Sen. Bartolotta wins Republican primary, while Rep. Cook defeated by GOP challenger
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 ...
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 ...
The Amwell Township Board of Supervisors opted to table an adoption vote on a data center ordinance last week after receiving pushback from residents. More than 50 people attended the Thursday night special meeting, with late-comers spilling out into the hallway after the main meeting room ...
Several years ago, Bob Garbart and his wife, Marilyn, were walking to a church council meeting when they saw neighborhood kids playing in the adjacent parking lot in Uniontown’s East End. With no equipment set up for them, they were playing basketball on a broken portable hoop. “And Bob ...
During her final high school swimming season, Uniontown senior Hannah Foster decided to make a change when it came to her college aspirations. The four-time state swimming qualifier, who was also a two-time state cross country participant, had originally planned on attending West Virginia ...
SAN DIEGO — Andy Pages dug in against Mason Miller and simply refused to give in. The Dodgers' young slugger fouled off three triple-digit fastballs and three 87 mph sliders from San Diego's peerless closer in an epic at-bat Tuesday night. Pages finally connected on the ninth pitch from ...
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 ...
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 ...
