Sen. Bartolotta wins Republican primary, while Rep. Cook defeated by GOP challenger
A Connellsville teenager is facing criminal charges after he was accused of shooting at a man through a window Sunday night. Noah Dove, 17, is charged with attempted homicide, attempted aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, receiving stolen property, carrying firearms without a license, possession of a firearm by a minor and reckless endangerment. Police said shortly before 11:30 p.m., they responded to a report of a shot fired into the apartment window of Patrick Scheller on West Crawford Avenue in Connellsville. Scheller had yelled at a group of people outside his window for being loud, after which Dove fired a shot before running off into a nearby ...
A Greene County man was killed by falling rock in a mine accident Tuesday night. Zachary Wolfe, 34, of Rices Landing, died in the 10 p.m. accident at the Bailey Mine in Aleppo Township, the Greene County Coroner’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. An investigation by Pennsylvania State Police determined Wolfe was fatally injured after being crushed by rock. Wolfe was pronounced dead at 11:39 p.m., the coroner’s office said. Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Richard Policz said EMS services and the New Freeport Fire Department were dispatched to the scene. At least one other person was airlifted after suffering a head injury, he said. The coroner’s office ...
WashPA Outdoors Founder Pam Kilgore hopes that the newly opened sensory play space in Washington Park will give local children an engaging, entertaining experience, even if they get a little bit muddy. The sensory playground located at the log cabin that serves as the headquarters of WashPA ...
A Fayette County woman was arrested after being accused of holding a person at knifepoint and smashing a car window with a hammer. Police arrested Amber Lilley, 39, of Footedale, after responding to a report of a disturbance at a house on Footedale Road in German Township shortly before 8 p.m. ...
McMURRAY — All good things must come to an end, but for the Laurel Highlands and Uniontown softball teams, both squads hope their setbacks in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs on Tuesday were just the closing of a chapter and not the book. The Mustangs suffered a 3-1 loss to ...
WASHINGTON — John Woodward threw two pitches that he would have liked to have back, but the Jefferson-Morgan senior left-hander more than accounted for himself in Monday’s game in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs at Washington & Jefferson’s Ross Memorial ...
The old adage that it’s hard to beat a team three times didn’t come through for Burell, as Mount Pleasant defeated its Section 1-3A rival, 9-4, on Monday in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 3A softball playoffs at Gateway High School. The Vikings (14-4) will play Keystone Oaks (17-4) ...
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 ...
It’s National Safe Boating Week. From May 16-22, state fishery and boating agencies, boating trade groups, US Coast Guard, and the US Army Corps of Engineers will be celebrating safe boating, reminding boaters of safe practices on the water and, unfortunately, summarizing the past year’s ...
