Benson ‘all in’ as WVU’s 27th president
A Donora man is accused of touching himself inappropriately inside a Westmoreland County ice cream shop’s bathroom last month, as police said he was completely nude when a teenage girl employee went into the men’s room to clean it during closing time. State police said 22-year-old Calvin Horney went to the Dairy Queen in North Belle Vernon Borough shortly before the 9 p.m. closing time on Sept. 7 and entered the public restroom, where he allegedly performed a lewd act on himself. Police said the 17-year-old female employee was cleaning the restaurant’s two bathrooms at the end of the night when she opened the men’s room door and saw Horney fully exposed, sitting on the toilet ...
The state Commission on Crime and Delinquency has unveiled the first phase of an upcoming statewide program to improve testing and tracking procedure for sexual assault evidence kits, which advocates say will improve transparency and accountability for survivors. The new Track-Kit Program will be piloted in three counties throughout October before full implementation across the state by the end of 2026. Signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro in 2024, the Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), is designed to address longstanding concerns with the testing process for sexual assault evidence kits, which are commonly known as rape kits. These kits are containers of physical ...
Tucked into the woods behind a field in Washington is a tent and blue tarp where an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran and her two dogs have lived for the past four months. Every other Monday, volunteers from Washington City Mission's WeCare Street Outreach, led by Dr. Monica Speicher, ...
A judge delivered a not guilty verdict Friday on nearly all charges filed against a former Greene County district attorney and his former chief detective who had been accused of conspiring to misuse their posts for malicious prosecutions and investigations of political rivals. Former District ...
Beth-Center’s Enzo Brown helped his team remain unbeaten while pushing out his lead in the Herald-Standard Touchdown Club football scoring standings to 30 points in Week Eight of the high school football season. Brown rambled for four touchdowns on runs of 18, 12, 8 and 14 yards as the ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The way Aaron Rodgers sees it, the Pittsburgh Steelers took a significant step with their first road win of the season. “These are the most important moments for us as a team to grow. This is a trajectory win,” the 42-year-old, four-time NFL MVP said Sunday after ...
TUESDAY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER Mount Pleasant at Brownsville, 7 p.m. Greensburg Salem at Connellsville, 7:30 p.m. Waynesburg Central at Charleroi, 7 p.m. Yough at Southmoreland, 7:30 p.m. Brentwood at Beth-Center, 4 p.m. Serra Catholic at California, 7 ...
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’ve never liked the phrase “leaf-peeping,” but it’s well entrenched now so we’ll go with it. Leaf-peeping refers, of course, to the popular diversion of savoring the beauty of fall foliage, which surrounds us in our region. “Peeping,” though, doesn’t feel like the right ...
