‘ICE Out for Good’: Local demonstrations protest after fatal Minneapolis traffic stop
A Donora man is accused of pulling out a gun when police attempted to arrest him for assaulting his wife. Donora police charged William Russell, 81, on Monday with a felony of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment, simple assault and resisting arrest. According to the criminal complaint, shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to the 800 block of Castner Avenue after Diane Kariski-Russell called 911 to report that Russell had been drinking and assaulted her. When an officer tried to detain Russell, he allegedly pulled a .22-caliber revolver out of his pocket. Charging documents state police used a Taser on him multiple times before taking him ...
State police responded to 1,098 crashes across Pennsylvania during its New Year’s enforcement period. Between Dec. 31 and Jan. 4, there were also 378 drivers arrested for driving under the influence. State police did not provide statistics for individual troops or counties. According to the state police report, there were three crashes that killed three people over the five-day period. There were also 4,377 speeding tickets issued, 508 citations for failure to wear a seat belt and 60 for not securing children in safety seats. The number of crashes state police responded to more than doubled from 511 in 2025. From Dec. 24 to 28, state police responded to 1,007 crashes, up from 598 ...
“ICE Out for Good” rallies held in opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after one of its officers fatally shot a woman during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last week. More than 100 people in Washington waved signs at passing motorists and shouted the name of Renee Good, the ...
Monday, Jan. 26, marks the opening of the nation’s 2026 tax filing season, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Taxpayers have until Wednesday, April 15, to file their 2025 tax returns and pay any tax due. The IRS expects to receive about 164 million individual income tax returns this year, with most taxpayers filing electronically. This year, several new tax law provisions of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” will become effective, which could impact deferral taxes, credits and deductions. There are online tools and resources available for taxpayers to use before, during and after filing their federal tax income at IRS.gov. Information that can help lower tax bills and ...
The high school basketball season is approaching the midpoint of section play with a few area teams striving for the top spot in the standings and others hoping to earn a berth into the WPIAL playoffs. The Uniontown and Laurel Highlands boys teams are right on the edge of a postseason spot in ...
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's return to broadcasting Major League Baseball games will start with an opening-day doubleheader on March 26. Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates will face Juan Soto and the New York Mets at 1 p.m. Eastern on NBC and Peacock. At 8 ...
BOSTON (AP) — Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 on Sunday. The Bruins won for the fifth time in six games despite going 0 for 6 on the power play a ...
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 ...
The Game Commission is asking for the public’s help finding turkey flocks for ongoing research. Pennsylvanians are encouraged to report the location of any turkey flocks they see across the state. Information is being collected online at https://pgcforms.pa.gov/TurkeySightingSurvey now ...
