Connellsville couple charged after infant child’s injuries deemed abuse
A Fayette County man is accused of taking $4,000 in cash during an armed robbery at a Uniontown Bank Friday. Austin Wilson, 29, of Adah, allegedly confessed to the robbery at Somerset Trust Bank on Fayette Street, according to court documents. A teller told police Wilson, wearing a black hat, ...
A Connellsville couple was arrested after doctors found their 7-month-old son had suffered severe injuries, allegedly resulting from child abuse. Tyler Hunter, 18, was charged after physicians determined the child’s injuries — including bruises, lacerations and bone fractures — could not be explained medically, police said. The child’s mother, Bella Kern, 18, had known about the abuse and failed to report it to authorities or outside agencies, court paperwork alleged. When the couple brought their son to Highlands Hospital on March 4, the boy’s left eye was swollen shut, and he had a large dark bruise on the back of his left ear, the complaint said. Police also observed ...
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that Washington County’s district attorney and former president judge are immune from litigation after a witness sued them for holding him in contempt and jailing him when he refused to testify at a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing. The U.S. Third Circuit of Appeals last month affirmed the September 2024 decision that District Attorney Jason Walsh and Judge John DiSalle have prosecutorial and judicial immunity because their actions against Elijah White fell under the scope of their official duties. White refused to testify at the Dec. 9, 2022, preliminary hearing for Keaundre Crews, who was charged with shooting and ...
When the smoke had cleared after the PIAA basketball tournament’s first round was completed on Saturday, there were two area teams still standing. The Jefferson-Morgan boys and Belle Vernon girls both snapped long state droughts with first-round victories and both will be in action again ...
ERIE — Jordyn Buchanan sank three free throws after being fouled with two seconds remaining for what proved to be the winning points as PennWest California stunned No. 5 Gannon, 80-79, in the PSAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Sunday. It was only the second loss of the season ...
The tears that flowed down the cheeks of Jordan Harrison on Sunday were of pure joy. “I’m just so happy,” she told ESPN following West Virginia’s 62-53 victory against top-seeded TCU to win the Big 12 tournament. “I don’t know what to say right now.” It mattered little that ...
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 ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean. The haul of lobsters, Maine's best known export and a key piece ...
