School van driver accused of harassing 15-year-old student
State police are investigating an incident at an Albert Gallatin Area School District event Thursday night in which shaved ice served by a vendor contained insulin and broken glass, the district’s superintendent said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. No parents or students had reported any serious injuries or illness from the shaved ice, which was served at the A.L. Wilson Elementary School’s Trunk or Treat event, Superintendent Chris Pegg said in the statement, which was posted to the district’s Facebook page. Trooper Kalee Barnhart said the shaved ice truck vendor is cooperating fully with the investigation and had been the first one to alert others to the situation. ...
The chief of police in McDonald returned to work Wednesday in an administrative capacity while there is an investigation into whether he was justified in shooting a man in the arm earlier this month. Timothy Motte confirmed Wednesday he had been off the job immediately following the Oct. 3 ...
A Washington County man was arrested after allegedly recording a woman by hiding a phone in the air vent of a UPMC-Greene hospital restroom. Police said Daniel Rose, 46, of Vestaburg, told them he placed the phone in the fifth-floor bathroom “because he thought his coworkers were speaking ...
Facing a civil lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on nearly $90 million in loans, Fourth Street Barbecue Inc. will shut down its food processing plant at the end of the month, putting 252 employees out of work and dealing another blow to the Mon Valley. Founded in 2014, the company, also ...
Week Eight of the high school football season brings a pair of Fayette County rivalries and two key conference showdowns. All four of the Fayette County independent teams will be in action with Connellsville (1-7) hosting Uniontown (2-6) in the battle for the Coal Bucket and unbeaten ...
West Virginia running back Jahiem White was tackled by a horse collar and a facemask by an Ohio defender. It was an ugly tackle, and White couldn’t get up. He was helped to the sideline and eventually went out on the cart. White was done for the season. Northern Iowa transfer Tye Edwards ...
Dylan Shallenberger recorded a hat trick to help Connellsville snap an 11-match losing streak with a season-ending 6-0 victory at Albert Gallatin in non-section boys soccer action Wednesday. Jace Gratchis added two goals for the Falcons (3-14-1). William Gillott also scored. Goalkeeper ...
Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...
