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A Monongahela man is behind bars in Fayette County after an alleged police chase resulted in injuries to two police officers early Saturday morning. Frank Cope Jr., 54, is facing 20 charges including felony aggravated assault, flight to avoid apprehension and criminal mischief following an alleged police chase that began in North Strabane Township in Washington County around 1 a.m. and ended with Cope’s arrest in Fayette County, according to court documents. Cope was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Ronald J. Haggerty Jr. on Saturday morning and remanded to Fayette County Prison after being denied bail, after Haggerty cited Cope as a “danger to society” following the ...
Greene County residents in need of transportation could soon have a new way to get around. Thursday, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to fund a program in the county. Greene County would ...
Cherie DeVaux made racing history on May 2 when she became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby in its 152-year history. Just two weeks after Golden Tempo, a 23-1 longshot, rallied from last place to beat Renegade by a neck, another woman trainer, Brittany T. Russell, is ...
A Dilliner man was arrested on charges of possessing multiple images of child pornography. Police began investigating Johnie Carter, 42, after a Cybertipline report from Google to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alleged he had saved seven images involving children, according to the criminal complaint. Charging documents stated at least one photo included a child estimated to be as young as 5. Subscriber information linked to the account led police to an address in Dilliner where Carter resided, police said. Under questioning from police, Carter admitted to having multiple images of child pornography on his tablet, court documents said. Carter was charged ...
The WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals are set and they're chock full of area teams looking to reach the final four. Nine of those teams will be action Monday, including both Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan teams. Also playing on Monday will be California in baseball and ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the four-time NFL MVP agreed to a one-year deal to return to Pittsburgh on Saturday, ending a protracted decision-making process. The ...
Penn State Fayette came up short in the USCAA softball playoffs, but the Roaring Lions' final season was deemed a success. That was thanks to an stunning run through the PSUAC tournament in DuBois to claim the program's first ever conference championship. Fayette, which went 3-11 in the ...
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 National Safe Boating Week. From May 16-22, state fishery and boating agencies, boating trade groups, US Coast Guard, and the US Army Corps of Engineers will be celebrating safe boating, reminding boaters of safe practices on the water and, unfortunately, summarizing the past year’s ...
