Pennsylvania moves to evidence-based reading curriculum
Fire heavily damaged a mobile home in Henry Clay Township over the weekend, but no injuries were reported. Crews were called to 160 Meyers Drive shortly before noon Saturday for the fire at the mobile home near the Jockey Hollow boat ramp on Youghiogheny Lake. No one was injured in the blaze, which took less than an hour for crews to battle, Fayette County Emergency Management spokeswoman Sue Kozak-Griffith said. Markleysville firefighters were assisted at the scene by departments from Farmington, Ohiopyle-Stewart and several in neighboring Somerset County, Kozak-Griffith said. Crews were on scene for about 90 minutes. The state police fire marshal was also called to the scene to ...
Two Wind Ridge residents are accused of aggravated animal cruelty after two dogs in their care were found to be severely underweight. Several witnesses reported the dogs being overseen by Jaymes Vulcano, 25, and Sirena Smith, 47, looked thin and were roaming freely on Vulcano’s property on Wheeling Creek Road in November. Vulcano called SWPA Humane Law Enforcement about the dogs on his property on Oct. 28, saying they were abandoned, according to the criminal complaint. He was told they were his responsibility, and he would need to arrange their transport to the shelter, the complaint said. Instead, police said, the dogs remained on the property for the next three weeks. Smith ...
A Vanderbilt man is accused of leaving cocaine unsecured at his house that was later ingested by his infant son. Stephen Kozakovsky, 30, is charged with endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person. The son, whose age was not listed in the complaint, was brought to Penn Highlands Hospital on the morning of Dec. 21, where he was described as “lifeless” and in respiratory distress. From there, he went to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus and pneumonia, court records stated. Chemicals found in a urine sample taken hours later at Children’s Hospital indicated the child had metabolized ...
The Pennsylvania Resources Council Entries is seeking entries for its annual Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest. The photography contest rewards amateur photographers who snap unusual or eye-catching images of litter and its effects across the commonwealth. The purpose is to bring awareness and to encourage residents to take steps to reduce litter blight. The contest is open to Pennsylvania amateur photographers online. Entries (no more than five per person, no smaller than 4-by-6 and no larger than 8-by-10) should be sent to the Pennsylvania Resources Council, East Office, 1521 North Providence Road, Media, PA 19063. The deadline is Oct. 31. Entries will be judged on six ...
A UPMC Greene employee who used his cellphone to secretly film inside a women’s restroom at the hospital was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty Wednesday. Under the plea agreement, Daniel Rose, 46, of Vestaburg, must also perform 50 hours of community service, continue mental health treatment, and pay a $1,000 fine. He is also barred from contact with the victim. “I somewhat reluctantly accept the plea agreement … this is highly concerning behavior,” said Greene County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffry Grimes. The 80-minute video, filmed in May, began with Rose placing the phone in the vent and later showed a co-worker using the bathroom. After an ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh's three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night. Crosby also had an assist to become the eighth player in NHL history with at least 19 50-point seasons. Crosby, who reached 50 for the sixth ...
Tess Pauley scored 17 points and was joined by three other Waynesburg Central players in double figures as the host Lady Raiders defeated Brownsville, 66-21, in a Section 3-3A game to move into second place. Peyton Cowell tallied 15 points, Emma Blair added 14 and Addonae Johnson chipped in ...
It’s been two weeks, and the transfer portal has closed. West Virginia has significantly slowed down adding transfers, and it seems the Mountaineers are most likely to add only one or two more players this cycle. WVU has added a lot of players, and most of the positions are set for 2026. One ...
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 ...
Climate is what we expect and consists of data of past weather for periods of time. It takes at least 30 years of weather data to get a good average of what to expect although the longer the period of data the better for weather scientists to work with to predict future weather. The old ...
