War hero’s story finally told
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State police said a man who appeared to have been attempting to take electrical wire was electrocuted in Fayette County Friday morning. The Fayette County coroner’s office was called to the scene near Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church on Laurel Hill Road in Dunbar Township shortly after 7 a.m. Aaron Cottrell, 32, of Scottdale, was pronounced dead from an accidental electrocution, according to a release from the coroner’s office. At the time of the incident, Cottrell had a pole saw and a backpack, and appeared to have been attempting to remove wire from active electrical lines, state police said in a release. The investigation is ongoing. The coroner’s office said Cottrell had ...
Charges are being prepared against a Jefferson-Morgan High School student accused of assaulting a classmate Friday morning, the Pennsylvania State Police said. Superintendent Dr. Brandon Robinson said Friday the victim’s mother had picked him up at the school and taken him to the hospital. “The student was examined by our nurse, who determined there was no ambulance needed, but the mom could pick him up, and she suggested that he seek medical treatment,” he said. There were no weapons involved in the incident, Robinson said. In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, the district said there was no ongoing threat to students or staff, and that it would work with law enforcement to ...
Chocolate lovers soon will be able to see up-close how Sarris Candies makes its famous confections - the chocolate-covered pretzels, peanut butter meltaways, and hard cap ice cream topping that generations have enjoyed. On June 1, the Canonsburg candy store will open the Sarris Candies ...
McMURRAY – Bailey Barnyak’s powerful right arm and Carys McConnell’s potent bat are sending Carmichaels back to the WPIAL Class A softball finals. And two big innings late Thursday helped provide a little insurance. Barnyak fired a two-hit shutout and McConnell smacked a key ...
WEXFORD – Falling behind by a dozen runs after two innings against a team aiming for its seventh consecutive trip to a WPIAL championship game was not an ideal situation for Jefferson-Morgan. It proved to be too much to overcome, but the Lady Rockets did not go quietly into the ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Lowe homered, Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 on Thursday. Rookie Konnor Griffin extended his hitting streak to eight games with a double. He also scored a run and stole a base. Griffin went 6 for 13 in ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
