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Republic man charged with aggravated assault

A Republic man is accused of opening fire on people staking out a site where they believed stolen ATVs were hidden. Ryan Lee, 20, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, propelling a missile into occupied vehicles, propulsion of missiles onto roadways and disorderly conduct. The alleged victims told police they had been parked in an SUV and truck on North and Fairgarden streets, about 60 yards north of the North Street address where they suspected they’d find the stolen quads. Lee walked past them and into the North Street building, the complaint said. He returned with two other ...

Uniontown man accused of indecent exposure

A Uniontown man is accused of exposing himself to a minor at his home. Joshua Degusipe, 37, allegedly got into the shower with the child in February, according to his criminal complaint. The child told police they indicated they disapproved after a previous incident, after which Degusipe had promised not to do it again, the complaint said. Degusipe is charged with corruption of minors, indecent exposure, endangering welfare of children and harassment. Degusipe posted a self-surety bond of $40,000. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 26.

Chernobyl, 40 years later

Gas masks littered on a floor. Forests overgrowing empty villages. An abandoned hospital operating room. Those are some of the photographs that Brook Ward, president of UPMC Washington and Greene hospitals and a photographer, captured on a 2018 trip to Chernobyl, the site of the world's ...

Local culinary students work among the pros at Taste of the Draft

A night before some of the top college football players got picked to advance to the next level, local high school culinary students got the chance to work alongside some of the top local and national names in their fields. At Wednesday’s Taste of the Draft event, kids from the Fayette ...

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Well-deserved honor

Thursday night, Howard “Butch” Brunell was probably looking down at the Waynesburg Central High School track and saying “What’s all the to-do about?,” said his wife, Janice Brunell. “He was a very humble person,” she said of her late husband, who died in October. “And he never ...

Area coaches opine on Steelers’ draft

The grades are out from the national media if you're a Steelers fan wondering what the rest of the football world thought of their 2026 draft. If wanted an overall feel for how Pittsburgh did with the actual selections in addition to the outstanding job it did hosting the event, well you ...

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Pirates hope to rebound after being shut down by Harrison

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Pirates were attempting to complete a sweep in Milwaukee for the first time since taking four against the Brewers in August 2016. Kyle Harrison made sure the brooms were put away. Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the 山’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Gobblers take center stage

History provides context on just how good Pennsylvania spring turkey hunters have had it lately. During the state’s first spring turkey season in 1968, the total take was 1,636. Compare that to last year, when hunters harvested an estimated 42,543 birds. Not only was that the largest ...

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