Ohio driver involved in fatal wrong-way crash on Route 43 to stand trial
The Ohio woman accused of driving the wrong way on the Mon-Fayette Expressway and crashing into another car head-on earlier this year will stand trial in connection with the collision that killed the other motorist. Maciola B. Newman appeared Thursday before District Judge Eric Porter in Washington County Central Court at the courthouse and agreed to waive her case to court without testimony in connection with the wrong-way crash on the toll road that killed Jacob M. Huber. Newman, 72, of Pickerington, is facing one felony charge of homicide by vehicle, along with misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment and several summary citations. She appeared in ...
Two Fayette County corrections officers have been fired and one suspended after being accused of using excessive force against an inmate who needed to be hospitalized after the incident earlier this month. The Fayette County Prison Board voted Tuesday to terminate Amadeus Marinucci and Ryan ...
A Fayette County man was killed Tuesday night in Connellsville Township when his vehicle caught on fire after a crash. Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash shortly after 10 p.m. on Springfike Pike east of Citro Lane. Jess Schroyer, 45, of Mill Run, was traveling northbound when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and continued off the right side of the roadway, according to a release from Pennsylvania State Police. Schroyer’s Chevrolet Cruze struck a fallen tree and sheared a utility pole before the vehicle came to rest and caught fire, the release said. The car was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. First responders found Schroyer inside the ...
The Greater Washington County Food Bank is selling its property in Centerville and preparing to move its main distribution center to the former Crown Center mall location in North Franklin. Last week, the food bank listed for sale its 24,500-square-foot building at 903-909 National Pike W. ...
Laurel Highlands got a rare, clear shot on goal and Matt Kolencik made it count. The Mustangs and Uniontown had battled through 80 minutes of regulation and one 15-minute overtime and as the clock was ticking down in the second OT their WPIAL Class 3A playoff match seemed like it might be ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots to spoil the history-making debut of Florida counterpart Cooper Black as the Penguins beat the Panthers 4-0 on Thursday. Black, who at 6-foot-9 became the tallest goalie ever to appear in an NHL regular season game, made 18 ...
If you’re a skier, six inches of new powder snow and a morning forecast of sunshine and light wind make for a perfect winter day. Sunshine along with calm winds and pleasant temperatures make for a great day of birding in the springtime and summertime requires nice, sunny, warm afternoons ...
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...
If you’re a skier, six inches of new powder snow and a morning forecast of sunshine and light wind make for a perfect winter day. Sunshine along with calm winds and pleasant temperatures make for a great day of birding in the springtime and summertime requires nice, sunny, warm afternoons ...
