A Connellsville man accused of kicking in his grandmother鈥檚 door and trying to steal her purse last week was denied bail. District Judge Ronald Haggerty denied bail for Chase Powell, 27, during his Wednesday preliminary hearing, citing the man was 鈥渁 threat to society.鈥� According ...
The North Union Township supervisors unanimously voted to pay over $125,000 for a lawsuit that was filed 13 years ago. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 agree with the judge鈥檚 decision at all, but we鈥檙e going to pay it,鈥� Supervisor Curtis Matthews said during the board鈥檚 Tuesday meeting. Originally ...
According to a criminal complaint, a Smock man tried to run from authorities after crashing his SUV into a wooded area in an attempt to avoid police. State police said Frederick Briscoe, 57, was driving on Route 119 in Dunbar Township around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday when authorities noticed he ...
A Belle Vernon man awaiting trial in Fayette County Court for allegedly sexually assaulting two children has died. Peter Carlson, 39, was facing 16 charges in two separate cases, including rape, indecent assault and involuntary sexual intercourse. Last week a motion was granted on ...
Businesses across Southwestern Pennsylvania have rallied to drum up truckloads of donations to send to the victims of Hurricane Helene. Helene made landfall Sept. 26 in Florida and moved up the east coast. More than 220 people have died, though the death toll continues to rise. In North ...
Thousands of mail-in ballots will begin arriving in people鈥檚 mailboxes in Southwestern Pennsylvania this week less than a month before the Nov. 5 general election. Elections workers in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties just started sending out the mail-in ballot packets after the final ...
