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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.
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 ...
Public health officials and pediatricians across Pennsylvania have raised concerns after President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week lowering the number of recommended vaccines for children. Monday's order decreases the number of diseases covered by federal vaccine ...
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 ...
A Greene County man accused of setting multiple fires in Waynesburg last August, including at a church, will stand trial in November. The attorney for Jesse Patterson asked the court to set aside three days for a trial at a hearing Monday afternoon in Greene County Court of Common Pleas. ...
The 51st season of the Fayette County Baseball League ended with Carmichaels earning its 15th championship under manager Dickie Krause and the Copperheads reaped plenty of hardware in the aftermath. FCBL president Ryan Encapera revealed award winners for the 2026 campaign, and the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy loves playing the role of teacher during what he calls “Quarterback School,” shorthand for his highly detailed process of teaching young signal callers the finer points of their position. The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach's latest pupils are proving ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — If only Mike McCarthy graded on production, then Drew Allar would be in for smooth sailing when the Pittsburgh Steelers sit down to dissect their preseason-opening win over Green Bay. The rookie quarterback, however, is already well-versed in how his head coach's mind ...
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, ...
(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 ...
