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UNIONTOWN Animal cruelty: Uniontown police charged Adrian Ross, 34 and Rachael Ross, 36, both of Roscoe, with animal cruelty and neglect after they traced dogs that were running loose to their former home on Evans Street in Uniontown on Nov. 18. According to court paperwork, feces was found throughout the home and there was no visible food or water for the dogs. Preliminary hearings for both are scheduled for later this month. Aggravated assault: Uniontown police charged Marcus Antoine, 35, with aggravated assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, simple assault and resisting arrest after he allegedly punched and choked his girlfriend at a home on Searight Ave on Nov. 22. ...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and local fire departments rescued a flock of ducks from a frozen pond in Redstone Township. According to The Fayette County Emergency Management Agency, shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday a 911 caller reported ducks were frozen in a pond along Filbert Orient Road. ...
State police on Monday filed a third set of charges against a Carmichaels man who is accused of defrauding dozens of customers. Brian Roy Kozy, 41, faces felonies of deceptive business practices, receiving advance payment for services and failing to perform and theft by deception. Previous criminal complaints had accused Kozy of using his Seal-Rite asphalt business to accept money from 15 people for work he never finished. The most recent charging documents describe two more alleged victims. According to the complaint, Kozy stole $2,270 between the two customers. When contacted about the work, Kozy would say it could not be completed due to injury, sick relatives, broken equipment ...
The Fayette County Community Action Agency (FCCAA) announced they have received $900,000 in federal funding to continue supporting a reentry program for inmates being released from the county jail. “This will go toward employing a state certified adult education instructor, so we’ll be able to offer GED classes at the jail,” said FCCAA Senior Resource Consultant Jessica Hajek-Bates. The funding, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is $300,000 yearly for three years. The grant will also pay for two full-time career pathway counselors who will work with inmates on their re-entry plans. Those hired through the funding will help support the jail’s IGNITE program, ...
When your first shot attempt ends up resulting in a four-point play, the odds are raised that you are going to have a good game. Uniontown’s Isaac Ellsworth had a night from 3-point range that would make NBA sharpshooter Stephen Curry envious, as the junior sank 10 three-pointers in the ...
The time to move along has arrived. I've decided it's time to retire after 30-plus years in the employ of the Uniontown Herald-Standard. I first sat down in front of the 8600 monitor (a boat anchor of an antiquated computer) and five-button set (a phone set up with up to three lines, a ...
You can debate Neal Brown’s efficacy on the sidelines for West Virginia University football. You can argue whether he was the right guy for the job. There’s one thing even Brown’s detractors can’t deny: Neal Brown is a good guy. Look at the first part of the quote WVU Athletic ...
The great misadventure began before the journey to Springfield, Mass., in a Pittsburgh parking garage. I shoved a blanket into my already-stuffed tote bag, breaking the handle. Both suitcases were brimming over with formal wear – to a wedding, we were heading – and other necessities and ...
I woke up this morning hearing Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born in the USA”. My morning shower changed the tune from Born in the USA to Living in Southwest Pennsylvania. Checking the morning weather, I saw that July 23 was the warmest day ever recorded on the planet. Records go back ...
