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White Oak man charged in Star Lake stabbing

Hanover Township police charged a man this week for allegedly stabbing two people following a concert at The Pavilion at Star Lake. Frank Bonacci, 43, of White Oak, faces felony charges of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and tampering with evidence. According to the criminal complaint, the stabbing occurred at about 12:45 a.m. Aug. 3 in the Star Lake parking lot. Luke Bryan had performed for a sold out crowd that night. Charging documents state that Steven Palermo and Daniel Myers had offered to help Bonacci look for his girlfriend's lost cellphone, but that a fight broke out. The complaint did not say what prompted the fight. Court ...

Monessen man indicted on drug, weapons charges

A Monessen man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on drug and firearm charges. Anthony Crews, 52, faces three charges of possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of prior felonies. According to the Department of Justice, on June 25 Crews was found to be in possession of crack cocaine and firearms. Crews faces 10 years to life in prison, and a fine of up to $5.5 million.

CGSD tables Margaret Bell Miller sale

The Central Greene School District Board of Education unanimously tabled a motion to sell the former Margaret Bell Miller Middle School building in Waynesburg Tuesday so board members could get more information on the future intended use. “They gave some indication (of its use), but we just ...

Krupa: DOS outlines steps to prevent future Fayette election glitches

In a meeting with state-level officials representing Fayette County, the Pennsylvania Department of State acknowledged mistakes on its end that left some county residents unable to vote on Election Day, and outlined the steps it has taken to prevent similar mishaps in the future, State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa announced Wednesday. Krupa, R-Smithfield, said she had requested the Zoom meeting, which also included Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt, Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions Jonathan Marks, state Sen. Pat Stefano, and state Rep. Ryan Warner. “I appreciate that the secretary made clear from the outset that this was not a minor issue and that the Department of ...

Crash involving Red Cross van shuts down I-70 near Belle Vernon

An American Red Cross transport van was involved in a rear-end crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70, which closed the Speers Bridge crossing the Monongahela River for about an hour Tuesday morning. The van was traveling west about 10 a.m. when it struck the back of the rig as they ...

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Top tier

Albert Gallatin's football team was an exception to the rule in 2025. Independent football teams are usually considered struggling programs attempting to rebuild and don't receive a lot of notoriety. The Colonials, however, had one of the top teams in the area and put together an undefeated ...

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Penguins’ early outburst leads to 6-2 win over Oilers

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored twice, Sidney Crosby made it three in an early 37-second span and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Thursday night. The 37-second spree was the fastest three goals in Penguins history and the fastest three allowed by the ...

Sensational scorers

You can call them Fayette County’s finest or the terrific trio, but what you can’t call Geibel Catholic’s Emma Larkin and Mallory Clemmer, and Uniontown’s Aierra Jenkins are average basketball players, as the group makes up 30% of the top 10 scorers in the WPIAL. Larkin, a senior, has ...

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Cheers & Jeers

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 ...

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Winter mid-term report

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 ...

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