A Lake Lynn man is being held without bail after allegedly trying to burn his grandmother鈥檚 porch on Friday after she refused to let him borrow $60, according to a criminal complaint. State police said Christopher Lee Chipps, 39, asked Fauricentina Chipps for the money to get a motel room ...
The suspect in a Rostraver Township homicide cut the electricity to the victim鈥檚 home before entering and stealing several valuables, according to court documents filed by Westmoreland County detectives. Investigators charged Dorian Coral Jeri-Greene Monday with criminal homicide, robbery, ...
The primary election is Tuesday, but turnout is expected to be paltry with so few competitive races on the ballot. While off-year municipal primaries are typically low turnout affairs, the lack of candidates running for numerous open positions in local and countywide races in Fayette, Greene ...
As the weather starts to heat up, farmers markets will soon be back up and running across the region. There will be markets operating throughout the summer into the fall in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. The Main Street Farmers Market will kick off in Washington on May 22, and ...
Every third Saturday in May, a train of horse-drawn wagons makes its way across National Pike for the National Road Festival, also known as Pike Days. The event takes place all along Route 40 in Washington, Fayette and Somerset counties. Many homes along the road hold yard sales, and ...
A 12-year-old boy died Saturday while swimming with friends in the Monongahela River. Divers found Rontae Lester, of Donora, on the riverbed at about 3:30 p.m., according to a report from Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. According to Warco, one of Lester鈥檚 friends called 911 at ...
