The latest heat wave is expected to last just one day longer before significantly cooler temperatures return to the region. Meteorologist Andrew Kienzle of the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said the temperature was expected to creep up from its high of 94 degrees Tuesday to 95 on ...
There was controlled chaos outside the Brownsville Ambulance Service Inc., building on Arch Street Friday as several newly trained high school-aged cadets worked alongside firefighters, EMT and other first responders to navigate a mass casualty situation. “It was a really eye opening ...
Cpl. Peter Helisek Jr.’s obituary ends with three words: “Candy, Candy, Candy.” The sweet reference is a callback by his younger brother John to the years before Helisek left for World War II. “Every day he would come home from work, he would bring me this little candy bar,” John ...
Brownsville’s football program has struggled mightily in recent years and hasn’t had much stability at the head coaching position. A year ago, the Falcons’ third as an independent, David Martin III began the season as coach and former coach Von Braddock stepped back in on an interim ...
Roger Miller and Darwyn “Buck” Grover were both imposing physical figures whose athletic exploits matched their size. Miller stood 6-foot-3 and was a 1972 Uniontown graduate who made his mark in baseball and reached the major league level in 1974. Grover stood 6-foot-4 and was a 1954 ...
Doug Dascenzo was like most youth baseball players when he was growing up in Fayette County. “Just like all the other kids in the area, you watch games on TV, you always dream you want to play on TV,” Dascenzo said. “But it's hard, a very difficult thing to accomplish.” Dascenzo ...
