close

EDITOR'S
PICK

Uniontown teen charged with aggravated assault

A Uniontown teen was arrested Friday night after allegedly threatening to kill officers who responded to the parking lot where he was waiting. Shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, Uniontown police were notified that Zachary Welda, 19, had homicidal thoughts and was going to stab or kill police if they responded to 34 Millview St., where he was waiting in the parking lot. When police arrived, Welda approached them with the blade of a folded knife exposed, according to his criminal complaint. He complied when asked to drop the knife and was placed under arrest. Welda then head-butted the officer who was trying to place him in the back of a police car, and tried to escape as officers pulled ...

NY man charged with theft, deceptive business practices

A New York man is accused of taking more than $13,000 in payment from a Fayette County couple without delivering the farm equipment they purchased. Charges of deceptive business practices and theft by deception were filed Friday against Scott Breveleri in Judge Daniel Shimshock’s court. Breveleri, 29, of Champlain, N.Y., had been hauling equipment to Christopher and Linda Diamond’s home in Nicholson Township in June 2025 when he told them they could order additional items through his company, according to the criminal complaint. After exchanging text messages throughout the rest of the month to buy more farm equipment for pigs, they sent Breveleri’s girlfriend, Kydie Woolsey, ...

Coalbie's Warrior Walk to raise funds for Growing Up Greene expansion

When Aaron Houser was trying to think of the archetypal Greene County trek for an upcoming fundraiser for the child advocacy nonprofit Growing Up Greene, it came down to two options: a longwall mine, or the Warrior Trail. He chose the one with more sunlight — and more walking. The 67-mile ...

Herald-Standard Daily News Update

This daily email features the latest news for Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Sports

Lady Falcons upend Bentworth, eye first section title

Brownsville entered Wednesday night's girls soccer match against Bentworth with one blemish on its record, that being a 2-1 road loss to the Lady Bearcats on Sept. 16. Lady Falcons first-year coach Chad Rohland took what he learned from that defeat and in the rematch he made sure he ...

article image - Testy Steelers Football

Steelers say tempers flaring sign of passion

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers learned the NFL is a reality show, complete with cameras that rarely miss a thing — particularly anything he does — long, long ago. So forgive the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback if he doesn't get worked up over a little jawing during the course of a ...

Lady Gators earn section victory

Geibel Catholic swept the season series with Leechburg in a 3-1 victory on Wednesday night at The Swamp on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior/Senior High School. The Lady Gators won the first set, 25-12, but the Blue Devils earned a 29-27 victory in the second set. Geibel won the third and ...

Editorials

Property Transfers

Obituaries

Opinion

OP-ED: Listening to silence for personal development

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 ...

Outdoors

default image placeholder

Archery deer season begins Oct. 3

HARRISBURG – For archery deer hunters, it’s about to be the best time of the year. Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season opens on Saturday, Oct. 3, and runs through Nov. 20. Deer hunters can harvest one antlered deer per license year, and an antlerless deer with each required ...

NEWSLETTER

Join thousands already receiving our daily newsletter.

Contact Information

www.heraldstandard.com

  • 8 East Church Street
  • Uniontown, PA 15401
  • Phone: 724-439-7500