Rain garden taking shape in Waynesburg Park
A Fayette County man is accused of selling the drugs that caused a man’s fatal overdose in Uniontown in August. Christopher Spence, 34, of Hiller, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death, and possession with intent to deliver. On Aug. 4, Uniontown police found Michael Marquis dead of an apparent overdose at a residence on Lenox Street. Near his body officers found drug paraphernalia and substances that tested positive for fentanyl and cocaine, according to Spence’s criminal complaint. The Fayette County coroner’s office concluded Marquis had died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl-buprenorphine and cocaine. Officers investigating the ...
On Veterans Day, a crowd of people convened at Yough River Park in Connellsville to see a new monument to the leader one of them called "the first veteran." The new historical marker at the Connellsville Area Historical Society site commemorates George Washington's several crossings of the ...
A Uniontown man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Greg Corbin, 21, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Scott Hardy to two counts of violating federal firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced earlier this week. Despite a previous felony conviction, Corbin had knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition twice, prosecutors said — once in April 2025, and again that June, when he was arrested on a federal firearms charge. Corbin’s prosecution stemmed from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Corbin will remain in custody pending his ...
A Uniontown City Council member faces criminal charges after being accused of receiving almost $7,000 in state food and heating benefits while not reporting income over a nearly two-year period. Trace Thomas, 34, was arraigned before Judge Jason Cox Thursday morning on a count of fraudulently ...
ALVERTON – Clairton has several explosive weapons capable of impacting a football game. Friday night against California, that player was Jaece Booker. The senior scored two long touchdowns, including a back-breaking 75-yard kickoff return to start the second half, and added a pair of ...
CHARLEROI – Ameer Nelson is No. 1 in the Wash High football program, and he was definitely No. 1 in Prexies fans hearts after his performance Friday night. Nelson scored four rushing touchdowns for the top-seeded Prexies, who went on to beat No. 8 Beth-Center 35-7 in the WPIAL Class A ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a must-win and winnable game on paper, West Virginia football didn’t want any part of Kansas on Saturday afternoon. The three-win Jayhawks rolled the Mountaineers in every facet of the game to embarrass WVU at home 37-14. This was Kansas’ second Power Four and ...
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 ...
It’s a sign of autumn as sure as falling leaves, but less obvious to a motorist’s view. Deer are on the move and their roving peaks in November. This is the white-tailed deer mating season—known as “the rut”—and it changes a lot about deer behavior. Normally secretive and ...
