As the U.S. House of Representatives struggled to elect a new speaker this week, local members of Congress were in a waiting mode as their staffs still performed some of their constituency services.Newly-elected federal officials cannot be sworn in until a new speaker of the House is chosen, ...
A burglary at a German Township home earlier this month resulted in more than $40,000 worth of firearms and valuables being stolen from the residence.The resident told state police he returned to his College Avenue home Dec. 19 and found his Winchester safe containing 16 guns and other precious ...
Firefighters battled bitterly-cold temperatures Friday morning while fighting a house fire in Redstone Township.Nearly a dozen departments were called to the blaze at 549 Colonial Ave. near Grindstone shortly after 10 a.m. and found heavy fire coming from the residence, according to the Fayette ...
The arctic blast that is bringing frigid temperatures coupled with snow and ice is prompting a run on salt and other winter supplies at local hardware stores.Kim Essig, manager at the Brownsville Ace Hardware, said they began seeing customers arrive in droves Wednesday after weather reports ...
Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower Sr. was reprimanded Friday by the state Disciplinary Board for the handling of his son鈥檚 drunken driving case last year in which the panel said he 鈥渁bused (his) power and undermined the public trust鈥� in the justice system.Bower appeared stoic ...
