The Fayette County commissioners issued a burning ban for the entire county through Nov. 21. According to the resolution, commissioners along with volunteer fire departments and the state Bureau of Forestry made the decision to enact the ban, which precludes burning garbage, leaves, grass and twigs outside. Campfires in campgrounds are allowed in fire rings as long as all flammable material has been removed for a radius of five feet, according to the ban. Failure to adhere to the ban is a summary offense that comes with an initial fine of $100.
State police were called to a North Union Township apartment building Wednesday morning for what remains a “very active scene.” Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said they received information about a potential hostage situation involving a known suspect at Woodview Terrace ...
A man is in critical condition after a house explosion Tuesday afternoon in Connellsville. The man, who has not yet been identified, is believed to have been doing work inside the home at 317 S. Ninth St. when the explosion occurred, said Jeff Layton, fire chief for New Haven Hose ...
The lines at many precincts were longer than usual as Fayette County’s electorate headed to the polls to vote for the 47th president of the United States. Elections officials expected a steady flow of voters expected until the polls closed. For election results, visit ...
SAEGERTOWN – Mandy Hartman went from a “nightmare” on Saturday afternoon to a “dream” on Tuesday night. The Frazier girls volleyball coach’s "nightmare" as she called it then was watching her Lady Commodores fall flat in Saturday’s WPIAL Class A final in a 3-0 loss to ...
The Southmoreland girls had never advanced to the PIAA volleyball playoffs in program history, let alone win a match. Well, the Lady Scots can scratch that off the list now after rallying to defeat North Star, 3-2, in the opening round of the PIAA Class AA volleyball playoffs. Southmoreland ...
CANONSBURG – For the second straight year, Bentworth entered the PIAA Class A boys soccer playoffs as the WPIAL champions. And Tuesday night, for the second straight year, the Bearcats won a one-goal match to advance to the PIAA quarterfinals as they shut out Westmont Hilltop, the ...
Cheers to Home Depot. Working in any service-sector job is not easy. The pay is low, the hours can be long, the demands on the body can be punishing, schedules can be irregular and customers can be a handful. That being the case, Home Depot deserves credit for a new initiative that mandates ...
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 ...