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After sexual assault charges were filed against two Laurel Highlands High School teachers within a week, state Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa asked the state attorney general’s office to determine whether the district followed state mandatory reporting policies and properly investigated reports. “Families in this community deserve to know whether all appropriate steps were taken to protect students and to respond to allegations when they arose,” she said in her letter to state Attorney General Dave Sunday. Last week, social studies teacher Martin Gatti, 50, of Uniontown was charged with attempted institutional sexual assault after allegedly repeatedly asking a female student under ...
A Cecil Township man convicted in September of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy over two years could spend the rest of his life in prison. Ryan Lewis Wolstoncroft, 40, appeared Thursday at the Washington County Courthouse and was sentenced by President Judge Valarie Costanzo to serve 36 ...
The sound and the fury that roars out of Washington, D.C., on a daily basis may attract the lion’s share of attention, but local government and its more mundane duties have a more direct impact on people’s daily lives. That was the verdict from Washington County municipal officials who ...
PITTSBURGH — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist in his return from injured reserve and the Dallas Stars pulled away from the undermanned Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday. Jason Robertson reached the 40-goal plateau for the third time in his career and assisted on Rantanen's goal ...
On a team that had plenty of talent, Jeremiah Robertson always seemed to do something special on the floor in big games for Jefferson-Morgan. Whether it was a clutch three, a steal that led to a layup, or a tough runner in the lane, Robertson popped up with something impactful. What made what ...
Elijah Brown entered Saturday’s bout in the 52nd edition of the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic at Peters Township High School’s AHN Arena without an ounce of apprehension. The Belle Vernon senior, who will continue his career at Penn State, was up against his toughest competition of the year ...
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 ...
UPMC Washington Hospital Auxiliary is holding a raffle for $500 in meat from 84 Packing Co., and $200 from Walmart. The $5 tickets can be purchased in the gift shop and main lobby at the hospital. Drawing is March 31 at noon. California United Methodist Church will hold a free dinner for ...
