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Class of 2013 Encourged to Get a Job

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, IMAGES, SLIDESHOW & LINKS TO THE ARCHIVED TELECAST OF COMMENCEMENT

The sun shined down on the Class of 2013 at the 159th commencement at Westminster College where Distinguished Faculty Award recipient and faculty chair Dr. Terri Lenox lovingly nudged the graduates to now get a job.  Access our video clips, dozens of images and our archived telecast of commencement.

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Rescue at McConnell's Mill State Park

Lawrence County first responders rushed to McConnell's Mill State Park in Slippery Rock Township to rescue a 26-year old man who fell down a steep hillside on Monday afternoon.

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Primary hopefuls put in final day of campaigning

With the state's voter-identification law pending in the state Supreme Court, voters will be asked to show a photo ID but allowed to vote even if they do not have one.

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Lawrence Co. man charged with 4th DUI after crash with police car

Police say Lawrence County man charged with his fourth drunken driving offense was fleeing police when he smashed into a police cruiser belong to a township where another officer was killed in a similar crash earlier this month.

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Coach Bob Kerr

Coach Showcases Hidden Talent

VIDEO

Titan assistant basketball coach Bob Kerr also devotes time coaching the three-time PAC championship track and field team.  However, when Kerr isn't coaching you'll find him at the firing range where he's known as a crack shot.This New Castle native who once worked for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders is a skilled rifleman.  Reporter Connor Kobis shows us how Coach Kerr' handles himself on the firing range.

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Local woman charged with texting while driving in fatal crash with motorcycle

Hickory Township police say a Lawrence County woman faces charges of texting while driving in a crash that killed a volunteer fire chief earlier this month. 

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Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl

See the world of Pittsburgh Pride through an extremely personal journey

ONLINE DOCUMENTARY- Watch Here

Cameras were rolling during the 2012 Pittsburgh Pride Festival as this annual event featured a major parade through the city.  Documentary producer Ashley Durham had her camera handy as she set out to tell a very intimate story about her personal journey to Pittsburgh Pride. 

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Man injured in Lawrence Co. domestic shooting dies

Troopers from the New Castle barracks said 50-year-old Joseph Lupo died early Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio.

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Fraternities and Sororities Raised More Than $19,000 during Greek Week

VIDEO & SLIDESHOWS

Westminster College’s fraternities and sororities raised more than $19,000 in money and Student Government Association (SGA) collected nearly 5,000 food, clothing, toys, and other items during Greek Week 2013.

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Accounting and Agriculture (VIDEO)

The Farming Professor

Westminster College Associate Professor of Accounting, Jesse Ligo, has another full-time job--he owns and operates a farm in Mercer County.  Our cameras go down on the farm for this look at a professor who's also a farmer.

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Meet Champ, a Alaskan Malamute mix.

Meet an unofficial campus celebrity

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What's 200 pounds, furry and has celebrity-status around the Westminster Field Station?  Meet Champ.  He's an Alaskan Malamute mix  who makes an appearance now and then around campus.  He lives with his owners at the Little  Neshannock Stables on the east side of town near the Field Station.  Reporter Ashley Durham introduces us to this lovable canine who's become a popular character among the college crowd.

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