Fayette man charged in Fairchance drive-by shooting
Bentleyville Police Chief Richard Young and former Treasurer/Secretary Tammy Stamm have launched a civil suit against the municipality and six borough officials, claiming the borough published false and defamatory statements against the two saying they had misused public funds. Young and Stamm filed a praecipe for writ of summons to initiate the lawsuit Aug. 10 in Washington County Court of Common Pleas. Their attorney, William Labovitz, said filing a writ stops the clock on the statute of limitations. As of now, he is still discussing with his clients whether they will proceed with a formal complaint laying out their claims. “We have not committed to doing it,” he said ...
State Reps. Charity Grimm Krupa and Ryan Warner are inviting Fayette County residents to join them for a Concealed Carry Seminar set for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Fiddler’s Hall in the Fayette County Fairgrounds. The seminar will feature presentations from Fayette County Sheriff James Custer, District Attorney Michael Aubele and Firearms Owners Against Crime Institute President Jim Stoker to help gun owners brush up on Pennsylvania’s concealed carry laws and the Castle Doctrine. “The Second Amendment protects our fundamental right to defend ourselves, our families and others,” Grimm Krupa said. “This is your opportunity to hear directly from experts about your rights ...
A Fayette County woman will spend 20 to 40 years in prison for killing her 2-year-old stepson. Brianna Bloyer, 32, of Lake Lynn, was sentenced in Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday. Earlier this month, she was convicted of third-degree murder of Bentlee Myers, who died Aug. 19, ...
An appellate court has upheld a Washington County judge’s decision to dismiss homicide and conspiracy charges against one of three people accused in the killing of a Donora convenience store worker more than five years ago. The state Superior Court ruled Tuesday that the case against Jah ...
Throughout Jessica Welsh’s slide show, Zachary Bryte didn’t react. Not at the image of his son, Kai, as a healthy newborn. Not at the photos taken at the hospital 31 days later, documenting the litany of severe breaks, bruises and other abuse at Bryte’s hands that had left him on the brink of death. And not at the long list of after effects that Welsh, a Greene County Children and Youth Services case manager who subsequently adopted Kai, said will severely limit what he will do in a shortened life. “He’s never going to get married, and go to school, go to prom,” she told Bryte at sentencing. “His life was stolen because you took it from him, and he didn’t deserve ...
REPUBLIC — Uniontown was without the services of Division I recruit Jackson Mickens and it fumbled the opening kickoff return, but once the Red Raiders got themselves settled, Tim Bukowski’s team never looked back in a 47-0 non-conference victory over Brownsville on Friday night at Redstone ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie head coach Joe Brady closed a perfect preseason with a come-from-behind victory and the opportunity to get Josh Allen’s insights as a play-caller on the sideline. Now comes the next challenge for Brady, as the 36-year-old enters the season ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rich Rodriguez couldn't keep West Virginia football's starting quarterback a secret forever. The Mountaineers are expected to name Oklahoma transfer redshirt sophomore Michael Hawkins Jr. its starting quarterback, per On3's Pete Nakos. Hawkins beat out sophomore Scotty Fox ...
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, ...
Warm, moist air has overspread the area from the Gulf of Mexico and when you step outside you can feel this muggy, oppressive, humid air. It’s just late morning and as the temperature continues to climb, puffy cumulus clouds begin to show up and as the day progresses these clouds begin ...
