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That guy in the Dos Equis beer ads might be the Most Interesting Man in the World, but Michael Zagaris could well be a close second. He was at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on the night in 1968 when Robert Kennedy was assassinated and slipped on Kennedy鈥檚 blood. He lived with Peter ...
State and local law enforcement are preparing for a potential uptick in criminal activity as a result of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, which is estimated to bring over half a million people to western Pennsylvania. According to a statement released by state Attorney General Dave Sunday, the outsized event could present opportunities for criminals and bad actors. Of particular concern is the potential human trafficking recruitment, Sunday said. Crime Victims Center of Fayette County Executive Director Andrea Hibbs said that historically, marquee sporting events like the Olympic Games, NFL Super Bowl and Draft bring an influx of both international and domestic travelers to the locale, ...
Monongahela police charged a former Greene Washington Regional Police officer Wednesday for evading police nearly a month ago. Nathanael Charles Ferree, 43, of McKeesport, faces a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, and summary traffic violations of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, reckless driving and driving at a safe speed. According to the criminal complaint, the charges stem from an incident that occurred at 11:42 a.m. March 22 when police saw Ferree driving north on State Route 837 in New Eagle at a high rate of speed. Charging documents state that Ferree was driving in excess of 84 mph in zones where the speed limit is 35 mph and 45 mph. ...
Defining a single position for Geibel Catholic's Emma Larkin and Uniontown's Aierra Jenkins was a difficult task. Both seniors played a variety of roles to help their respective teams, whether it was scoring, rebounding, handling the ball, playing defense or being a leader. They both ...
ROGERSVILLE 鈥� Carmichaels pitcher Bailey Barnyak walked off the field with a no-hitter and didn鈥檛 even know it. She was just happy that her team had recorded the final out. 鈥淚 guess I was just trying to be in the moment and wasn鈥檛 thinking about it,鈥� Barnyak said. Barnyak鈥檚 ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers announced their return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Philadelphia pulled off a stunner in the opener ...
Cheers: We鈥檙e in the home stretch of the 缅北禁地鈥檚 annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It鈥檚 not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writer鈥檚 favorite slang expression, 鈥渢ouch grass,鈥� which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...
