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Senate confirms Fayette County native as secretary of defense

WASHINGTON – The Senate has confirmed Army veteran and former defense industry lobbyist Uniontown-area native Mark Esper as secretary of defense.Esper’s confirmation ends a stretch of seven months the Pentagon didn’t have a permanent leader.Esper won Senate confirmation on Tuesday by a ...

Cleanup begins after flash flooding leads to damage, rescues in Uniontown

Uniontown was hit hard on Sunday night with flash-flood-inducing rainfall as the city spent the beginning of what’s expected to be a cooler week cleaning up.“It’s going to be a much more comfortable start in the week at that point,” said John Darnley, a meteorologist with the National ...

Man dies after truck explosion in Fayette County

A 55-year-old man died following a truck explosion in the Fayette County community of Fayette City Wednesday night.State police identified the man as Louis Usher. His truck exploded in his driveway about 7:50 p.m. along Fayette City Road (Route 201).State police are investigating the cause of ...