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A California Area High School student was killed Friday night in an electric dirt bike accident. Jim Smith, California police chief, said a 16-year-old male was driving the electric dirt bike near Highland Drive behind Adamson Stadium at about 8:30 p.m. Responding officers found a motorcycle into a tree which had fallen across the road. The driver's helmet was located on the roadway. "The responding police units located the operator of the bike over a small embankment," Smith said. "He was unresponsive." The victim, whose name has not been released, was initially taken to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, before being transferred to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, then ...
After a tense week, South Connellsville Borough has come to an agreement with South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Company, releasing a joint statement announcing the resolution on Friday afternoon. The South Connellsville Borough Council had voted unanimously to change the borough’s official first responder designation to Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Company after a communication breakdown and allegations of mismanagement at the local fire company. According to Mayor Chris Wiltrout, relations grew increasingly strained over recent years as fire company attendance at council meetings declined, leading to a lack of effective communication with company leadership. This, in ...
You swipe your card, take your purchase and walk out of the store. It’s a pretty common scenario. It’s also one that can leave you with less money in the bank or less room on your credit card. Skimming and shimming cases are on the rise everywhere, said state police Trooper Kalee ...
A California Area High School student was killed Friday night in an electric dirt bike accident. Jim Smith, California police chief, said a 16-years old male was driving the electric dirt bike near Highland Drive behind Adamson Stadium at about 8:30 p.m. Responding officers found a ...
Witnesses at Braedon Dickinson’s preliminary hearing Friday placed he and Lemaur Thompson together less than an hour before Thompson was fatally shot in Uniontown last month. Dickinson, 18, of Connellsville, was held for court on all charges connected to the shooting. Police responded ...
Last season Laurel Highlands first-year football coach Aaron Raffle reflected back to his time with the Mustangs when he was asked about the rivalry with crosstown rival Uniontown, which was scheduled as the 2025 opener. "Laurel Highlands-Uniontown has always been the big game so to me it’s ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Capel is sticking around in Pittsburgh. Athletic director Allen Greene announced Friday that Capel will be back for a ninth season despite a disappointing 13-20 mark this year that ended with a 98-88 loss to North Carolina State in the second round of the ACC ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noel Acciari scored the go-ahead goal at the 8:03 mark of the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Utah Mammoth 4-3 on Saturday night. Acciari won a battle for the puck with Nick Schmaltz and scored on a close-range snap shot to help the Penguins ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
(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.) TROUT UNLIMITED ANNUAL BANQUET Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited annual banquet. ...
