Fayette man charged in Fairchance drive-by shooting
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries combating a fire that fully engulfed a house Saturday night in Monongahela. The Monongahela Fire Department said on Facebook that multiple fire departments were called out shortly before midnight to a fire at 502 Warne Ave. Extension off the Cemetery Hill section of Route 88. While fighting the fire, two firefighters were injured during a fall, a department representative said Sunday morning. Both firefighters were treated at local hospitals and released with only minor injuries. Firefighters remained on scene for almost five hours, the department said Sunday morning. Departments steered traffic away from Route 88 between the City Bridge and ...
A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse in 2012. ...
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 ...
Ian Edenfield looked completely exhausted, mentally and physically spent, as he sat down after Friday night's football game. The Laurel Highlands graduate had just finished his first game as the head football coach of the Mustangs. Mount Pleasant pulled out a 24-17 overtime win at Mustang ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez and Jared Triolo homered, Brandon Lowe added an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday. Braxton Ashcraft (14-5) held St. Louis without an extra-base hit over five innings to become the first Pirates pitcher since ...
TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 6:40 p.m. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF Belle Vernon at Albert Gallatin, at Duck Hollow Golf Club, 3 p.m. Connellsville at Uniontown, South Union Township Municipal Golf Course, 3 p.m. Frazier at Charleroi, ...
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 ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Damon Sacco had never seen anything like the fish he and fellow anglers fought for hours in the waters off Massachusetts. As it rose from the depths, it looked like a glimmering blue spaceship. Sacco, a longtime Massachusetts charter fishing boat captain, saw the ...
