Pool at Wana B Park to be demolished
A Westmoreland County man was charged Thursday with striking and killing a pedestrian on Interstate 70 in Canton Township in March, and accused of continuing to drive another 46 miles back to his house near Irwin without stopping or notifying authorities. State police said Anthony Joseph Pugliano was driving east on I-70 with three other people in his SUV when he struck 46-year-old Timothy Booker of Avella on the highway near the Chestnut Street interchange shortly before 4 a.m. March 8. A tractor-trailer driver who came upon Booker’s body lying on the highway and called 911 to report the incident, although it was not immediately clear how the incident happened or why the victim was ...
A state appellate court has upheld a lower court’s decision denying bond to a Peters Township teen accused in the “sextortion and catfishing” scheme of fellow high school students, saying there are no safeguards available to keep him from being a danger to the community. The state Superior Court ruled Tuesday that 19-year-old Zachariah Abraham Meyers should remain at the Washington County jail while he awaits trial on numerous felony counts, including charges of trafficking, unlawful contact with a minor and child sexual exploitation. Peters Township police arrested Meyers on Feb. 20 when District Judge Phillippe Melograne denied him bond during his arraignment, and then again ...
Maximum SNAP benefits and income limits in Pennsylvania are higher under an annual federal adjustment effective Oct. 1, according to the state Department of Human Services. The Shapiro administration announced the new SNAP income limits and maximum benefit amounts on Tuesday. The adjustment accounts for food costs and inflation. DHS said the average increase for most recipients will be $18, and that no one will see a decrease in benefits because of the update. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes the changes each year as part of a routine review of SNAP's income eligibility standards and its maximum and minimum benefit amounts, according to DHS. “SNAP is the nation’s ...
It’s approaching harvest time for corn, soybeans and other crops in Pennsylvania, and the skyrocketing cost of diesel - which reached $6.59 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA - is having an impact on nearly every industry across the commonwealth, including farming. "Anything you touch, ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia faced third and 11 down three points with under one minute to play. Quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. dropped back and avoided a tackle as the pocket collapsed. He escaped and connected with D.J. Epps for the first down. Epps broke a tackle, looking for more ...
MONDAY, OCT. 5 PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF WPIAL INDIVIDUAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASS 2A/3A FINAL ROUND At Valleybrook Country Club, McMurray, 9 a.m. BOYS SOCCER Laurel Highlands at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Waynesburg ...
Demetri Lowe and Dennis Hawkins III are imposing figures at 6-foot-3 and 6-5. Add in their speed and the Ringgold wide receivers can give any opposing defense nightmares. Laurel Highlands found that out Friday. Lowe reeled in four passes from quarterback Jace Trumpe for 117 yards and two ...
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 ...
El Nino and La Nina are Known in weather circles as the “Boy” and the “Girl" and also known to bring vastly different weather patterns to much of the planet. These patterns are born in the tropical Pacific and the Boy features warmer than normal tropical waters while the Girl brings the ...
