Washington Community Theatre cancels season following theft
A Fayette County man is one of nearly two dozen people who have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that led to their indictment in northern West Virginia more than two years ago. James Elli was sentenced Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh to serve 79 months in prison after pleading guilty last year to one federal charge for the drug trafficking operation that stretched from Philadelphia to Detroit. Elli, 43, of Point Marion, pleaded guilty Dec. 18 at the federal courthouse in Clarksburg, W.Va., to one count of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine for his role in the trafficking scheme in June ...
An overturned tractor-trailer shut down Interstate 70 in western Washington County for more than three hours Thursday. State police were called to the crash in Donegal Township near the Claysville exit shortly before 10 a.m. that required the eastbound lanes of the interstate to be closed. No serious injuries were reported, but it took more than three hours to remove the wreckage from the highway, police said. The identity of the tractor-trailer’s driver or how the crash occurred was not immediately released.
Charges were filed against two Washington residents who allegedly tried to kill two people in Connellsville after a deal to buy guns fell through. Austin Garrett, 24, and Tyler Crowe, 20, both face charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, criminal mischief, and conspiracy to commit ...
An unidentified student is facing charges for allegedly making an online threat about a school shooting earlier this month referencing the Belle Vernon Area School District in Rostraver Township. The student, who will be charged as a juvenile, is accused of making the threat last week while ...
The Albert Gallatin School District will cut between 24 to 30 positions throughout the district as it looks to close a projected budget deficit of more than $6 million. The board voted 8-0 Wednesday night to give permission to eliminate the jobs. That includes nearly 15 teachers across ...
PITTSBURGH – JJ Wetherholt led off with a home run against Pirates ace Paul Skenes, and the St. Louis Cardinals finished off a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 10-5 win on Thursday. Skenes (4-2) fell to 0-5 against the Cardinals after allowing five runs, four earned, in five ...
The first step toward Pennsylvania having separate high school playoffs for public and private schools was taken Wednesday when the state House advanced legislation allowing the PIAA to split the two into different postseason systems. The passage of House Bill 41 allows the PIAA, the governing ...
California had only one hit on the day, but it was a big one, an RBI triple by Landon Abercrombie in the third inning as California defeated Brownsville 3-1 in a nonsection game. Weston Monticelli scored Abercrombie on a groundout for the second run and the Trojans (9-6) added another run in ...
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 ...
Kara Martin loved arranging flowers, but were it not for her former employer, she may never have become a florist. The Lemont Furnace woman worked as an administrator at Nickman’s Home Center for 20 years. The owner Ed Nickman - an entrepreneur himself - had a knack for recognizing that ...
