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 - ...
Charleroi police charged a man this week after an investigation turned up AI-generated images of nude juveniles on his computer. Edward Charles Reid Jr., 61, of Charleroi, faces felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material, intercepting communications, disclosing intercepted communications and misdemeanors of harassment and unlawful dissemination of an intimate image. According to the criminal complaint, the investigation into Reid began in August after a woman reported that Reid recorded her without her consent and posted pictures on the internet. Police found he had also recorded a second woman, according to court documents. Investigators served a search warrant at ...
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 ...
Cecil Township officials are closer to being able to rebuild the Georgetown Road underpass after being awarded a $750,000 grant from the state. The so-called “Georgetown Scalper” is in the 500 block of Georgetown Road near where it turns into Valley Brook Road. It has long been an issue ...
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 ...
Mount Pleasant built up a 10-point lead through the first three quarters, and held off a late charge from Laurel Highlands to earn a Section 3-4A victory in girls basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Mount Pleasant Area Junior/Senior High School. Ryleigh Drzal led the home team and the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham is heading east to run the defense for Mike McCarthy in Pittsburgh. The Steelers hired Graham on Friday to take over a highly paid, if occasionally erratic defense as Pittsburgh hits reset following Mike ...
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 ...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Take two snowballs and call me in the morning? Dr. Sarah Crockett, who specializes in emergency and wilderness medicine, doesn’t explicitly tell her patients at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center to swallow snow, but she often prescribes more time ...
