Wet weather continues to pummel Washington County
Hundreds of people turned out for an open house in Brownsville Tuesday night about a proposed $13 billion power plant in Fayette County. The 3.75-gigawatt East Riverside Energy Center would be located in Luzerne Township at the former site of the Isabella Mine. “I think part of our ...
A fire that damaged a North Union Township house last week has been ruled an arson. North Union volunteer firefighters were called to 103 Maddas St. shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday to battle the blaze, and later requested the state police fire marshal to come to the scene to investigate. The fire caused about $50,000 damage to the house, and the fire marshal ruled it an arson, according to a press release from state police. No injuries were reported, and it was not known if anyone was in the house when firefighters arrived. Anyone with information on the fire is asked to call the state police fire marshal at 724-223-5200 or 724-439-7111 and ask to speak to a fire investigator.
A Uniontown man is accused of raping a woman while he was at her house earlier this month. Darren Harrison, 33, was charged Tuesday with rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault in connection with the incident, which the alleged victim told police happened on Fayette Street in Uniontown in the early morning hours of Sept. 2. The alleged victim told Harrison to stop several times during the assault, the complaint said. She also shared a text with police Harrison sent the next day asking her if she thought the encounter was consensual. Harrison told police he had stopped when asked, the complaint said. As of Tuesday, Harrison was no longer cooperating ...
Laurel Highlands had the opportunity to compete on the course where the state cross country meet will be held when the Mustangs ran in the Ben Bloser Bulldog Invitational that was held at Big Spring High School in Newville. The cross country state championships will move away from the course ...
Joshua Scully grew up a fan of the San Diego Chargers, and when he reflects on the last year for Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, a moment from Super Bowl XXIX comes to mind. “The Chargers were in Super Bowl XXIX and lost to the San Francisco 49ers,” Scully said. “There is a great ...
PITTSBURGH — Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep. After Ryan O’Hearn led off with a single to center, Flores sent a slider from Nate Pearson ...
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 ...
Very soon, at 8 p.m. Sept. 22, Earth will reach one of two points in its orbit around the Sun when the lengths of day and night are equal at every point on the planet, the Autumn Equinox. But that equality won’t last beyond one day. Fortunately, Earth’s orbit never stops. So, after the ...
