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The state Department of Transportation has asked for public input about the agency's response to winter weather. The 17-question online survey also asks respondents about their timeline expectations for safe and passable roadways, and how they rank snow-removal priorities. The survey is available through April 14 and takes about five minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous. Go to www.pa.gov/agencies/penndot to access the survey.
Members of the Laurel Highlands School Board voted to fire one teacher and suspend another after both men were accused of inappropriate contact with students. Following a special meeting Tuesday, the board voted to fire Martin Gatti, who was charged March 19 and accused of attempting to ...
A Fayette County man is accused of breaking into a home in Brownsville and assaulting a resident who shot him several times when he refused to leave. Ronald Rosiek, 69, was transported by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for emergency surgery after he was found by police. His condition was unknown Wednesday. The complaint indicated the alleged victim, a woman who was not identified, was able to identify Rosiek as the person who was in her home, but did not explain how she knew him. Court paperwork stated the woman called police to her home on 18th Street after Rosiek repeatedly rang her doorbell around 11:25 p.m., according to the complaint. In a follow-up call 15 ...
The Carmichaels Women's Civic Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to members of the 2026 senior class at Carmichaels Area High School.聽Applicants must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 and been accepted to a college or technical school. Students must write an essay, furnish a list of school and community activities, and provide a list of honors and awards.聽Applications are available in the high school guidance counselor's office.聽Completed applications must be returned to the office by 3 p.m.聽April 24.
Josh Fremd rose from competing in obscure locations to the Fight Capital of the World, but the Connellsville native learned some valuable lessons while fighting in the UFC. 鈥淚 think the main thing I learned while fighting in the UFC is that they don鈥檛 mess around,鈥� Fremd said. 鈥淚 was ...
Penn State Fayette's baseball team had made trips to Florida and to eastern Pennsylvania with hopes of prepping for the upcoming PSUAC season. While head coach Ryan Encapera felt his team was gradually improving, the Roaring Lions had no wins to show for it until breaking through with a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Martin Necas scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon poured in his NHL-leading 46th goal and the Colorado Avalanche breezed past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Necas, Sam Malinski and Parker Kelly scored within a 1:55 span late in the first period to break it open ...
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 ...
Elmer Brown was following two friends on his four-wheeler last November, hunting caribou across a frozen channel in northern Alaska when the ice gave way. All three plunged into the frigid water. One friend drowned, and Brown, 45, later died of hypothermia, leaving behind five children. 鈥淗e ...
