Crews begin reassembling historic cast-iron bridge in Brownsville
A New York man is accused of taking more than $13,000 in payment from a Fayette County couple without delivering the farm equipment they purchased. Charges of deceptive business practices and theft by deception were filed Friday against Scott Breveleri in Judge Daniel Shimshock’s court. Breveleri, 29, of Champlain, N.Y., had been hauling equipment to Christopher and Linda Diamond’s home in Nicholson Township in June 2025 when he told them they could order additional items through his company, according to the criminal complaint. After exchanging text messages throughout the rest of the month to buy more farm equipment for pigs, they sent Breveleri’s girlfriend, Kydie Woolsey, ...
A Uniontown teen was arrested Friday night after allegedly threatening to kill officers who responded to the parking lot where he was waiting. Shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, Uniontown police were notified that Zachary Welda, 19, had homicidal thoughts and was going to stab or kill police if they responded to 34 Millview St., where he was waiting in the parking lot. When police arrived, Welda approached them with the blade of a folded knife exposed, according to his criminal complaint. He complied when asked to drop the knife and was placed under arrest. Welda then head-butted the officer who was trying to place him in the back of a police car, and tried to escape as officers pulled ...
A Westmoreland County man was charged Thursday with striking and killing a pedestrian on Interstate 70 in Canton Township in March, and accused of continuing to drive another 46 miles back to his house near Irwin without stopping or notifying authorities. State police said Anthony Joseph Pugliano was driving east on I-70 with three other people in his SUV when he struck 46-year-old Timothy Booker of Avella on the highway near the Chestnut Street interchange shortly before 4 a.m. March 8. A tractor-trailer driver who came upon Booker’s body lying on the highway and called 911 to report the incident, although it was not immediately clear how the incident happened or why the victim was ...
Tempers flared between Commissioners Nick Sherman and Larry Maggi during a rowdy debate over whether Washington County officials should withhold nearly $2.5 million in annual funding sent to the county’s tourism promotion agency. Sherman asked for a motion during Thursday’s voting meeting ...
The swimming pool at Wana B Park in Cumberland Township will be demolished and replaced by new amenities after officials determined it would not be economically feasible to repair and operate the pool in its current form. Subsidence and unstable geological conditions caused a series of leaks ...
Charles W. Trump Jr., President/CEO of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Greene County, was recently elected chair of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers (PACB) during the organization’s 2026 convention. Trump, who will serve one year as chair, will oversee the ...
Gloria Kovscek rang up four goals and an assist to spark Brownsville in a 7-1 victory over California in Section 2-A girls soccer action on Monday. Ellie Haddad added a pair of goals and Avianna Hernandez also knocked in a goal for the Lady Falcons, who improved to 4-1 in the section and ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist, Clay Stevenson made 29 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night. Pittsburgh's Declan Carlile scored 8:53 into the third period to tie the game at 2-2, but Cole Perfetti scored the winner on a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi is tired of ACC football being a punching bag in the polls and seemingly everywhere else. The pathologically unfiltered Pitt coach is ready for the league to start punching back. Narduzzi landed the first but likely hardly the last salvo of the season just ...
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...
HARRISBURG – For archery deer hunters, it’s about to be the best time of the year. Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season opens on Saturday, Oct. 3, and runs through Nov. 20. Deer hunters can harvest one antlered deer per license year, and an antlerless deer with each required ...
