USC middle-schooler completes ‘toughest race’
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. ...
Jeffery Osgood, who has been serving as the interim president of Commonwealth University since August, will be able to take the “interim” off his title as of Friday. On Thursday, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) selected Osgood to become ...
Whether you have a small garden in the backyard or hundreds of acres of farmland, there is one creature that keeps them thriving and healthy. The honey bee. Dr. Sarah Bashore, a professor of biology, fisheries and wildlife biology at Pennsylvania Western University, says though the honey ...
More than a decade after charges were dismissed against a man accused of killing a 14-year-old Dunbar Township boy, state police have renewed their efforts to solve the case. On May 2, 1974, John David Watson Jr. hopped on his bike to run an errand for his mother. When he didn’t return ...
Jefferson-Morgan had trouble out of the gate this baseball season with part of that due to success in a different sport. “We got kind of a slow start because of basketball,” Rockets veteran coach John Curtis pointed out. Jefferson-Morgan’s boys basketball team had one of its best ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — How quickly narratives can change. Even in Pittsburgh. A year ago the Steelers pointed toward the 2026 draft as a chance for the host city to showcase itself and the host team to find the young quarterback it has so desperately needed since Ben Roethlisberger retired in ...
Uniontown’s baseball team got back on track in sweeping a trio of non-section opponents to lift its overall record above .500 at 5-4. The Red Raiders were set to play another non-section game against Connellsville on Friday night at Bailey Park. Next the Red Raiders will see if their ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the 山’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s 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’s favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” 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 ...