Somerset County man killed in Fayette crash
Mon Valley Association for the Arts will be hosting a fife workshop Jan. 19 at the Peter J. Daley Cultural Center, 119 Brownsville Ave., Brownsville. Introduction to new fifers will take place at 10:30 a.m. Instruction will be provided by Walter Sweet, a renowned master fifer with more than 30 years of experience, at 11 a.m. All ages are welcome. Call 724-565-1687 for information.
Two Fayette County residents are charged with attempted homicide after an exchange of gunfire outside a Luzerne Township bar in October. Kaleia Howard, 30, of Connellsville, and Quinton Brown Jr., 33, of Brownsville, allegedly escalated a fight that had started among several people inside Jilly’s Restaurant and Tavern on Hiller Avenue. After a brawl broke out, Howard and another woman began arguing, after which the woman threw a bottle at Howard, according to court paperwork. Her brother and Brown then started a separate physical altercation, which continued outside, the complaint said. Surveillance footage from outside shortly after 2 a.m. showed Brown brandishing a firearm ...
A Somerset County man was killed Wednesday evening in a two-vehicle crash on Route 40 in South Union Township. First responders were called to the scene about 6:28 p.m. The crash involving a minivan and another vehicle occurred in the eastbound lane of Route 40, near a runaway truck ramp, said Fayette County 911 dispatchers. Michael Duritsky, 28, of Addison, the driver of the minivan, was pronounced dead at the scene, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said in a release. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured or identified.
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The Greene County Heritage Tourism Grant Program has opened. The program was established to support programs, events and initiatives that commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, while helping strengthen Greene County’s appeal as a tourism, convention and travel destination. The grant program, administered through the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency, will provide funding awards ranging from $250 to $2,500 for projects that attract visitors, celebrate local heritage and engage the community. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, municipal governments, and for-profit businesses that operate or serve within Greene County and can demonstrate a ...
Aaron Scott has coached a multitude of sports during his tenure at Uniontown Area High School, but he is enjoying his latest venture as the head coach of the unified indoor bocce team. Scott, a Uniontown graduate who teaches physical education at the high school, didn’t have a great deal of ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Treysen Eaglestaff was caught in no-man’s land, so too maybe were his West Virginia teammates on Tuesday night. “I honestly don’t remember everything that happened,” the WVU guard said in the moments that followed the Mountaineers’ 62-60 victory against ...
A 10-0 run to open Tuesday's Section 1-5A contest was enough for Laurel Highlands to defeat Albert Gallatin, 54-39, in boys basketball play at Albert Gallatin High School. The Mustangs (2-3, 7-4) can even their section record on Friday when they host cross-town rival Uniontown (1-4, 5-7) at ...
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 ...
Once again Mother Nature saw her home continue to warm. The past 11 years from 2015 through 2025 have been the warmest in the 176-year observation record with the past three years being the three warmest years on record. Concentrations of heat trapping gases and ocean heat content continue to ...
