Man charged with attempted homicide in Connellsville
Monongahela police charged a man Friday for driving under the influence with his 4-year-old child in the vehicle. Christopher Aaron Fisher, 35, of Uniontown, faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of children, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment and DUI. According to the criminal complaint, police were called shortly after 10 p.m. April 6 to the 100 block of Third Avenue in New Eagle. Police were initially informed by dispatchers that the 4-year-old had contacted 911, but later learned the call had been placed by her mother. Charging documents state that the child was improperly placed in a car seat, and lying sideways in the rear of the car. Fisher allegedly failed ...
The state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold a ruling that allows Republican state Senate candidate Al Buchtan to remain on the ballot in next month’s primary. In a two-sentence order filed Friday, the state’s high court said Buchtan’s nomination petition “is deemed amended to reflect ...
In 2014, David Sitko of Leisenring, Fayette County, received an unexpected - and life-changing - diagnosis. Sitko, 59, had been experiencing stomach pain, so he underwent tests and was sitting in the doctor's office with his wife, Renee, when his physician shared the diagnosis: Sitko had ...
Laurel Highlands scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning and Jack Johns pitched two perfect frames in the Mustangs’ 8-7 victory over Albert Gallatin on Monday in Section 2-4A play at German-Masontown Park. The Colonials held a 7-3 lead when Johns got the ball in the bottom of the ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes spent last season pitching on a razor's edge, aware that one mistake could tilt the balance of a game, no matter how masterful the Pittsburgh Pirates ace might be. Not anymore. The offense that struggled to score whenever Skenes took the hill in 2025 — the main ...
It will be East vs. West on Memorial Day weekend when four teams comprised of the top high school flag football players in the state will represent the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders in the third annual Pennsylvania Scholastic Football ...
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 ...
Warning lights are flashing according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization “WMO.” Mother Earth is being pushed beyond its limits and every key climate indicator is flashing red. Earth’s energy imbalance, the gap between heat absorbed and heat released, is the ...
