Community mourning 7-year-old killed in crash
Two Uniontown residents are accused of conspiring in an armed robbery at a motel room in Uniontown. Jazelle Gratzinger, 28, and E’Mjah Eberlinn, 17, are charged with three counts each of conspiracy to commit robbery — including threat of immediate serious injury. They are also charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person. Police responded to the scene at the Heritage Motel on Main Street shortly before 7 p.m. Monday. The alleged victim, Anthony Edwards, told Uniontown police the two had been in his room before leaving. As they left, three men walked in, one of whom had a pistol with an ...
A Saltlick Township supervisor was found to have violated state law by using his position for the material benefit of himself and his business, the State Ethics Commission found. Timothy Coffman was ordered to pay $4,982.64 to the township, and file complete and accurate financial statements for the years 2020 to 2024, according to a release from the commission. He is also barred from receiving any payment from the township as reimbursement. According to the commission, Coffman ordered a second cellular phone line through the township that was given to his daughter. Coffman also used his office to receive payment as the township’s secretary/treasurer while also being paid as a ...
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 ...
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 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and most will be visible to the naked eye. It's what's known as a planetary parade, which happens when multiple planets appear to line up in the sky at once. The planets aren't in a straight line, but are close ...
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 ...
A new coach often faces the task of rebuilding or rejuvenating a program. On occasion, however, the new coach has the opportunity to succeed an iconic figure and leader. Such is the case of Joey Noro, the new coach of the PennWest California Vulcans baseball team. He succeeds Mike Conte, who ...
West Greene's girls basketball team has won at least one playoff game in nine of the last 10 years and reached the quarterfinals in all 10 of those seasons, and the 2025-26 squad kept that streak alive. The Lady Pioneers could not advance further this season, though, following a first-round ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football might've found its new pass rushers coach, who will be its third in the span of under two months. Rich Rodriguez is expected to hire former Arkansas defensive line coach Deke Adams as his new defensive ends coach, according to CBS Sports. The hiring ...
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 ...
We have all seen the pictures of the brutal, cold winds and the everlasting darkness of the Arctic Winter. What originates in the Arctic does not always stay in this frozen land. In the darkness of winter, the cold air grows into an ever increasing dome of colder and colder air and if ...
