Fourth of July storms hit region
Red, white and blue raced through the roads of Fayette, Greene and Washington counties Thursday morning, and waved from the sidewalks and shoulders. The counties made up the overnight and morning legs of Relay for America, a nationwide relay carrying the American flag cross-country to ...
The near-record heatwave singeing the greater Pittsburgh region could negatively impact aquatic wildlife and human users by enabling the growth of waterborne bacteria and algae, according to experts. According to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Natural Resources Program ...
Three Uniontown men are accused of a June assault against a couple outside their home in Uniontown. The men — Javon Brown, 33; Kevin Johnson, 35; and Jacob Stewart, 27 — are charged with aggravated assault, riot with intent to commit a felony, simple assault and harassment. On the night of June 21, the men are accused of severely beating Robert Engle outside his Pershing Court residence, causing an orbital fracture and three facial fractures, according to their criminal complaints. Uniontown police, who spoke with Engle that night, said he was bleeding from multiple places on his face and had swelling two to four inches wide from his forehead to his right cheek around the eye, ...
Ben Vojacek didn’t grow up with a golf club in his hands, but in four years he has proven himself to play at the next level, as the recent graduate of Brownsville Area High School has selected Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) to continue his academic and golf careers. Vojacek ...
While Carmichaels’ Bailey Barnyak and Carys McConnell combined for eight all-state softball teams when the squads were released Monday morning, Uniontown’s Juliet White made program history in being selected as the first Red Raider on the team. White, who will be a junior this upcoming ...
WASHINGTON — Konnor Griffin put on quite a show for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A single, a stolen base, two spectacular plays in the field — and finally, a bases-loaded hit that put his team ahead to stay. “He’s a complete player," manager Don Kelly said. "He’s going to help us win for ...
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, ...
(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...
