Superior Court upholds 2024 sentence in Fayette child rape conviction
A Laurel Highlands High School student has won a statewide essay contest reflecting on Pennsylvania’s role in American history. Brady Sirochman, a sophomore at Laurel Highlands, was named the winning writer among ninth- and 10th-graders in U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s America250 ...
A Carmichaels man is in jail after allegedly attacking a man with a handgun and shooting at him with an empty chamber Thursday. Witnesses said Alexander Watson, 31, hit Brendon Patitucci in the back of the head with a revolver shortly before 11 a.m. as Patitucci was fighting with another man outside 44 Cumberland Village in Carmichaels on Thursday, according to court documents. Watson had arrived at the residence with another man in a gold SUV trailing Patitucci’s ex-girlfriend, who was returning his vehicle to him, according to the criminal complaint. Patitucci told police he had gotten into an argument with the other man over an incident involving his ex-girlfriend before ...
The Dunbar Township Tax Office will have extended office hours on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. for those taxpayers who wish to take advantage of the 2% discount. As a reminder for all installment plan participants, the second payment is also due by Sept. 30. The office does accept postmark. Please note: The office does not close for lunch. Payments accepted are cash, check, money order, official and certified bank checks. You can also pay online by logging on to Allpaid.com. For more information, contact the office at 724-626-0804 or email dunbartownshiptaxoffice@yahoo.com.
The Herald-Standard Touchdown Club leader is still a player from Beth-Center after Week Five of the high school football season. It’s just a different name in the No. 1 spot. The Bulldogs’ Enzo Brown took off for touchdown runs of 71, 40 and 53 yards during a 232-yard rushing ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers urged patience, not panic, after the new-look Pittsburgh Steelers seemed an awful lot like the old-look Pittsburgh Steelers through two weeks. The four-time NFL MVP urged anyone who would listen to avoid being lured onto the emotional roller coaster that ...
Carmichaels junior Eli Hastings had the top score among local golfers with an 8-over-par 79 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A individual boys golf championships held at South Hills Country Club on Tuesday. Hastings, who shot 40 on the front 9 and 39 on the back, is in a tie for 16th ...
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 ...
(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...
