Sew interesting: Fayette County Fiber Festival returns to the fairgrounds

PITTSBURGH – The Observer-Reporter and The Almanac received three Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Awards Thursday night at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh. The Golden Quills competition, in its 61st year, honors professional and student excellence in print, broadcast, ...
Donora police charged a borough man accused of striking another man with his vehicle in February. Jerome Ryan Hem Lee, 49, of Donora, faces felony charges of aggravated assault by vehicle and accidents involving death or personal injury. According to the criminal complaint, at about 4:40 a.m. ...
Over 100 dogs were rescued from a home in Cardale, including 52 mixed breed Chihuahua-type dogs that were part of an illegal breeding kennel, according to court paperwork filed this week. Tammy Lynn Hott, 47, and Rebecca Heffner, 64, are charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, unlawful ...
BERLIN — With Bailey Barnyak in the pitching circle, Carmichaels is never out of a game. Unfortunately for the Lady Mikes and head coach Dave Briggs, the offense wasn’t there in a 3-0 setback to Berlin Brothersvalley in the first round of the PIAA Class A softball playoffs Monday ...
PITTSBURGH — It was only fitting that the first home goal in Riveters history would involve two WPIAL players. Brownsville Area High School graduate and captain Tessa Dellarose fired a shot from outside the box that was saved by Flower City 1872 keeper Cate Burns, but Shaler graduate Alexis ...
A six-run seventh inning turned a close game into a comfortable victory for Connellsville in a 9-0 victory over Charleroi in Fayette American Legion baseball action on Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Field. Connellsville (1-0) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Chase Sankovich ...
On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...
(To request to have an item added to the Outdoors Calendar or to send a digital image of your harvested bear, deer or turkey photo for possible publication please email hssports@heraldstandard.com.) NEW TRAIL AT LAUREL HILL STATE PARK The Scenic View Trail at Laurel Hill State Park ...