Judge rejects Washington County’s open records request to tourism agency
A Connellsville man is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl at his home. Wayne Adams, Jr., 38, is charged with statutory sexual assault by a person 11 years older, sexual assault and corruption of minors. The 14-year-old told investigators that Adams had initiated unwanted contact when she was staying overnight at the house. Adams did not stop when asked, and only backed off when he heard who he thought was a relative nearby, according to the criminal complaint. Adams was arraigned Tuesday morning before Judge Richard Kasunic. He was lodged in the Fayette County Jail on a $75,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
A South Carolina man is accused of defrauding a Greene County couple of $2,400 while posing as an asphalt contractor. Johnny Carroll, 43, of North Augusta, S.C., faces charges of financial exploitation of an older adult and theft by deception. Both were filed with Judge Thomas Ankrom Tuesday afternoon. Carroll allegedly approached Anetta and Thomas Neff in the driveway of their home in Morgan Township on Aug. 10. Carroll claimed to be affiliated with D.B. Paving, which had paved her driveway the previous month, according to court documents. Carroll, who identified himself as John Riley of Riley’s Asphalt, told Neff he was there to finish the job and apply a seal coat, the ...
Less than five minutes. About a quarter of people who survived suicide attempts by firearm said that’s how little time transpired between their thoughts of suicide and the moment they took action. There’s been times in Dan Merchant’s life when he’s been ticked off and made a ...
A federal grand jury has indicted former state representative Jesse White on child pornography charges three weeks after he was arrested by federal agents for allegedly having sexually explicit material on computers at his Cumberland County townhouse. The grand jury returned the three-count ...
The Washington County Agricultural Fair, the oldest-running agricultural fair in Pennsylvania, kicked off on Saturday, marking the start of a week of fun at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The event, which runs through Aug. 22, features agricultural exhibits, livestock shows and ...
MILWAUKEE — The long ball hasn’t been the Milwaukee Brewers' strength this season, but the team with the best record in the majors put its power on full display on Tuesday night in a record-matching 22-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners. The Brewers equaled baseball’s modern-era record for ...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Coming off a torn Achilles tendon, Najee Harris had to wait until the middle of NFL training camps in August to sign a contract. Now that he has joined the New York Giants, the veteran running back does not anticipate making them wait for him to contribute. Fresh off ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s spring practices were for experimentation and figuring out what needs solving in the fall. Nothing regarding the depth chart is written in ink in the spring. It’s written in pencil. Rich Rodriguez talked throughout the spring about a depth chart, and he was ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Have you noticed that the sun is setting earlier and rising a few minutes later each morning? We have now lost some 75 minutes of daylight and our average temperatures have slipped a few degrees downward. In fact most of the 90 degree-plus weather may be over. So far this summer we have ...
