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W. Brownsville man acquitted of murder in New Kensington killing

A Washington County man charged last year in the 2022 killing of another man in New Kensington was found not guilty of murder and other felony charges. The four-day trial last week for Larry Osborn Nix II at the Westmoreland County Courthouse culminated Thursday night with the jury acquitting him on the most serious charges after deliberating for about three hours. Nix, 42, of West Brownsville, was accused of fatally shooting 31-year-old James Michael Hayes while in the parking lot of the Kensington Arms Apartments in New Kensington on Dec. 9, 2022. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli convened a grand jury to review the case, and Nix was charged last March with ...

Man who died following incident with Donora police had lethal amount of fentanyl

The man who died earlier this year after being taken into police custody in Donora had a lethal amount of fentanyl in his system, according to an autopsy performed by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. John F. Miller died at a Pittsburgh hospital five days after he ran from ...

Fayette woman accused of killing 2-year-old son heading to trial

A Fayette County woman charged with killing her young son more than two years ago is heading to trial next month. Counsel confirmed a starting trial date of Aug. 3 during a pretrial hearing for Brianna Bloyer in Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Monday morning. The trial is scheduled to ...

Former youth football director pleads guilty to embezzling league funds

The former director of a youth football league in the Pittsburgh area who embezzled hundreds of thousands from the organization over the past several years pleaded guilty last week. William Spencer, 57, of Canton Township, appeared Wednesday at the Washington County Courthouse before President Judge Valarie Costanzo and entered an open guilty plea in connection with theft from the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League. Spencer pleaded guilty to one felony count of theft by unlawful taking and misdemeanor charges of receiving stolen property and misapplication of entrusted property, according to the state Attorney General’s office, which prosecuted the case. Spencer was ...

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Connellsville bows out of Junior Legion state tournament

Connellsville started out the Junior American Legion Baseball state tournament with a pair of wins but a loss on Monday evening and another on Tuesday morning ended its run at Macclesfield Park in Yardley. Connellsville earned victories over the Yardley-Morrisville Riversharks in walk-off ...

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Yankees activate Fried ahead of schedule to pitch against Pirates

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried came off the injured list ahead of schedule Wednesday to pitch for the New York Yankees in the second game of their day-night doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The ace left-hander had been sidelined since May 14 because of a left elbow bone bruise and was ...

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THURSDAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m. DISTRICT BASEBALL FAYETTE COUNTY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS First Round (Best of 3) Carmichaels at Mill Run, 6 p.m. Hopwood at Charleroi, 6 p.m.

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OP-ED: Three strikes and a lifetime of splinters

At about 9 years old, I decided I wanted to build a treehouse. We had a sturdy black walnut tree in our backyard, and I had amassed a pile of old weathered fence slats with enough splinters to disable a battalion of enemy soldiers. I had a handful of nails I had painstakingly pulled from ...

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A visit from the naughty boy

Already scientists are growing concerned over the possibility of a Super El Nino weather event developing and its effect on much of the world’s weather. Pacific water temperatures are already nearing 3 degrees above normal and while this may not seem like much one must remember we are ...

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