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Cause of Dunbar Township house fire that killed two ruled undetermined

A state police fire marshal was unable to determine what caused a fire that killed two Dunbar Township residents. Trooper Kalee Barnhart, public information officer for the Uniontown barracks, said Friday that police were also unable to determine where the fire started. Barnhart said both of ...

Connellsville man charged in stabbing waives preliminary hearing

The case lodged against a Connellsville man accused of stabbing another man is headed to Fayette County Common Pleas Court. Robert Edward Sparks, 38, waived felony charges of attempted homicide and aggravated assault, as well as misdemeanors of simple assault and recklessly endangering another ...

Community briefs

Stepping Stones Bereavement Support will begin the fall program for the newly bereaved on Monday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., at Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown. The meetings are every Monday for 10 weeks. Those suffering a recent loss and those who are still grieving a longer ...

The Cigarette Horse Race

Social mores in my youth were truly radical compared to those of today. After years of federal regulation, negative advertising and countless medical alerts, the dangers of smoking and later, the risks of vaping, have been at least conveyed to the public at large. Health risk is a required ...

Hold on, Dems, it could get bumpy

The Democrats' convention and their crowning of Kamala Harris as their nominee for president was nearly blemish-free. The ticket of Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz head into the fall with a strong wind at their backs. But wait a minute, the process of electing a president and vice president ...

As schools welcome students back, buses take to roads

With summer coming to a close, school buses will be back on the roads and motorists are urged to be mindful of school bus laws. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts reports that two school zone laws – illegally passing a school bus or speeding in a school zone – have been ...