Local leaders hope Independence Day brings economic fireworks
A Waynesburg man was arrested Monday after allegedly stealing a pickup truck and other items from a home in Jefferson Township. Police said Phillip Stanger, 39, admitted to taking a white Ford pickup belonging to Marko Demaske, and also to breaking into Demaske鈥檚 home and taking a 12-gauge shotgun and crossbow. Demaske contacted police around 9:14 p.m. Monday. He had found the pickup truck nearby and retrieved his stolen items, according to the criminal complaint. Shortly after being dispatched, police interviewed Stanger, who they said confirmed the theft and break-in. Another witness, Melissa Jenkins, accompanied Stanger to the residence and also backed up his account, court ...
CHARLEROI - The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Program (DDAP) on Tuesday presented a $1.5 million grant to Club Serenity in Charleroi to open a regional substance use disorder drop-in center that will serve residents in Washington, Greene, Fayette and Westmoreland counties. ...
A house in Roscoe sustained heavy interior damage and the family鈥檚 dog died after fire ripped through the structure Saturday afternoon. Roscoe firefighters were called to 54 Rebecca St. shortly after 2 p.m. and began battling the blaze. While inside the house, firefighters located a dog and ...
Abi Hugh was born in the state of California and grew up in Huntington, W.Va., but when the St. Joseph Central Catholic High School graduate takes the field Friday for the Pittsburgh Riveters, she will be one of two players on the roster with ties to Fayette County. The other player is ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Mitch Keller pitched seven innings, Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in a four-run eighth and the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out St. Louis over a three-game series, winning 5-0 Wednesday to extend their winning streak to a season-high six. Pittsburgh pitchers extended their ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Catcher Henry Davis drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and preserved the lead with a tag at the plate in the ninth, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 win over St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Tuesday night as Pirates ace Paul Skenes' winless streak reached six ...
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 ...
The weather forecast for summer and perhaps our future is in. The weather, like the agencies responsible for forecasting what鈥檚 ahead, is in turmoil and this could enhance any disasters as they unfold. Knowing and preparation are necessary if we are to be ready for the next Big One. ...
