Republican incumbent faces independent challenger in 46th state Senate race
St. John the Evangelist Church in Uniontown will hold a number of events over the coming year to commemorate its 175th anniversary. A concert at 2 p.m. Oct. 25 includes an afternoon of sacred music and reflections inspired by the writings of St. John, presented by the Rev. Anthony Klimko and the combined choirs of the Roman Catholic Churches of Southern Fayette. A reception will follow. Commemorative ornaments and souvenirs will also be for sale. The church is located at 61 N. Mt. Vernon Ave., Uniontown. On Dec. 27, the church will hold a Feast Day Mass, also followed by a reception. There will be three banners inside the church and one outside. In the summer months, the church ...
The Ohio woman accused of driving the wrong way on the Mon-Fayette Expressway and crashing into another car head-on earlier this year will stand trial in connection with the collision that killed the other motorist. Maciola B. Newman appeared Thursday before District Judge Eric Porter in Washington County Central Court at the courthouse and agreed to waive her case to court without testimony in connection with the wrong-way crash on the toll road that killed Jacob M. Huber. Newman, 72, of Pickerington, is facing one felony charge of homicide by vehicle, along with misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment and several summary citations. She appeared in ...
Pennsylvania lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban cellphones in public and private schools statewide, starting with the 2027-28 school year. The state Senate overwhelmingly approved the bill 47-3 on Wednesday, after the House passed it earlier this week by a 141-62 vote. Gov. Josh ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday added Washington County to the list of counties with confirmed measles cases, bringing the statewide total to 1,317 cases across 43 counties, up 31 cases since its previous update. So far, the DOH has confirmed five measles-associated deaths - ...
AVELLA – Chase Shemansky saved the best for last. The California senior ran for 57 of his game-high 79 rushing yards in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead touchdown with 1:30 left, as the Trojans fought off a gallant effort by host Avella to pull out a 24-18 win in their Class A ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ville Koivunen scored at 3:44 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night. Koivunen beat Juuse Saros with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle. Rickard Rakell scored the tying goal for Pittsburgh with 1:06 ...
MONDAY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WPIAL PLAYOFFS Geibel Catholic at Union, 7 p.m. Carmichaels at Fort Cherry, 7 p.m. Washington at Frazier, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Beth-Center, 7 p.m. California at Springdale, 7 p.m. BOYS SOCCER WPIAL PLAYOFFS Belle ...
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 ...
(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...
