‘Pan-Demonium’: Renowned pannist to play with C-M steel drum band
The treasurer of Washington Community Theatre is accused of taking more than $40,000 from the organization last year to feed a gambling habit. Andrew Mours, 35, of Pittsburgh, is charged with multiple felony counts after Washington police said he siphoned a total of $41,140 from the nonprofit’s bank account during numerous transactions from May until December. Three people with the theater group approached Washington police on March 13 with concerns about missing funds, prompting investigators to look into the nonprofit’s finances. The members reviewed the organization’s finances and saw numerous “unauthorized financial activity” with the bank account, with some money going ...
Election officials in Fayette County began sending out more than 7,000 mail-in ballots Monday ahead of the May 19 primary election. Elections Director MaryBeth Kuznik said they have exactly 7,100 mail-in ballot requests so far, with 5,255 coming from Democrats and 1,845 applications from Republicans. She urged people to receive them and return them “ASAP” since they must be received by the elections office no later than 8 p.m. on election day. “The sooner the better,” she said. There was a slight delay to the process due to a challenge to Republican state Senate candidate Harry Young Cochran in his race against state Sen. Patrick Stefano, but that was dismissed by the ...
An Avella man is accused of leading state police on a lengthy high-speed chase through western Washington County in a stolen car before bailing from the vehicle and being arrested a short time later. A state police trooper said he was on routine patrol about 9:30 a.m. Monday when he saw Ryan ...
Fayette County’s coroner called for a nationwide ban on tianeptine Tuesday after the county had its first accidental overdose death due strictly to the drug. Also referred to colloquially as “gas station heroin,” tianeptine is most commonly sold in retail outlets like vape shops or ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam York buried the winner 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years with a 1-0 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The ...
Name: Braden Berdar Grade: Junior School: Trinity Sport: Track and Field Berdar’s week: Coming in as the top seed in both the high jump and the long jump, Berdar made good on both Friday at the Washington-Greene County track and field meet. Berdar took home gold medals in each event. He ...
Like it or not, the transfer portal has changed college basketball, not only at the Division I level but Division II as well. We’re in a new era. And the winds of change have swept through the men’s basketball program at Penn West California for the second consecutive year. The Vulcans, ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
Keeping your eyes on the road is vital if your car travels at a speed of 200 mph (322 kph). A strong neck helps. Neck-strengthening exercises are integral in the fast-paced world of Formula 1 racing. Plenty of drivers will bring specialized training gear for that purpose when they arrive in ...
