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Suspect in fatal Washington shootout arrested in Virginia

A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Washington nearly a year ago was arrested Thursday night in Virginia following a standoff with authorities. Karl Kevin Sullivan II was arrested in Stafford County after Washington police said he shot and killed 20-year-old Jullian Lassic in an alley in the 100 block of North Main Street in the early hours of Oct. 11. An arrest warrant charging Sullivan with homicide and other felony counts was filed at District Judge Kelly Stewart’s office in Washington on Wednesday, and authorities in Virginia arrested him there following a standoff Thursday night. “This arrest is the result of an agency-wide effort involving the dedicated ...

Masontown man wins $1M lottery prize

In July, Tony Corso made a run to Walmart to pick up his wife’s medication for her recent heart attack. He passed a Pennsylvania Lottery machine on his way out. On a whim, the Masontown resident bought $20 in tickets, figuring historically “there’s a lot of winners” at the South ...

Flight 93 crash victims honored for 'great courage'

Twenty-five years after 40 passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 lost their lives fighting back against hijackers during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, thousands gathered at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Shanksville on Friday to honor those who died ...

Game day traffic no worse than usual in Morgantown

MORGANTOWN – Reports of traffic backups on Interstate 79 between Star City and Mount Morris, Pa., appear to stem more from construction on an overpass rather than West Virginia University game day travelers or the new traffic lights at Exit 155 at Chaplin Road. Greene County Emergency ...

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Saving the day

PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt began his 10th season by trying to move past the noise that followed his ninth. The noise that said the Pittsburgh Steelers star outside linebacker had lost a step, maybe two, after quiet and injury-marred 2025. The noise that wondered if his time as a singular ...

WVU assistant coach Devine arrested

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia assistant coach and former standout running back for the Mountaineers, Noel Devine, 38, was arrested and booked at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at the North Central Regional Jail charged with one felony count of strangulation, according to the Magistrate Court of ...

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‘Not satisfied’

Pittsburgh earned a 1-0 triumph over Loudoun United FC on Saturday in USL Championship action at F.N.B. Stadium. The Riverhounds scored eight minutes into the match on a Sam Bassett blast, and the Pittsburgh defense, which included keeper Nico Campuzano, held on for the remaining 82 minutes ...

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OP-ED: Listening to silence for personal development

People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...

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Game Commission to host driving tours of state game lands

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission will again be hosting several wildlife habitat driving tours on state game lands for the public to enjoy from the comfort of their own vehicles this fall. “These driving tours provide an overview of what’s available on our state game lands, ...

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