Food access for about 12,000 people across Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties and about 200,000 people throughout Pennsylvania could be jeopardized by a Trump administration proposal to change how states determine who qualifies for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
A Merrittstown man was arrested after he allegedly fled Luzerne Township Police on an ATV while carrying 10 bricks of heroin in a backpack.Henry Clay Jackson, 30, of Main Street was charged with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and fleeing or attempting to ...
An attorney for Fayette County has until Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. to update a federal judge as to whether deleted emails related to the conditions at the county lockup can be recovered.In a brief order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly also asked for an update about whether emails about prison ...
Recently added defendants in a lawsuit brought by a Fayette County man who claimed his rights were violated when he was in county prison without a hearing argued that they should be dismissed from the suit.Steve Lubic of Perryopolis alleged after he was picked up at his home on simple assault ...
A second lawsuit was filed against Fayette EMS, claiming a male employee harassed a female coworker and was not disciplined.Elizabeth Lewis, represented by attorney Joel Sansone, filed the lawsuit in federal court, naming Fayette EMS and employee Steven Rugg as defendants.According to the ...
Fayette EMS administrative director Bob Topper thumbed through a thick packet with a grim expression. Each page listed patient bills in collection, adding up to $830,000 for thousands of unpaid ambulance trips.“In most cases, they can’t pay it. They’re trying to make ends meet. They ...
