Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said Friday he plans to seek the death penalty against a man who allegedly paid a teenager in cash and drugs to carry out a fatal shooting. “The callousness of this crime cannot be ignored and it deserves the most serious punishment available,” ...
Uniontown police charged a Donora man for allegedly assaulting a woman this week. Michael William Jones, 26, faces felony charges of aggravated assault, burglary and strangulation. According to the criminal complaint, at about 11 p.m. Sunday Jones arrived at the woman’s home in the 30 block ...
Motorcyclists lined up to take part in the inaugural Zane Breakiron Memorial Ride on Saturday. Breakiron, a Uniontown native who died in a single-vehicle accident in June 2023, with a K-9 handler for the Morgantown Police Department, where he’d served nearly seven years. The ride was held ...
All photos by Jeffrey W. Hughes Photography The Founding Day Festival, a one-day event celebrating Uniontown’s birthday, was held Saturday at Marshall Park. The event included music, food trucks, wagon rides, a car show and a children’s play area. Funds raised by the festival, ...
For six decades, crowds have packed the streets of Canonsburg every Fourth of July to watch what has become an annual summertime tradition in the borough. The 61st annual parade will step off at 10 a.m. Thursday. The two-hour-plus procession begins at Casavina Drive and proceeds westward onto ...
In 2018, Michael Scott, publisher of the Herald-Standard, had just moved to the area and learned the city had a unique birthday. It was founded on July 4, 1776, the same date our nation celebrates its independence. He felt the special day was something to recognize and a great way for the ...
