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Red Raiders top AG as Uniontown sweeps doubleheader

Herald-Standard 18 Jan 2026
Payden Fitzgerald tallied 20 points and Uniontown gradually pulled away from Albert Gallatin to claim a 75-50 victory in Section 1-5A boys basketball action Friday night ... “It was a packed house, like an LH-Uniontown crowd.”.
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Police briefs

Herald-Standard 18 Jan 2026
BROWNSVILLE. Aggravated assault ... Krcelich fired a gun toward her as she ran to her car, the complaint said ... Billy Joe Jacobs II, 30, of Uniontown, is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, cruelty to animals and neglect of animals ... .
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Judges are identifying suspected AI hallucinations in Pa. court cases

Herald-Standard 18 Jan 2026
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Catching up with … Shelley Bortz

Herald-Standard 18 Jan 2026
Shelley Bortz was back at her alma mater last month reliving fond memories from her time playing basketball for Geibel Catholic ... She joined her dad George Bortz as the two became the first father-daughter duo to be enshrined ... 1 ... She proved them wrong ... .
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Local roundup: Mustangs fall in battle at McKeesport, 59-53

Herald-Standard 18 Jan 2026
McKeesport out-scored visiting Laurel Highlands 20-14 in the fourth quarter to earn a 59-53 Section 1-5A victory in boys basketball action Friday night ... Brock Pritts tallied 14 points for the Scotties (9-6) who extended their winning streak to five ... .
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Community briefs

Herald-Standard 18 Jan 2026
Meetings are held at Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown ... Fresh Fire Church will hold a food distribution at the old Sears store at the Uniontown Mall on Route 40 on Thursday, Feb.
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Uniontown Walmart evacuated over bomb threat

WPXI 17 Jan 2026
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A local Walmart was evacuated on Saturday due to a bomb threat. A Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson confirms that troopers are investigating the incident at the Walmart in Uniontown ... ... ....
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Former Point Marion official accused of taking $73k from borough’s parks commission

Herald-Standard 17 Jan 2026
The former vice president of Point Marion’s parks committee – who was co-winner of a $30.6 million Powerball jackpot nearly 25 years ago – is accused of taking more than $73,000 from the borough to help fuel her gambling habit ... .
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Finding your rhythm again: Reestablishing routines in the New Year

Herald-Standard 17 Jan 2026
The holiday season is special, fun and often a bit chaotic, filled with family gatherings and joyful celebrations. Once the decorations come down and chaos subsides in the new year, many families face a familiar challenge ... Dr ... Start with sleep ... .
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‘One of Washington County’s most distinguished sons’

Herald-Standard 17 Jan 2026
James G ... Blaine was born Jan. 31, 1830, and grew up in a house that once stood on Main Street in West Brownsville Borough not far from the banks of the Monongahela River ... He served in the U.S ... Senate in 1876 ... But Blaine’s political career wasn’t over ... .
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Greene residents charged with animal cruelty

Herald-Standard 16 Jan 2026
Two Wind Ridge residents are accused of aggravated animal cruelty after two dogs in their care were found to be severely underweight ... Vulcano called SWPA Humane Law Enforcement about the dogs on his property on Oct ... .
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Back in the pulpit

Herald-Standard 16 Jan 2026
After a short retirement, the Rev. Robert Ellis Stump admits to feeling good to be back in the pulpit again. The new pastor of California United Methodist Church has 40 years of experience at United Methodist Churches in Central Pennsylvania ... Sunday ... .
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Fire damages Henry Clay Township home

Herald-Standard 16 Jan 2026
Fire heavily damaged a mobile home in Henry Clay Township over the weekend, but no injuries were reported ... Crews were on scene for about 90 minutes ... .
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Fayette County man accused of exposing infant son to cocaine

Herald-Standard 16 Jan 2026
A Vanderbilt man is accused of leaving cocaine unsecured at his house that was later ingested by his infant son. Stephen Kozakovsky, 30, is charged with endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person ... 28. .
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