Party on the pike
The Waynesburg Borough Council could get some help purchasing new equipment through a state recycling grant. At Monday’s meeting, the council approved applying for a Department of Environmental Protection grant in cooperation with Greene County. Any money would be put toward the cost of a ...
Defense attorneys for the Greene County woman accused of killing a man whose badly charred body was found in a burned-out vehicle in East Finley Township five years ago are trying to get the death penalty taken off the table before she heads to trial. Pittsburgh-based attorneys Wendy Williams ...
A Scottdale man died Tuesday afternoon when his tri-wheeled motorcycle was involved in a rear-end crash with another vehicle in East Huntingdon Township. Mark F. Hixson was traveling north on Route 819 shortly before 2:45 p.m. when he struck the rear of an SUV near Cedar Drive, Westmoreland County Coroner John Ackerman said in a press release. Hixson was wearing a helmet, but was thrown from the motorcycle and struck the ground, Ackerman said. He was pronounced dead by the coroner’s office less than an hour later. Ackerman determined the cause of his death to be blunt force trauma and listed the manner of death as accidental. The East Huntingdon Township Volunteer Fire ...
Ava Clark had knocked off just about every individual goal she set for herself through her four years as the pitching ace for Brownsville’s softball team. She broke the program record for strikeouts a year ago and jacked her career total up over 600 and then 700 during her senior ...
Jason Tyska made a huge impact in one team sport and one individual sport during his athletic career. The 1989 Connellsville graduate excelled enough in baseball and golf to earn a spot in the Fayette County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026. He was a star player on Connellsville’s 1989 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin might get his wish to stay in Pittsburgh after all. Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said Tuesday the club would “love” to have the three-time Stanley Cup-winning forward back for a 21st season next winter. Malkin is scheduled to become a free agent ...
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 ...
Nestled snugly below the Chestnut Ridge Mountains, among the hills and valleys of Southwestern Pennsylvania lies the Uniontown area. A landscape filled with natural beauty and known for its diversity of terrain and climate. Alternating periods of warm air from the south and cold air from the ...
