Man killed in Fallowfield Township fire
Charleroi police arrested a father over the weekend after finding his children living in unsafe conditions. Jackson Alexis, 40, of Charleroi, faces two felony charges of endangering the welfare of children. According to the criminal complaint, shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Alexis' daughter called 911 and reported that he was "dead." Officers found Alexis face down on a mattress on the floor at his home in the 500 block of Rear McKean Avenue. Alexis told police he was trying to get something for his infant son and fell over. Charging documents state that while police were at the home, Alexis' daughter used a bucket to go the bathroom. Investigators then discovered the home had no ...
Community members are grieving the loss of a 7-year-old boy who died when he was hit by a car in Greene County, and working on ways to aid his family. Wilson Churilla, a student at Bobtown Elementary School, was walking across Route 88 in Monongahela Township on Saturday afternoon when he was hit by an SUV driven by Lewis Gipson, 92, of Rices Landing, police said. The crash happened around 4 p.m., and Churilla died about two hours later, officials said. Rich Pekar, superintendent of Southeastern Greene School District, said additional counselors and support staff will be brought in to help students and staff process their grief. Tributes on social media recalled Churilla’s ...
When the Washington County Historical Society opened its Arcs of Freedom exhibit in 2025 in the city of Washington's LeMoyne House — a National Historic Landmark that served as a key stop on Underground Railroad — one of its aims was to tell the story of the Abolitionist Movement and ...
It was the sweetest of challenges. I jumped at the invitation to help judge all the delectable cookies, cakes, candy and chowder at City Mission’s Sweet and Savory Sunday event this past weekend at Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe. Wait … chowder? Yep, that’s right. This year’s dessert ...
Monessen Mayor Ron Mozer wants his city to take a long-term look into its future and has set a plan in motion to do just that. A team of nationally and internationally recognized strategic planning experts is working with the city to introduce a decision analysis approach that has been ...
John Menhart, a two-time 1,000-yard rusher for Carmichaels who later compiled a 101-69-2 record as the Mikes football head coach, is part of the Washington-Greene Chapter of the Pa. Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Menhart is a 1974 Carmichaels graduate who was named to the Big 33 Check ...
The brash 23-year-old hotshot driver likes quoting “Talladega Nights” in race on his team radio and makes few apologies for bowling over the NASCAR establishment to pursue a win. The six-time NBA champion who also is a Cup car owner has become a weekly presence in victory lane on ...
MILAN (AP) — The long wait for the best hockey players in the world taking the ice in an international tournament lived up to the hype. Four of the seven games in the knockout round at the Milan Cortina Olympics went to overtime, including the U.S beating Canada in a fast-paced, ...
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 ...
It’s hard to say if it’s a dependable sign of spring, but it is different. For the last couple of days, we’ve been seeing chipmunks scurry around atop the deep but diminishing snowpack here in the mountains. Otherwise, we haven’t seen a chipmunk around our place since before ...
