Charges filed in drowning of Burgettstown teen
WEIRTON, W.Va. – Two Weirton residents are facing charges in connection with the recent drowning of a Burgettstown teen. Thirteen-year-old Reese Hanshaw drowned June 30 while swimming in the Ohio River in Weirton. Ashley Marie Shelton, 29, and Joshua Lewis Lockerbie, 35, both of 3103 ...
State police arrested a McKees Rocks man after he was accused of hitting two pedestrians from Fayette County with his vehicle near The Pavilion at Star Lake following a concert Tuesday night. Aaron Robert Wayman, 20, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, and misdemeanor charges of ...
Finding new doors for a historic landmark like the Washington County Courthouse isn’t as easy as going down to the local home improvement store and pulling them off the shelf. So county workers have spent the past five years painstakingly researching information on the six, 10-foot-tall ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Dexter Dunn is arguably the best harness racing driver in the world. He is a five-time Dan Patch Driver of the Year. As great as he is, a victory in the finals of the Meadowlands Pace and Hambletonian has eluded ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt has wanted to be a "one-helmet guy" from the second he arrived in Pittsburgh eight years ago. The star outside linebacker took one big step toward that goal on Thursday, agreeing to a new pact that will make him the league's ...
When Tyler Pitzer saw the roster for the Cape Cod League All-Star game, he immediately texted his friend and former South Fayette teammate Chase Krewson to congratulate him on making the team. Then he saw former Peters Township standout Jack Natili’s name on the list as well. It’s ...
They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...
A new study is linking chemicals commonly found in plastics with deaths from heart disease around the world. The research, published in the journal eBioMedicine this spring, linked more than 350,000 deaths worldwide to phthalate exposure. Phthalates (pronounced tha-lates) are a set of ...
