Connellsville couple charged after infant child’s injuries deemed abuse
A Connellsville couple was arrested after doctors found their 7-month-old son had suffered severe injuries, allegedly resulting from child abuse. Tyler Hunter, 18, was charged after physicians determined the child鈥檚 injuries 鈥� including bruises, lacerations and bone fractures 鈥� could not be explained medically, police said. The child鈥檚 mother, Bella Kern, 18, had known about the abuse and failed to report it to authorities or outside agencies, court paperwork alleged. When the couple brought their son to Highlands Hospital on March 4, the boy鈥檚 left eye was swollen shut, and he had a large dark bruise on the back of his left ear, the complaint said. Police also observed ...
A Fayette County man is accused of taking $4,000 in cash during an armed robbery at a Uniontown Bank Friday. Austin Wilson, 29, of Adah, allegedly confessed to the robbery at Somerset Trust Bank on Fayette Street, according to court documents. A teller told police Wilson, wearing a black hat, ...
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court鈥檚 ruling that Washington County鈥檚 district attorney and former president judge are immune from litigation after a witness sued them for holding him in contempt and jailing him when he refused to testify at a homicide defendant鈥檚 preliminary hearing. The U.S. Third Circuit of Appeals last month affirmed the September 2024 decision that District Attorney Jason Walsh and Judge John DiSalle have prosecutorial and judicial immunity because their actions against Elijah White fell under the scope of their official duties. White refused to testify at the Dec. 9, 2022, preliminary hearing for Keaundre Crews, who was charged with shooting and ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was named as his successor Sunday, had long been considered a contender to the post even before an Israeli strike killed his father and despite the fact he had never been ...
ERIE 鈥� Jordyn Buchanan sank three free throws after being fouled with two seconds remaining for what proved to be the winning points as PennWest California stunned No. 5 Gannon, 80-79, in the PSAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Sunday. It was only the second loss of the season ...
The tears that flowed down the cheeks of Jordan Harrison on Sunday were of pure joy. 鈥淚鈥檓 just so happy,鈥� she told ESPN following West Virginia鈥檚 62-53 victory against top-seeded TCU to win the Big 12 tournament. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what to say right now.鈥� It mattered little that ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh 鈥� playing without franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and ...
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 ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) 鈥� Maine's catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean. The haul of lobsters, Maine's best known export and a key piece ...
