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Greene man charged with child pornography

A Dilliner man was arrested on charges of possessing multiple images of child pornography. Police began investigating Johnie Carter, 42, after a Cybertipline report from Google to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alleged he had saved seven images involving children, according to the criminal complaint. Charging documents stated at least one photo included a child estimated to be as young as 5. Subscriber information linked to the account led police to an address in Dilliner where Carter resided, police said. Under questioning from police, Carter admitted to having multiple images of child pornography on his tablet, court documents said. Carter was charged ...

Waynesburg pursues state recycling grant for equipment

The Waynesburg Borough Council could get some help purchasing new equipment through a state recycling grant. At Monday’s meeting, the council approved applying for a Department of Environmental Protection grant in cooperation with Greene County. Any money would be put toward the cost of a ...

Ticking upward

As temperatures rise and more people head outdoors, experts say tick season is already underway across Pennsylvania, a state that consistently ranks among the highest in the nation for Lyme disease cases. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and Pennsylvania is, indeed, a Lyme disease ...

Fayette County election officials announce precinct changes

Voters at 11 precincts in Fayette County will be reporting to new polling places for next week’s primary as part of the months-long work by the elections board to consolidate and streamline locations. Planning for the consolidation plan began last year when elections officials started ...

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Brownsville stuns No. 4 SA for first softball playoff win

Ava Clark had knocked off just about every individual goal she set for herself through her four years as the pitching ace for Brownsville’s softball team. She broke the program record for strikeouts a year ago and jacked her career total up over 600 and then 700 during her senior ...

Rampage of runs

The flood gates broke open early and the runs kept pouring across the plate. And pouring and pouring and pouring. Jefferson-Morgan rang up an amazing 18 runs in the first inning on its way to a 18-2, three-inning victory over Leechburg in their WPIAL Class A first-round softball playoff ...

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Former cornerstone Rodriguez hoping to stick with Pirates

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before Paul Skenes. Before Konnor Griffin. Before Bubba Chandler. Before Henry Davis, there was Endy Rodriguez. An athlete behind the plate who hit 25 homers as a 22-year-old in the minors, Rodriguez was one of the foundational pieces the Pittsburgh Pirates planned to ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Easy insurance

It’s National Safe Boating Week. From May 16-22, state fishery and boating agencies, boating trade groups, US Coast Guard, and the US Army Corps of Engineers will be celebrating safe boating, reminding boaters of safe practices on the water and, unfortunately, summarizing the past year’s ...

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