Bentworth Middle School is being recognized as a Don Eichhorn School To Watch for the third time. As a School to Watch, Bentworth Middle School had to pass a thorough application and evaluation process based on four criteria: academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity, ...
Defense attorneys for two parents whose infant daughter died in 2022 after she ingested fentanyl are trying to demonstrate that prosecutors don’t have enough evidence to continue pursuing the death penalty case against their clients. Shannon McKnight and James May IV appeared in Washington ...
A Uniontown man is being held without bond after allegedly trying to flee from police early Tuesday morning. According to court paperwork, Harley Lawver, 34, was parked near the entrance of the Martin’s Plaza in Connellsville around 12:30 a.m. when police tried to detain him. At the time, Lawver was being surveilled as part of a separate investigation, though there have been no other charges filed against him. When police tried to detain Lawver, he allegedly tried to flee on foot before a trooper used a Taser to stop him. Police found a revolver with an obliterated serial number, drug paraphernalia and suspected cocaine and crack cocaine when they searched his car, the ...
Rolling out the mats and returning them for a dual meet is something most wrestlers … and coaches, would rather do without, but it is a necessary evil for the home team. Laurel Highlands graduate and current head coach Jimmy Harris and his Mustangs were glad to take up the chore ...
Roman Smith and Julius Poole won by technical fall to help carry Albert Gallatin to a 40-36 victory over Southmoreland on Wednesday night in non-section wrestling action at Albert Gallatin. Smith earned his technical fall at 189 pounds with a 17-2 victory in 5:05 before Poole posted a 17-2 ...
Ellie Seese scored two key baskets in the fourth quarter to put Albert Gallatin ahead and the Lady Colonials hung on for a hard-fought 41-38 non-section girls basketball victory in their season opener at Connellsville on Tuesday night. Mya Glisan scored a game-high 15 points for AG (1-0) and ...
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 ...