Jessie Orbin, a standout wrestler at Waynesburg University and a PIAA Class AA state qualifier at Chartiers-Houston, died following a motorcycle accident Saturday night in North Strabane Township. Orbin, 20, was driving a motorcycle on Linden Road when he crashed at about 10:30 p.m. He ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. If anyone’s biked down the Great Allegheny Passage trail near Connellsville or walked along the West ...
Celebrations in Fayette County will mark the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached its full promise. Juneteenth observances will take place in Connellsville and Uniontown over several days this week. The annual holiday celebrates the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – On a February day back in 1996, Dave Neese’s eyes welled, as he regarded his newborn daughter with a whisper and awe. “Hey, baby girl,” he said, gently brushing Skylar’s cheek. “It’s me. I’m your daddy. Happy birthday.” On a February day back in 2014, ...
A Fayette County man is accused of firing at a vehicle during an unauthorized traffic stop in Bullskin Township Thursday afternoon. Daniel Swope, 25, of Acme, is accused of firing three rounds at the back of a car after several people had blocked its path east on Kreinbrook Hill Road, the ...
A festival this weekend celebrating America’s — and Fayette County’s — 250th anniversary will give families a chance to take in a musical number, do hands-on science activities and also learn what local non-profits have to offer. The Fayette 250 Kids Fest is happening from 10 a.m. to ...
