On Nov. 12, the final U.S. pennies were struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Why? The cost to manufacture the one-cent coin - which had been in circulation since 1793 - rose far above its face value. At the time pennies ceased being made, it cost 3.69 cents to produce one. The U.S. ...
A South Connellsville tavern suffered severe damage in a fire Thursday morning. A caller reported a loud explosion at Fox鈥檚 Tavern on West Wine Street about 2:52 a.m., South Connellsville Fire Chief Jeremy Grubbs said. The department鈥檚 assistant chief arrived on scene to find an active ...
Authorities have released the name of the man whose body was found in the Youghiogheny River near Dawson this month. William Guidi, 42, of Somerset, was identified through rapid DNA testing and fingerprint analysis by the coroner鈥檚 office and state police, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob ...
Construction is starting on a nearly $54 million project that has been years in the making to improve a notoriously dangerous section of Route 119 in northern Fayette County. Crews are beginning the bulk of the work on the Route 119 McClure/Kingview Interchange project straddling Bullskin and ...
A winning scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold in Fayette County. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, a $3 million Mega Moolah Multiplier was sold at Meet Mini Mart Inc., known as BB鈥檚 Market, 580 E. Main St., South Union Township. The Pennsylvania Lottery listed Avery Crenshaw as ...
If you ordered that $200 NFL jersey for $19.99, chances are good you got scammed. Fake merchandise, non-existent rentals and bogus VIP tickets are among the potentially fraudulent pitfalls for football fans attending the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh next month. 鈥淲ith up to 700,000 fans being ...
