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Police: Driver in fatal I-70 crash was driving 118 mph

State police say a Fayette City man was driving 118 mph moments before he crashed into the rear of an Allenport woman’s car on Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County earlier this year, killing her after her car burst into flames. Jacob M. Posey, 22, was charged Friday with felony homicide by ...

‘Women in Red’: PennWest prof helps close gender gap in Wikipedia entries

Wikipedia statistics reveal that there are significantly more entries about males than females in the online encyclopedia. Of the 2,009,049 biographies that appeared June 24 on the free site that is maintained by a community of volunteers, only 398,893 were about women, or slightly less than ...

Monessen teen sentenced to prison for friend’s shooting death

A Monessen teen responsible for the shooting death of a friend in November 2022 was sentenced to prison Monday following his guilty plea to lesser charges earlier this year. Terry Newton, 17, appeared in Westmoreland County Court and was sentenced by Judge Scott Mears to serve eight to 25 ...

Committee beginning to review proposals for radio system overhaul

Washington County’s public safety committee and other officials are beginning to review the proposals from three vendors vying to overhaul the county’s 911 emergency radio contract. The radio committee, public safety team, Mission Critical Partners consulting firm and all three ...

Best of Sports, Boys Cross Country: Ryan Pajak, Ringgold

Prior to finishing his career in high school cross country, Ryan Pajak had already committed to the University of Notre Dame, but the Ringgold senior wanted to leave his mark on the sport before heading to South Bend, Ind. Pajak had been one of the best runners in the state but a gold medal ...