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Uniontown man charged with attempted homicide

Police are searching for a Uniontown man accused of stabbing a man in Uniontown's Grant Street Park Tuesday afternoon. Darien Williams, 28, allegedly fled the scene on Fayette Street in a dark blue Jeep Cherokee after the stabbing, which was reported at 6:43 p.m. Tuesday. Police issued an arrest warrant after they did not find him at his residence on Grant Street or his workplace. The alleged victim, Paul Hensley, lived at the same Grant Street address, court paperwork indicated. He told police the attack occurred while the two were talking in the park. Hensley had not noticed Williams pulling the small, silver knife until he was stabbed, the complaint said. Williams told Hensley, ...

Hopwood man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women

A Hopwood man faces criminal charges of sexually assaulting two women in separate incidents separated by a decade. Robert Karwatske, 42, was arrested after police investigated a report of a domestic dispute at his home over a three-day period in March 2024. A woman told agents from the state ...

Local brothers remain in ICE custody

Two brothers who are members of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Meadow Lands remain in ICE custody, with one detained at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County and the other moved from Moshannon to Cambria County Prison in Ebensburg after being hospitalized for a ...

Women accused of failing to report child abuse

Two women are charged with failing to report suspected child abuse against a 9-year-old girl believed to have been killed last year, as well as other children in the same home. Theresa Shipley, 63, of Scottdale, and Sandra Umensetter, 51, of Connellsville, both face three counts each of ...

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Remarkable reign

Bill Simms has never been one to toot his own horn. The West Greene softball coach didn't tell anyone that he was closing in on his 300th win with the Lady Pioneers. "I didn't publicize it to anybody," Simms said. He figured out pretty quickly before his team's 17-2, four-inning win at ...

Local calendar

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Northern Garrett, Md., at Albert Gallatin, German-Masontown Park, 4 p.m. Jefferson-Morgan at Brownsville, Redstone Field, Republic, 4:15 p.m. Our Lady of the Sacred Field at Beth-Center, 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Northern Garrett, Md., at Albert ...

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Carter does it all in Rangers’ victory over Pirates

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kumar Rocker allowed a run in six innings and Evan Carter drove in the tying run before robbing Oneil Cruz of a three-run homer, leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Cruz singled leading off the game against Rocker ...

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Cheers & Jeers

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 ...

Outdoors

Opt for green instead of screen

An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writer’s favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...

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