Heavy rains cause flooding in the region
State police are handling an investigation into Donora's police department after a man died last week following an encounter with an officer. According to a report from the office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, 57-year-old John F. Miller died at 10:55 p.m. March 22 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Miller had been hospitalized several days prior after he had become unresponsive, "while in police custody," the report states. The medical examiner's report says the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. March 17. Social media posts suggest that a Donora police officer had used a Taser on Miller. Further details about what occurred were not immediately ...
Authorities have released the name of the man whose body was found in the Youghiogheny River near Dawson this month. William Guidi, 42, of Somerset, was identified through rapid DNA testing and fingerprint analysis by the coroner’s office and state police, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said in a statement. Two fishermen found Guidi’s body on the night of March 15. Preliminary autopsy findings suggest Guidi died from accidental drowning, Baker said. A final cause of death is pending toxicology reports. Guidi’s family has been notified, Baker said. He thanked “everyone who has helped in the process of sharing this information to bring closure to his family.”
A South Connellsville tavern suffered severe damage in a fire Thursday morning. A caller reported a loud explosion at Fox’s Tavern on West Wine Street about 2:52 a.m., South Connellsville Fire Chief Jeremy Grubbs said. The department’s assistant chief arrived on scene to find an active ...
A Fayette County man is accused of breaking into a home in Brownsville and assaulting a resident who shot him several times when he refused to leave. Ronald Rosiek, 69, was transported by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for emergency surgery after he was found by police. His condition was unknown Wednesday. The complaint indicated the alleged victim, a woman who was not identified, was able to identify Rosiek as the person who was in her home, but did not explain how she knew him. Court paperwork stated the woman called police to her home on 18th Street after Rosiek repeatedly rang her doorbell around 11:25 p.m., according to the complaint. In a follow-up call 15 ...
GOP state Senate candidate Al Buchtan’s campaign sent a cease and desist letter to the Republican Party of Pennsylvania demanding it stop sending inaccurate mailers about his time on the Carmichaels Area School Board and requesting the party offer a formal retraction. The letter from ...
Kenny Riddell was a three-sport athlete who earned all-section honors in football, basketball and baseball his senior year at Laurel Highlands and went on to play college basketball at Waynesburg and then at California University of Pa. Since then the 2004 Laurel Highlands graduate has gone on ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inning on opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday in an 11-7 loss at the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner got the hook from manager ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Rickard Rakell scored twice and had an assist, and Erik Karlsson also scored for the Penguins, who moved into second in the Metropolitan ...
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 ...
Around here it was called “The Big One,” and the front page of the Evening-Standard described the quiet as local movie houses along with bars and restaurants were closing as our area was in the midst of a powerful storm that to this day remains the stuff of legend. The paper reported ...
