Fayette commissioners approve creation of educational authority
A fire that damaged a North Union Township house last week has been ruled an arson. North Union volunteer firefighters were called to 103 Maddas St. shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday to battle the blaze, and later requested the state police fire marshal to come to the scene to investigate. The fire caused about $50,000 damage to the house, and the fire marshal ruled it an arson, according to a press release from state police. No injuries were reported, and it was not known if anyone was in the house when firefighters arrived. Anyone with information on the fire is asked to call the state police fire marshal at 724-223-5200 or 724-439-7111 and ask to speak to a fire investigator.
A Uniontown man is accused of raping a woman while he was at her house earlier this month. Darren Harrison, 33, was charged Tuesday with rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault in connection with the incident, which the alleged victim told police happened on Fayette Street in Uniontown in the early morning hours of Sept. 2. The alleged victim told Harrison to stop several times during the assault, the complaint said. She also shared a text with police Harrison sent the next day asking her if she thought the encounter was consensual. Harrison told police he had stopped when asked, the complaint said. As of Tuesday, Harrison was no longer cooperating ...
A Masontown man accused of stealing more than $3,000 from a Point Marion bank was arrested early Tuesday morning. State police troopers arrested Stephen Gaza, 46, at a home in Ronco, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a Facebook post. The arrest came after an extensive ...
The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) is hosting the seventh annual Fayette Gives on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at fayettegives.org. This year, 107 nonprofits will join Fayette County's largest day of giving, building on more than $3.1 million raised through Fayette Gives since ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In 2020, York, Pennsylvania, quarterback Beau Pribula was looking for a place to play college football. West Virginia head coach Neal Brown was in hot pursuit. Brown was looking at the 3-star, who was ranked the 14th-best player in the state for the 2022 class, to be his ...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — During his 24 seasons with the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick never held back in expressing his affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers. From the praise he showered on the Steelers' ownership, to the team's success on the field — currently tied with New ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damon Ferguson Jr., La'Vell Wright and Mason Heintschel ran for touchdowns, and Pittsburgh continued its perfect start with a 27-13 win over Syracuse on Thursday night. The Panthers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) piled up 245 yards on the ground despite playing without injured starting ...
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...
I am sure you have noticed the loss of daylight as our evenings and mornings have lost a good bit of daylight. As the sun sets earlier and rises later this translates into less heat and in a couple of weeks the danger of frost will become part of our weather forecasts. In Uniontown the ...
