‘The hidden story’
A Fayette County man serving a prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend in 2021 received an additional six- to 12-month prison sentence Thursday for dumping a large amount of waste tires at Ohiopyle State Park. Thomas L. Dean, 53, entered a fast-track guilty plea Thursday to misdemeanor violations of the Solid Waste Management Act, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced in a release. Dean is also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine to the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Abatement Fund. The Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section investigated and prosecuted the case, which involved Dean — and his nephew, Donald Dean — dumping tires at the park while working at an auto ...
The weather was perfect for a little fishing Friday at Hutchinson Park in South Union Township. While geese pecked through the grass for a meal, Ryan Dick, 9, of Uniontown, cast a line for bluegill.
A fire at the City Mission in Washington forced the evacuation of the entire campus and its nearly 200 residents Friday morning, although the blaze was contained quickly by the shelter's upgraded sprinkler system, minimizing the damage. City firefighters were called to the sprawling shelter on ...
A Canonsburg man is accused of beating his 87-year-old grandmother with a cane last weekend, causing injuries to her head. Canonsburg police were investigating a hit-and-run crash in the 100 block of Hutchinson Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when they knocked on the door of a nearby residence ...
Carmichaels will experience a feeling of deja vu when it gets off the bus this afternoon in Somerset County, but Mikes head coach Dave Briggs hopes that is the only similarity. Carmichaels is back in the PIAA softball tournament in Class A against District 5 champion Berlin Brothersvalley, ...
CALIFORNIA – Compared to last year, things started much better for Carmichaels in their quest for a WPIAL softball championship. The Mikes scored two runs in the first three innings, but coach Dave Briggs knew they probably needed more. His instincts were correct. A couple of mistakes ...
A curtain call awaits for some of the area’s top high school basketball players. The Roundball Classic, which showcases senior basketball players in a set of all-star games this weekend, will take place at North Allegheny High School with 12 local boys and girls selected to ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
One of many enjoyable aspects of being an “outdoor person” is that you get to do things some might consider risky — like risking a specially-made keepsake fishing lure. But first some background. I feel privileged to be an active member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association ...
