Cast away: Connecting with nature through fly fishing
The Monessen School District will delay the start of its school year until Sept. 8 as a "precautionary measure" after fungal growth was found on water-damaged building materials in several areas of the middle school/high school. In a post on the school district website, Superintendent Dr. Robert Motte said the district will "complete necessary building maintenance and ensure a safe, fully prepared environment for our students and staff." Classes were scheduled to start on Aug. 26. On Aug. 9, Motte informed parents and residents that several issues were found that could impact the start of the 2026-27 school year. Those included "an abornmality" in a wall near the gymnasium ...
Charges were filed Thursday against a Uniontown man accused of aggravated assault after an alleged attack on another man that police said left him unconscious for two days. Richard Saluga, Jr., 23, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. John Gamble was not awake, cognitive or able to eat until Aug. 9, two days after he was brought to WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, a nurse told police. When initially taken to the hospital on the night of Aug. 7, the man was treated as a stroke patient due to his medical assessment, court documents said. The criminal complaint did not list an address for Gamble. Four days after he was ...
A Farmington man is in custody on child pornography charges. Police recovered multiple images from the phone of Gary Phares Jr., 39, as the result of an investigation last month by state police in Uniontown and the state police’s Computer Crime Unit, according to charging documents. Phares is charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. Judge Nathan Henning set Phares’ bond at $100,000 Friday. He was lodged in the Fayette County jail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
The mother of a Greene County infant who was physically and sexually assaulted by the baby's father is going to trial on charges of child endangerment. Prosecutors said Kyliene Rhome, 25, of Washington Township, knew about the suspected abuse by the child’s father, Zachary Bryte, before she took her month-old son to the hospital in June 2025. After Judge Jeffrey Grimes declined a request for another continuance in the case Wednesday, Rhome opted to go to trial. Greene County Prosecutor Brianna Vanata said she had been negotiating a plea offer with the defense for several months as the case was being continued. As of Wednesday morning, an offer of one to three years of state prison ...
Families in Washington County and surrounding areas whose loved ones are living with autism now have a new center they can turn to for support. Merakey, which is one of the nation's largest providers of special education and human services, held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony ...
The high school boys golf season tees up for the start of section play Monday with 13 of 14 local boys teams in action. A pair of sections feature five area teams. Section 2-3A includes Albert Gallatin, Belle Vernon, Connellsville, Laurel Highlands and Uniontown returning from 2025 with ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night. Gray (15-3) struck out seven and allowed six hits while walking one. He had won 14 games in ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and defensive tackle Keeanu Benton have agreed to a new five-year contract that will keep Benton in black and gold into the next decade. The deal, which carries a total value of $73.75 million, replaces Benton's rookie contract that he signed ...
The Civil War brought tremendous suffering. The death of Robert J. Brownfield is illustrative. Cpl. Brownfield of Fayette County was shot in the arm near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia. Forgotten or simply overlooked, he went unattended for a full day. Taken first to Fredericksburg, ...
As it would for the typical U.S. Census taker, the work of counting bears in the woods starts with a clipboard and a blank piece of paper. Armed with this equipment — along with bear spray and, perhaps more importantly, tick repellent — a team of researchers has been fanning out to ...
