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John Challis with head baseball coach Steve Wetzel in an April 24 photo following a baseball game with his Freedom High School team. Mr. Challis died Tuesday after a battle with liver and lung cancer.
Over the past few months, John Challis watched a Penguins playoff game with Mario Lemieux, was featured on ESPN television, addressed the Pirates before a game and spent an afternoon with Alex Rodriguez ... (Today)
A Youngstown, Ohio, man yesterday was sentenced to 271/2 years in federal prison for trying to kill an agent during an undercover drug deal last year. ... (Today)
Two men tried some athletic stunts to evade police yesterday morning in separate incidents along the Ohio River, but both ultimately were unsuccessful. ... (Yesterday)
Northbound and southbound shoulders of Route 60 and several ramps will be closed overnight tonight and tomorrow from the Route 60/Business 60 split to the Route 22 interchange in Robinson, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. ... (Yesterday)
A preliminary hearing is scheduled next week for two men charged over the weekend with illegal possession of a cache of firearms, ammunition, explosives and military and paramilitary uniforms at a ... (Yesterday)