Sewing up a place in history
Two women are charged with failing to report suspected child abuse against a 9-year-old girl believed to have been killed last year, as well as other children in the same home. Theresa Shipley, 63, of Scottdale, and Sandra Umensetter, 51, of Connellsville, both face three counts each of ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. 鈥� An eagle chick from the Mon Valley is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird 鈥� known as USS11 鈥� is part of a family of eagles 鈥� ...
NASHUA, N.H. 鈥� John Hancock will forever be known as the first of 56 delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence, but Dr. Matthew Thornton of Londonderry, N.H., has the distinction of being the last delegate to leave his mark on one of America鈥檚 greatest documents. Born in Northern ...
When a team with high expectations not only reaches but surpasses its goals, that makes for a special year. Jefferson-Morgan was such a team this past boys basketball season. The Rockets not only achieved their quest to earn a section championship for the first time since 2001 and win a ...
Brayden Ellsworth didn't allow a hit for the second consecutive start as the Rockets rolled past the host Maples, 17-0, in a three-inning Section 1-A baseball game on Monday. Ellsworth threw a seven-inning no-hitter in a 6-1 win over West Greene on April 14. John Woodward drove in three ...
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Belle Vernon at Charleroi, 4 p.m. Beth-Center at Carmichaels, 4:15 p.m. Trinity Christian at Geibel Catholic, 4:30 p.m. Waynesburg Central at McGuffey, EQT Park, Washington, 7 p.m. FLAG FOOTBALL Uniontown at South Allegheny, 5:30 ...
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 ...
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met Saturday at the Game Commission鈥檚 Harrisburg headquarters to hear public comment and conduct official business that included the final adoption of 2026-27 hunting seasons and bag limits. Other highlights from Saturday鈥檚 meeting follow. ...
