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State police charged an Oakdale man Monday for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash last year. Jaxon Ramon Farrell, 18, faces felony charges of homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, accidents involving death or personal injury, as well as misdemeanors of driving under the influence and reckless endangerment. The accident occurred the afternoon of Aug. 25. Police accuse Farrell of striking 46-year-old Brian Everhart while he was outside of his vehicle on the ramp from Route 22 to the Southern Beltway in Robinson Township. Everhart was a commercial truck driver from Russellville, Tenn. According to the criminal complaint, Farrell attempted to drive between a vehicle ...
A new round of funding is now available for school districts through the Range Resources School District Enrichment Fund, a partnership between Range Resources and the Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF). Following a successful inaugural year that awarded more than $50,000 to 13 school districts, the Fund is once again accepting applications for the 2026 cycle. Schools within Range Resources’ operating area are invited to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to support academic programming, supplies, and classroom improvements for the upcoming school year. “Range is proud to partner with our local school districts year-round,” said Christina Kramer, Community Relations ...
A judge has approved plans by Washington County elections officials to consolidate precincts in 13 municipalities across the county, but rejected a proposal to reconfigure the dozen voting districts in Peters Township. Washington County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Lucas granted the county election board’s proposal to eliminate and merge two dozen polling places in communities mostly based in the Mon Valley in order to reduce the total number of precincts from 180 down to 156. “Here, the board credibly established ‘powerful’ and ‘commonsense’ reasons supporting redistricting in 13 of the 14 municipalities,” Lucas wrote in his memorandum attached to Monday’s ...
A Uniontown woman is accused of attempting to throw a child out of a third-story window and holding him in a tub of water while babysitting. Vira Zabudko, 40, had been asked to watch Karen Garcia’s 5-year-old son and his 11-year-old brother at her apartment on Berkeley Street while Garcia was moving some of her items, according to court paperwork. When she came back, she saw Zabudko attempting to throw her 5-year-old through the screen of the window, the complaint said. Zabudko told the 5-year-old to get into the shower to “wash the sins out because he is dirty,” then forced Garcia to get into the shower, at which point the tub was overflowing, the complaint said. After a ...
More than 70 years of memories are now on display at Arc Human Services, thanks to a recently unveiled “heritage wall.” The approximately 35-foot-wide wall is arranged chronologically, showcasing black and white photographs from the Arc’s earliest days up to contemporary digital ...
Sidney Gonglik went 3-for-3, hit three home runs, drove in five and struck out 12 batters as Bentworth routed host Frazier 17-0 in Class 2A Section 4 on Monday. Gonglik hit solo home runs in the first and third innings and added a three-run shot in the Bearcats’ 10-run sixth inning. The ...
Fort Cherry’s baseball team scored eight runs in the top of the eighth to secure a 13-5 win in extra innings Monday at Bentworth in Class 2A Section 1. Tyler Wolfe scored on an error to give the Rangers a 6-5 lead. Then, with two outs, Fort Cherry (3-0, 4-0) proceeded to score seven more ...
Every baseball team wants pitchers who have proven they can get the job done in high-pressure, big-game situations. The Wild Things have found one such pitcher in lefthander Zander Sechrist, a former standout for Tennessee’s 2024 College World Series championship team. The Frontier League ...
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 ...
