Former youth football director accused of embezzling $235K from league
A Fayette County man is accused of soliciting naked photos and videos from an underage girl and exchanging hundreds of explicit texts with her. The 13-year-old girl told police she had been communicating with Nicholas Bane, 19, of Merrittstown, on Snapchat for about two years. The conversations were found by the girl鈥檚 guardian in April as she was going through the girl鈥檚 phone, according to the criminal complaint. Police reviewed more than 700 messages between the two, most sexual in nature, court documents stated. In an interview with police in May, Bane said he had thought the girl was 14. Bane is charged with causing a child to depict a sex act, possession of child sexual ...
PennWest University will mark the National Day of Racial Healing on Monday with a virtual program featuring civil rights historian and author David L. Crane at 11 a.m. Crane is the founder of the Making the Movement Civil Rights Museum and author of 鈥淢aking the Movement: How Activists Fought for Civil Rights with Buttons, Flyers, Pins and Posters.鈥� He will present 鈥淎 Blueprint for the Movement: Transforming Moments into Momentum." The presentation will explore how the artifacts and stories of the civil rights movement serve not only as historical records, but also as a framework for advancing justice, dignity and belonging. Crane will highlight how everyday materials - ...
As Greene County begins preparing for next year鈥檚 presidential elections, it has new leadership in place in its elections office. At its meeting Thursday, the Greene County Board of Commissioners approved Josephine Weingardt as acting elections director and Dalton Zupper as acting elections manager. The board also approved a contract extension with Jessica Goughnour, a longtime elections worker in Westmoreland County who was brought on for clerical duties and to provide guidance ahead of last year鈥檚 November general election. Her contract now runs through the 2026 elections. The board received between six to eight applications for the election positions, said Commissioner Jared ...
Rivers and creeks across Western Pennsylvania are freezing over thanks to the unrelenting frigid temperatures, but it might be some time before the region has to worry about ice jams and the potential flooding it typically brings. Photos of The Point in Downtown Pittsburgh that are circulating ...
Generations of Trinity High School history are now available at the fingertips, as more than 100 years of yearbooks - and other school district-related accomplishments - are on interactive video touchscreen displays. Students and alumni can access key pieces of the school's history and ...
Laurel Highlands had its back against the wall as far as making the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs out of Section 1-5A. In danger of falling three games out of the final postseason spot, the Mustangs came up with one of their best efforts of the season. Tyrone Burton rang up a game-high 21 ...
Emma Larkin is Geibel Catholic鈥檚 career scoring leader but her average her senior season has been down compared to past years as she鈥檚 concentrated more on distributing the ball and working on other aspects of her game. On senior night Thursday against Mapletown, Lady Gators head coach ...
With all the ice, snow and frigid weather the rumor is that Phil may stay nestled in his burrow, however most folks feel he will show up since he simply loves all the attention he gets. Each year on February 2nd we wait in anticipation for our furry friend Phil to poke his head out of his ...
Cheers: We鈥檙e in the home stretch of the TikTok成人版鈥檚 annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It鈥檚 not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
Cougars were detected 31 times in Michigan in 2025, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. That鈥檚 the highest number of confirmed observations since the predator was wiped out of the state in the early 1900s. And the count is expected to increase. 鈥淭hat number will ...
