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 ...

Look out, leaf-peepers: Vivid year for fall colors on the horizon

Even as the 70-degree days hold on into October, the little signs of fall are popping up. The Pirates have given way to the Penguins, and people might want to check the forecast before heading out without a jacket. And each day, the endless stretches of green that people see on drives and ...

Herald-Standard Daily News Update

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

Sports

Kovscek buries 4 goals as Brownsville tops California

Gloria Kovscek rang up four goals and an assist to spark Brownsville in a 7-1 victory over California in Section 2-A girls soccer action on Monday. Ellie Haddad added a pair of goals and Avianna Hernandez also knocked in a goal for the Lady Falcons, who improved to 4-1 in the section and ...

article image - Jets Penguins Hockey

Winnipeg hands Penguins first loss, 3-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist, Clay Stevenson made 29 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night. Pittsburgh's Declan Carlile scored 8:53 into the third period to tie the game at 2-2, but Cole Perfetti scored the winner on a ...

article image - ACC Angst Football

Pitt coach Narduzzi incensed by lack of respect for ACC

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi is tired of ACC football being a punching bag in the polls and seemingly everywhere else. The pathologically unfiltered Pitt coach is ready for the league to start punching back. Narduzzi landed the first but likely hardly the last salvo of the season just ...

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

El Nino and La Nina

El Nino and La Nina are Known in weather circles as the “Boy” and the “Girl" and also known to bring vastly different weather patterns to much of the planet. These patterns are born in the tropical Pacific and the Boy features warmer than normal tropical waters while the Girl brings the ...

NEWSLETTER

Join thousands already receiving our daily newsletter.

Contact Information

www.heraldstandard.com

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