Fire destroys apartment building in Mather
A Fayette County man is accused of soliciting naked photos and videos from an underage girl and exchanging hundreds of explicit texts with her. The 13-year-old girl told police she had been communicating with Nicholas Bane, 19, of Merrittstown, on Snapchat for about two years. The conversations were found by the girl’s guardian in April as she was going through the girl’s phone, according to the criminal complaint. Police reviewed more than 700 messages between the two, most sexual in nature, court documents stated. In an interview with police in May, Bane said he had thought the girl was 14. Bane is charged with causing a child to depict a sex act, possession of child sexual ...
PennWest University will mark the National Day of Racial Healing on Monday with a virtual program featuring civil rights historian and author David L. Crane at 11 a.m. Crane is the founder of the Making the Movement Civil Rights Museum and author of “Making the Movement: How Activists Fought for Civil Rights with Buttons, Flyers, Pins and Posters.” He will present “A Blueprint for the Movement: Transforming Moments into Momentum." The presentation will explore how the artifacts and stories of the civil rights movement serve not only as historical records, but also as a framework for advancing justice, dignity and belonging. Crane will highlight how everyday materials - ...
Rivers and creeks across Western Pennsylvania are freezing over thanks to the unrelenting frigid temperatures, but it might be some time before the region has to worry about ice jams and the potential flooding it typically brings. Photos of The Point in Downtown Pittsburgh that are circulating ...
Generations of Trinity High School history are now available at the fingertips, as more than 100 years of yearbooks - and other school district-related accomplishments - are on interactive video touchscreen displays. Students and alumni can access key pieces of the school's history and ...
McMURRAY — Connellsville entered the season as one of the favorites to win the WPIAL Class 3A dual meet championship. The Falcons finished third in the state tournament last year and had a healthy lineup returning with three returning state qualifiers, including two medalists, but head ...
Laurel Highlands had its back against the wall as far as making the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs out of Section 1-5A. In danger of falling three games out of the final postseason spot, the Mustangs came up with one of their best efforts of the season. Tyrone Burton rang up a game-high 21 ...
Emma Larkin is Geibel Catholic’s career scoring leader but her average her senior season has been down compared to past years as she’s concentrated more on distributing the ball and working on other aspects of her game. On senior night Thursday against Mapletown, Lady Gators head coach ...
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 ...
Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. That’s the highest number of confirmed observations since the predator was wiped out of the state in the early 1900s. And the count is expected to increase. “That number will ...
