Man arrested on Marshall Plaza vandalism charge
A Fayette County man was killed Tuesday night in Connellsville Township when his vehicle caught on fire after a crash. Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash shortly after 10 p.m. on Springfike Pike east of Citro Lane. Jess Schroyer, 45, of Mill Run, was traveling northbound when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve and continued off the right side of the roadway, according to a release from Pennsylvania State Police. Schroyer’s Chevrolet Cruze struck a fallen tree and sheared a utility pole before the vehicle came to rest and caught fire, the release said. The car was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. First responders found Schroyer inside the ...
A hearing on a defense motion in the case of one of the Fayette County women charged in the death of a 9-year-girl in her care last year will be delayed for two weeks after her attorney requested additional time to research case law. Sarah Shipley, 36, of Dunbar, faces homicide charges in the ...
A Waynesburg man was arrested Monday in a sting operation after being accused of attempting to meet up for sexual activity with people he thought were minors. Brandon Brumley, 33, was taken into custody at the Fort Mason Village housing development Monday night after a joint investigation by ...
The Fayette County coroner's office has identified the woman who died in a fatal rockslide Saturday along the Great Allegheny Passage. Gail Luck, 79, of Germantown, Wis., had been bicycling with her husband near mile marker 87.6 between Ohiopyle and Connellsville Saturday afternoon. Initial reports indicated the victim was from Florida. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the couple spent their winters in Florida. A Morrell Volunteer Fire Company member said the two were trapped by a 1,000-pound boulder, which first responders were able to dislodge after 10 minutes. Luck's husband was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital with severe injuries. He is expected to make a ...
Brownsville's girls soccer team was in uncharted territory as it awaited the WPIAL playoff pairings on Wednesday, having never entered the postseason as a section champion. The Lady Falcons, who tied Bentworth for first place in Section 2-A, found out they would be the third seed when the ...
Allie Monack rang up 38 kills, 19 assists, 12 digs and eight service points in helping Frazier stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat host Beth-Center, 3-2, in a hard-fought Section 4-2A girls volleyball match on Tuesday. The Lady Commodores (12-0, 15-3) won by scores of 28-30, 20-25, ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after having a medical emergency on the team's flight home from a four-game trip. The club said the 19-year-old Kindel had an unspecified issue shortly after the team's ...
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 ...
(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) HUNTER-TRAPPER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE NOTE: Must be 11 years old to register. Students must ...
