Editor鈥檚 note: This is the first in an occasional series about the origin of unusual names of places in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. Growing up in Avella, Joey Gonzalez heard plenty of stories about Shades of Death Road. It鈥檚 a place where people were murdered and hanged. ...
The fiance of a Rostraver Township woman often glared angrily at the suspect accused of killing her as he testified about finding her body the afternoon of April 11. Dorian Coral Jeri-Greene, of Bowie, Md., appeared at the Westmoreland County Courthouse Thursday for his preliminary hearing on ...
A failed attempt to smuggle drugs into the Fayette County jail with a crossbow arrow has led to Uniontown police filing criminal charges Monday against four individuals. Staff at the jail discovered the arrow June 6 near the southeast wall of the facility. According to the criminal ...
A 5-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet Monday morning after playing with an unsecured firearm Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said police were called at about 6:40 a.m. to 1033 Penncraft Road in Luzerne Township. According to Aubele, the boy found a pistol in his mother鈥檚 ...
WHEELING, W.Va. 鈥� A toddler and her mother were among six people who died in weekend flash flooding in the Triadelphia and Wheeling areas. Three more remained missing Monday. Officials with the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency, Ohio County Sheriff鈥檚 Office, Wheeling Police ...
With a heavy amount of rainfall during the month of May and in early June, many local farmers are being impacted by the rain and are behind schedule. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, the region has received 6.11 inches of rain from May 1 through June 9, compared to ...
