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A California Area High School student was killed Friday night in an electric dirt bike accident. Jim Smith, California police chief, said a 16-year-old male was driving the electric dirt bike near Highland Drive behind Adamson Stadium at about 8:30 p.m. Responding officers found a motorcycle into a tree which had fallen across the road. The driver's helmet was located on the roadway. "The responding police units located the operator of the bike over a small embankment," Smith said. "He was unresponsive." The victim, whose name has not been released, was initially taken to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, before being transferred to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, then ...
Washington County officials are soliciting bids to build a new 18-hole miniature golf course at Mingo Creek County Park. Interested builders have until March 30 to submit their sealed proposals to the county controller’s office, where they will be opened after the 11 a.m. deadline, according ...
After a tense week, South Connellsville Borough has come to an agreement with South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Company, releasing a joint statement announcing the resolution on Friday afternoon. The South Connellsville Borough Council had voted unanimously to change the borough’s official first responder designation to Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Company after a communication breakdown and allegations of mismanagement at the local fire company. According to Mayor Chris Wiltrout, relations grew increasingly strained over recent years as fire company attendance at council meetings declined, leading to a lack of effective communication with company leadership. This, in ...
A Philadelphia man accused of arranging another man’s death was arraigned Friday and sent to Westmoreland County jail without bond. Tuan Minh Dang, 47, is accused of hiring someone to kill Boyke Budiarachman in the parking lot of a Rostraver Township shopping plaza on Nov. 5, 2022, at the behest of Keven Van Lam. Authorities have said Lam, 58, of North Strabane Township, and Budiarachman, 49, of Rostraver, were former business associates whose relationship had soured. The alleged hitman, who has never been arrested, shot Budiarachman in the head, though Lam told police he’d only wanted Budiarachman beaten on the leg with a baseball bat. According to court documents, Lam gave ...
Last season Laurel Highlands first-year football coach Aaron Raffle reflected back to his time with the Mustangs when he was asked about the rivalry with crosstown rival Uniontown, which was scheduled as the 2025 opener. "Laurel Highlands-Uniontown has always been the big game so to me it’s ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Capel is sticking around in Pittsburgh. Athletic director Allen Greene announced Friday that Capel will be back for a ninth season despite a disappointing 13-20 mark this year that ended with a 98-88 loss to North Carolina State in the second round of the ACC ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noel Acciari scored the go-ahead goal at the 8:03 mark of the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Utah Mammoth 4-3 on Saturday night. Acciari won a battle for the puck with Nick Schmaltz and scored on a close-range snap shot to help the Penguins ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
Hunters and members of waterfowl organizations have several options to ask questions and voice opinions on the 2026-27 proposed migratory game bird seasons. Questions or comments can be submitted by email to waterfowlcomments@pa.gov, or by mail to Pennsylvania Game Commission, Bureau of ...
