Loving life along the Mon River
The Cecil Township Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive ordinance governing the installation of solar energy systems in the township during a Monday night meeting, concluding more than six months of work and public hearings. The new ordinance defines both primary and accessory solar systems, laying out zoning, installation and decommissioning regulations for such systems. Primary solar energy systems (PSES) are defined as generating power primarily for off-site use, while accessory solar systems are meant to provide energy for a primary residence or business already on the property, according to the ordinance. The township has held public hearings on the matter since late ...
A Rices Landing man is accused of forcing a child to undress and taking photos and videos of her over a period of several years. William Wilson, 38, is charged with filming a sexual act, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, indecent assault and indecent exposure. The incidents took place when the child was between 3 and 7, she told state police in July 2025. The child told her guardian she had been experiencing traumatic flashbacks to the events, according to the criminal complaint. Wilson had yet to be arraigned as of Tuesday afternoon.
Charges were filed Monday in Greene County against two men accused of raping a child in incidents spanning several years. James Riley, 27, and William Riley, 23, are accused of molesting a girl in Morgan Township starting when she was 7, when all three were juveniles, she told police. She reported the alleged incidents in 2022. She said William Riley had assaulted her and forced her into sexual acts over a four-year period starting in 2013, she told state police. James Riley had also forced her to touch him and perform other acts, telling her he would hit her if she did not comply, the complaint said. Those incidents took place over two years, ending when James Riley began dating ...
People looking for freshly picked produce, tasty baked goods or the newest in artisanal crafts in Greene County will have another new place to stop. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural First Thursday evening market event in Carmichaels will run from 4 to 7 p.m June 4. Held at ...
The newly formed committee designed to review which organizations in Washington County should receive money from Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement trust fund recommended six projects while delaying a decision on two others until the next round of funding. The five-person committee met Monday ...
Carmichaels held a 1-0 lead just three pitches in to its Fayette County Baseball League opener against visiting Hopwood Village Plaza on Tuesday. As it turned out, that was all the defending champion Copperheads would need with Gianni Cantini on the mound. Cantini twirled a two-hit shutout ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Herbig wants to be a Pittsburgh Steeler for life. The outside linebacker is well on his way after agreeing to a new four-year deal on Tuesday that will keep him in Pittsburgh for the rest of the decade, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated ...
THURSDAY, JUNE 4 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:10 p.m. DISTRICT BASEBALL Fayette American Legion Thomas Jefferson at Smithfield-Fairchance, 6 p.m. Belle Vernon at Charleroi, 6 p.m. Fayette County League Charleroi at Hopwood, 7 p.m. Carmichaels at ...
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, ...
One of many enjoyable aspects of being an “outdoor person” is that you get to do things some might consider risky — like risking a specially-made keepsake fishing lure. But first some background. I feel privileged to be an active member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association ...
