Brownsville readies for road closure during cast-iron bridge reconstruction
It’s not Christmas yet, but it is time for the annual Operation Christmas Child shoe box collection, a project of international relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. Packed with small gifts, hygiene items, school supplies, and a gospel message, the shoeboxes have been sent to more than 220 million children in over 170 countries and territories through the program since 1993. According to Christine Hainer, Operation Christmas Child area coordinator for Southwestern Pennsylvania, the shoe box may be the only gift the child receives, and she believes they “may have an eternal impact.” Those interested in contributing a shoe box are asked to use a standard-sized shoe box. ...
A Uniontown man accused of fatally shooting his wife won’t be able to fund his defense with the $131,000 seized from him when he was arrested at a Las Vegas resort. Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark Mehalov stated Arthur Guty’s defense attorney was not able to establish the cash was solely his. “Proof of ownership of cash is nearly impossible unless there is a paper trail showing that the cash was withdrawn … (and) we have no such evidence except the defendant’s bald assertion,” Mehalov wrote in his Nov. 6 ruling. “This court believes that the cash may have been the alleged victim's property just as much as it may have been the defendant's property and ...
Two women are alleged to have deceived a Connellsville nonprofit into giving them $700 in financial assistance. Connellsville police said Michelle Piper of Cardale, 44, told workers at Connellsville Area Community Ministries that she needed money to rent a home in White. Piper was able to provide the church lease agreement for the property which indicated that Dawn Musick,49, of Butler was the owner and landlord. According to police, the church issued two checks totaling $700 to Piper on Oct. 20. Three days later, police said, someone at CACM discovered Musick was not the landlord and Piper was not moving into a home in White. The actual property owners confirmed he was ...
Pinion pines and sagebrush were lit by luminous stars as Natalie Momplaisir crested the Grand Canyon’s South Rim at 3:20 a.m. on Oct. 13. Momplaisir, 44, an ultrarunner from South Strabane, had just spent 23 hours and 28 minutes running a grueling canyon route called the “rim to rim to ...
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes capped a remarkable season by winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday, while Luis Gil of the New York Yankees edged Baltimore's Colton Cowser to take the AL honor. It's the first time ...
Former Canon-McMillan standout Stellanie Loutsion is off to a strong start for the Washington & Jefferson women’s basketball team. A junior guard, Loutsion was selected as the Presidents' Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 11, after leading the Presidents to a pair of ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ismael Leggett scored 14 points and Jaland Lowe put up a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as Pittsburgh won its fourth straight home game to open the season, romping past VMI in a Greenbrier Tip-Off home game Monday night. VMI has completed its River Division ...
HIT: Kudos to Upper St. Clair’s own Josh Matheny, who made his hometown proud this week at the Summer Olympics in Paris, where Matheny competed in the 200-meter breaststroke event. While he placed seventh in the final, Matheny turned in an impressive 2:09.52, which was better than his Tuesday ...
Jay Leno has been referred to as one of the hardest working men in show business for a reason. Many know him as a stand-up comic and a late-night television host, but he’s also an in-demand corporate speaker, an actor, a television and movie voice-over artist, a car builder and collector, and ...
