A number of individuals focused on child abuse prevention are holding a town hall in Brownsville to educate the public and address concerns about how agencies respond to cases. Fayette County Crime Victims Center Executive Director Andrea Hibbs said organizers chose to hold it there in light of two cases of child abuse in the borough. “This will give that community an opportunity to respond to those incidents, how they can help as a community and where to go if they suspect abuse,” Hibbs said. One involved allegations that parents zip tied and locked their 6-year-old daughter in a dog crate, deprived her of food and beat her. During a February preliminary hearing, a nephew ...
While St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally toasted with drinking, parades and more drinking, for many in Southwestern Pennsylvania it presents a chance to celebrate family and heritage. How deep those Irish roots go varies, but all share a sense of pride in their lineage. Both of Dorothy ...
Water problems have returned for East Dunkard’s customers a little more than a month after Pennsylvania American Water Co. took receivership of the troubled authority in southeastern Greene County. Residents began noticing discolored water coming from their taps Wednesday that turned dark ...
About 400 students from school districts in 13 counties will converge on PennWest California Saturday for the Southwestern Regional tournament of the Pennsylvania Science Olympiad. The tournament, hosted at the California campus for some 30 years, involves students from Western Pennsylvania, ...
Mount Pleasant swimmers, behind the lead of Lily King and Joseph Gardner, had dominating performances Saturday on the final day of the PIAA Class AA Swimming & Diving Championship at Bucknell University. Gardner was named the Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 100 breaststroke in a ...
Mount Pleasant junior Lily King had two impressive swims Friday evening, and both led to gold medals on the opening day of the PIAA Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships at Bucknell University. Teammate Kiersten O'Connor had a pair of equally noteworthy performances for an ...
The Mount Pleasant boys opened Friday's PIAA Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships strong with a gold medal, plus a meet-record time. The Vikings' Logan Snively, Joseph Gardner, David Mutter and Gunnar Probst won the first gold medal of the Class AA championship when they touched ...
Sure, we’ve had our days of unseasonable warmth lately, but remember that stretch back in January when it was so cold we could have ducked into a meat locker to warm up? Football fans in Kansas City surely do. On its way to winning its second Super Bowl in a row and its third since 2020, the ...
TRAP, SKEET AND WOBBLE SHOOTING AT FAYETTE GUN CLUB The Fayette Gun Club is having trap, skeet and wobble shooting at its facility at 1435 Gun Club Road, Uniontown every Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. and every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. or last shooter. Cost is $5 per round for members and $6 for ...