissioners still considering mini-golf course at Mingo

Miniature golf might be getting another mulligan at Mingo Creek County Park. Two months after the Washington County commissioners delayed a decision on building an 18-hole putt-putt course at the county park in Nottingham Township, officials are possibly reviving the idea. The county ...

Declaration of Independence read aloud

Ceremonies in Fayette and Greene counties commemorated the 250th anniversary last week of the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence. Reading sites included the steps of the Fayette County Courthouse in Uniontown and Veterans Park in Waynesburg. Community members took on ...

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Hungry for more

Belle Vernon manager Tom Jackson remembers taking his team to the Pennsylvania State American Legion Baseball Tournament two years ago at North Allegheny. It’s an experience his squad missed out on a year ago when Connellsville advanced out of the Region 6 tournament to the ...

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Lady Leopards trio receives D1 offers

The Belle Vernon girls basketball team is coming off a season in which it won a state playoff game for the first time in 28 years and college coaches are taking notice. Three Leopards, Aubrey Brown, Isis Almyty and Lyla McConnell have each received at least one NCAA Division I offer. Brown ...

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NHL unveils schedule; Penguins open in Philadelphia

NEW YORK (AP) — The most expansive season in NHL history will begin in September, not October, and limit most teams to four preseason games. The league's first 84-game season since 1993-94 opens Sept. 29 as 32 teams will combine to play a total of 1,344 games. The Pittsburgh Penguins ...

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Jacktown Fair ‘always brings good cheer’

The granddaddy of them all kicks off the local fair season this week. The Jacktown Fair – considered one of the oldest continually operating agricultural fairs in the country – started in 1866 as the Jacksonville Fair. For a little perspective on how long the event has been part of rural ...

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LH Hiking Trail celebrates golden anniversary

The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (LHHT) tracks the spine of Laurel Ridge for 70 miles from Johnstown to Ohiopyle. This year marks the popular path’s 50-year anniversary. The next time you’re around Johnstown, heading south on Route 219 near Windber, look west (right) from the highway. ...

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