Tractor ride for charity
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 ...
The swimming pool at Wana B Park in Cumberland Township will be demolished and replaced by new amenities after officials determined it would not be economically feasible to repair and operate the pool in its current form. Subsidence and unstable geological conditions caused a series of leaks ...
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 ...
Next spring, the Centerville Clinics practice in Uniontown will be moving to a larger location that its CEO said will allow it to offer more services to patients. After 24 years, the practice has outgrown its existing site on McClellandtown Road, near WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, said ...
When the Steelers began training camp there was one player who stood out as a key to their defense's success for the 2026 season. Pittsburgh ranked near the bottom of most passing defense categories last year but the hope was a new coaching staff could put together more effective schemes and ...
West Virginia's football offense had a lot of holes last season. The offensive line struggled, and it couldn’t get consistent quarterback play. This season, Rich Rodriguez spent a lot of capital on rebuilding the offense. He brought in leading rusher Cam Cook, quarterback Michael Hawkins ...
Tom Croftcheck was one of those athletes that teammates and coaches would want on their side. The vibe was positive. The effort was unquestioned. The will to win was apparent and infectious. “Tommy is one of the most competitive guys I ever played ball with,” said Larry Kumor, a Uniontown ...
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 ...
HARRISBURG – For archery deer hunters, it’s about to be the best time of the year. Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season opens on Saturday, Oct. 3, and runs through Nov. 20. Deer hunters can harvest one antlered deer per license year, and an antlerless deer with each required ...
