USC middle-schooler completes ‘toughest race’
Monongahela police charged a former Greene Washington Regional Police officer Wednesday for evading police nearly a month ago. Nathanael Charles Ferree, 43, of McKeesport, faces a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, and summary traffic violations of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, reckless driving and driving at a safe speed. According to the criminal complaint, the charges stem from an incident that occurred at 11:42 a.m. March 22 when police saw Ferree driving north on State Route 837 in New Eagle at a high rate of speed. Charging documents state that Ferree was driving in excess of 84 mph in zones where the speed limit is 35 mph and 45 mph. ...
Excavators began moving dirt this week at the future home of two national eateries coming to Greene County. A Chipotle and Starbucks will be opening at the Franklin Township site, located on Route 21 at the intersection with Progress Drive. Pittsburgh-based PennTex Ventures Real Estate ...
Whether you have a small garden in the backyard or hundreds of acres of farmland, there is one creature that keeps them thriving and healthy. The honey bee. Dr. Sarah Bashore, a professor of biology, fisheries and wildlife biology at Pennsylvania Western University, says though the honey ...
Farmers across the country - including Southwestern Pennsylvania - are facing soaring fertilizer prices amid the war in Iran and shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The rising fertilizer costs come as farmers are already dealing with higher war-related diesel prices ahead of ...
Jefferson-Morgan had trouble out of the gate this baseball season with part of that due to success in a different sport. “We got kind of a slow start because of basketball,” Rockets veteran coach John Curtis pointed out. Jefferson-Morgan’s boys basketball team had one of its best ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — How quickly narratives can change. Even in Pittsburgh. A year ago the Steelers pointed toward the 2026 draft as a chance for the host city to showcase itself and the host team to find the young quarterback it has so desperately needed since Ben Roethlisberger retired in ...
Uniontown’s baseball team got back on track in sweeping a trio of non-section opponents to lift its overall record above .500 at 5-4. The Red Raiders were set to play another non-section game against Connellsville on Friday night at Bailey Park. Next the Red Raiders will see if their ...
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 ...
An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writer’s favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...
