Miner sues for wrongful termination following fatal Bailey Mine accident
A Connellsville man is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl at his home. Wayne Adams, Jr., 38, is charged with statutory sexual assault by a person 11 years older, sexual assault and corruption of minors. The 14-year-old told investigators that Adams had initiated unwanted contact when she was staying overnight at the house. Adams did not stop when asked, and only backed off when he heard who he thought was a relative nearby, according to the criminal complaint. Adams was arraigned Tuesday morning before Judge Richard Kasunic. He was lodged in the Fayette County Jail on a $75,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
A man is accused of setting his house in Washington County on fire early Monday morning following a noisy domestic dispute just hours earlier. Smith Township police officers, who are contracted to patrol Midway Borough, were called to 111 S. Main St. shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday to ...
A South Carolina man is accused of defrauding a Greene County couple of $2,400 while posing as an asphalt contractor. Johnny Carroll, 43, of North Augusta, S.C., faces charges of financial exploitation of an older adult and theft by deception. Both were filed with Judge Thomas Ankrom Tuesday afternoon. Carroll allegedly approached Anetta and Thomas Neff in the driveway of their home in Morgan Township on Aug. 10. Carroll claimed to be affiliated with D.B. Paving, which had paved her driveway the previous month, according to court documents. Carroll, who identified himself as John Riley of Riley’s Asphalt, told Neff he was there to finish the job and apply a seal coat, the ...
Albert Gallatin’s trio of Garrett Snyder, Logan Diamond and Cami Williams helped lead the Colonials to a Section 2-3A victory over Uniontown on Tuesday in boys golf play at South Union Township Municipal Golf Course. Snyder sank par putts on the second, fourth, fifth and seventh holes to ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s spring practices were for experimentation and figuring out what needs solving in the fall. Nothing regarding the depth chart is written in ink in the spring. It’s written in pencil. Rich Rodriguez talked throughout the spring about a depth chart, and he was ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft allowed five hits over eight efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homered in his return from the injured list, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night. Ashcraft (13-5), a first-time All-Star this season, struck out four and didn't ...
The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...
Have you noticed that the sun is setting earlier and rising a few minutes later each morning? We have now lost some 75 minutes of daylight and our average temperatures have slipped a few degrees downward. In fact most of the 90 degree-plus weather may be over. So far this summer we have ...
