Dunbar Elementary School breaks ground on renovations
The Ohio woman accused of driving the wrong way on the Mon-Fayette Expressway and crashing into another car head-on earlier this year will stand trial in connection with the collision that killed the other motorist. Maciola B. Newman appeared Thursday before District Judge Eric Porter in Washington County Central Court at the courthouse and agreed to waive her case to court without testimony in connection with the wrong-way crash on the toll road that killed Jacob M. Huber. Newman, 72, of Pickerington, is facing one felony charge of homicide by vehicle, along with misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment and several summary citations. She appeared in ...
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 ...
Two Fayette County corrections officers have been fired and one suspended after being accused of using excessive force against an inmate who needed to be hospitalized after the incident earlier this month. The Fayette County Prison Board voted Tuesday to terminate Amadeus Marinucci and Ryan ...
The Greater Washington County Food Bank is selling its property in Centerville and preparing to move its main distribution center to the former Crown Center mall location in North Franklin. Last week, the food bank listed for sale its 24,500-square-foot building at 903-909 National Pike W. ...
If you’re a skier, six inches of new powder snow and a morning forecast of sunshine and light wind make for a perfect winter day. Sunshine along with calm winds and pleasant temperatures make for a great day of birding in the springtime and summertime requires nice, sunny, warm afternoons ...
Deer are becoming increasingly active this time of year and with daylight-saving time set to end on November 1, 2026, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is urging motorists to slow down and remain vigilant on the roads. Autumn marks a surge in deer activity as the fall breeding season, known ...
(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 ...
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 ...
Deer are becoming increasingly active this time of year and with daylight-saving time set to end on November 1, 2026, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is urging motorists to slow down and remain vigilant on the roads. Autumn marks a surge in deer activity as the fall breeding season, known ...
