Fewer volunteers a challenge for area fire departments
When Rob Schiffbauer started as a volunteer firefighter at Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company two decades ago, there was a waiting list to join the ranks. “You basically had to wait for someone else to resign,” Schiffbauer said. At the time, the fire company ...
Donora police charged a man Friday for the alleged assault of his girlfriend. Thomas Davin, 68, of Donora, faces felony charges of strangulation and aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of unlawful restraint and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, the incident occurred around ...
Alarmed by what they’ve seen as a swerve into authoritarian rule, dozens of Fayette County residents turned out for Saturday’s Fayette Against Fascism protest in Uniontown. President Trump’s move to send more than 2,000 National Guard members into Washington, D.C., is one glaring ...
There were plenty of champions — past, present and future — on hand during Saturday’s fourth annual alumni/booster banquet that was presented by the Greater Connellsville Wrestling Club (GCWC) at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Greensburg. And while there were multiple champions in the ...
Aaron Raffle is glad to be back at his alma mater, which will be a challenge, as Laurel Highlands competes in Class 4A’s Big Six Conference with the likes of defending WPIAL champion Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon, Trinity, Ringgold and Chartiers Valley. Raffle, who played for the Mustangs ...
The numbers are up, and new head coach Tim Bukowski has plenty of young talent, but Uniontown only has two seniors, as the team enters its fifth year competing as an independent. Bukowski was hired May 5 to replace Keith Jeffries, who worked to bring in more players while breaking a long ...
On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...
AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...
