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Emaciated horses found in Butler County
State police said an animal cruelty investigation is underway after ten emaciated horses were found living in poor conditions at a location in Clearfield Township, Butler ...
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Jefferson Hills attorney tops field for district justice
Jefferson Hills attorney Guy Reschenthaler has won both party nominations for the magisterial district judge's seat Pat A. Capolupo is ...
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North Versailles candidates mull options
"I thought it was a good race," said Snyder, 43, "and I want to congratulate all of the candidates and their families. I think they all ran first-class ...
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Endorsed school candidates prevail
Endorsed McKeesport Area school board candidates Scott Smith, Patricia Maksin and Tom Maglicco gather at an election night reception at the Viking Restaurant and Lounge. They, as cross-filed candidates, earned Democratic and Republican nomination for school ...
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Restore Charleroi team prevails
John Mollenauer reacts to winning in the Charleroi mayors race. , as Deborah Kruell-Buck,Karen Kosh, Jennifer Vargo, and Larry M. Celaschi check the incoming numbers for charleroi council winners. On Tuesday, ...
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Kristen Scott Thomas must truly relish starring in long, melancholy romantic epics opposite quiet, brooding leading men. In 1996, she starred opposite a quiet, brooding Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient," a film that teetered on the edge of greatness. In 1998, she starred opposite a quite, brooding Robert Redford in "The Horse Whisperer," an unmemorable, but certainly watchable romance. And n ... ...
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5 advance in school board race
Three Connellsville Area School Board incumbents and two newcomers won the chance on Tuesday to have their names placed on the ballot in the November general ...
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Mt. Pleasant mayor victorious
In Mt. Pleasant's Second Ward, two Democratic candidates vied for the only four-year seat, but it was incumbent Susan Ruszkowski who will move on to the general election by receiving 67.76 percent of the vote, beating out challenger Robert Storey, who received 32.24 percent of the ...
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Candidates agree Race still too close to call in Fallowfield
After Tuesday's primary election results were released late Tuesday, Bruce Smith and Donn Henderson agreed the race was still too close to ...
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Iacoboni Egros win Democratic nods for Rostraver commissioner race
According to unofficial Westmoreland County election results, incumbent commissioner Pat Egros and newcomer Ray Iacoboni secured the top two Democratic ...
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Charleroi Area School Board getting two new members
In the race for four spots on the Elizabeth Forward School Board, the top four Democratic nominations went to Dorothy A. Wycoff, 1,030, Francis J. Posa, 924, Scott A. McVicker, 719, Mary C. Scarry, 648. The Dems who fell short were Jamie O. Evans, 606, Alexa R. Siemon, 564, and Daniel J. Novacek, ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Metro Hotel on Pitt
A truly affordable hotel in Sydney, with stylish decor, great location and in-house snazzy brasserie? If the notion of affordable ...
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