Driver killed in rollover crash on Route 19 in Peters Township
A Fayette County man serving a prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend in 2021 received an additional six- to 12-month prison sentence Thursday for dumping a large amount of waste tires at Ohiopyle State Park. Thomas L. Dean, 53, entered a fast-track guilty plea Thursday to misdemeanor violations of the Solid Waste Management Act, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced in a release. Dean is also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine to the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Abatement Fund. The Office of Attorney General’s Environmental Crimes Section investigated and prosecuted the case, which involved Dean — and his nephew, Donald Dean — dumping tires at the park while working at an auto ...
It's been nearly 250 years since Elizabeth Gilmore Berry and her sister, Ann, served as frontline nurses for Gen. George Washington's army at Valley Forge, during the brutal winter of 1777-78. The teens had emigrated to the American colonies a year earlier. Berry, who married Continental ...
You can’t just buy a case of Chromebooks and throw them at students and expect a magical increase in their test scores, but, with appropriate training, intention and guidelines, these devices can transform students’ learning, according to local experts. School districts across ...
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Pirates put right-handed pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list Sunday and infielder Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Mlodzinski was moved to the bullpen earlier this week after Jared Jones returned to the rotation ...
FORT WORTH, Texas – Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four it a row with a 5-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial to win the Charles Schwab Classic. Henley's late surge denied fellow 37-year-old Cole his first PGA Tour ...
In the last four years the Carmichaels softball team has suffered plenty of heartbreak in the WPIAL playoffs. Three runner-up finishes and a semifinals loss has left them wanting more and they get one more opportunity to win a title in the state tournament. It’s the last shot for standout ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
Renting an apartment or a home is convenient for people just starting out in life who may not have ample savings or a high enough credit score to secure a mortgage. Renting also may be necessary for individuals who have been priced out of a real estate market that has remained high over the ...
