‘Your life matters’
State police are investigating an incident at an Albert Gallatin Area School District event Thursday night in which shaved ice served by a vendor contained insulin and broken glass, the district’s superintendent said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. No parents or students had reported any serious injuries or illness from the shaved ice, which was served at the A.L. Wilson Elementary School’s Trunk or Treat event, Superintendent Chris Pegg said in the statement, which was posted to the district’s Facebook page. Trooper Kalee Barnhart said the shaved ice truck vendor is cooperating fully with the investigation and had been the first one to alert others to the situation. ...
Greene County is turning to a local law firm to provide legal representation to clients of the public defender’s office until there is a long-term hire for the department. The commissioners voted Thursday to enter into a contract with Waynesburg firm Pollock Morris Belletti & Simms LLC. ...
The potential closure of a Mon Valley frozen food processing plant will create a “territorial disaster” for the 252 workers – many of them immigrants – who are employed there, according to a Pittsburgh immigration attorney. Facing a lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on $90 million in ...
A Uniontown man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill his downstairs neighbor with a bow and arrow and calling him a racial slur. Frank Zaydel, 54, was arrested Friday morning at his home on Cleveland Avenue, shortly after his neighbor reported the alleged threats to ...
Week Eight of the high school football season brings a pair of Fayette County rivalries and two key conference showdowns. All four of the Fayette County independent teams will be in action with Connellsville (1-7) hosting Uniontown (2-6) in the battle for the Coal Bucket and unbeaten ...
West Virginia running back Jahiem White was tackled by a horse collar and a facemask by an Ohio defender. It was an ugly tackle, and White couldn’t get up. He was helped to the sideline and eventually went out on the cart. White was done for the season. Northern Iowa transfer Tye Edwards ...
Dylan Shallenberger recorded a hat trick to help Connellsville snap an 11-match losing streak with a season-ending 6-0 victory at Albert Gallatin in non-section boys soccer action Wednesday. Jace Gratchis added two goals for the Falcons (3-14-1). William Gillott also scored. Goalkeeper ...
Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I’d wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...
