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A sting operation in Fayette County led to the arrest Saturday morning of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. State troopers began investigating Monday after receiving a report that Samuel Newman, 53, of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., had committed sexual crimes against the child, according to a release Saturday from District Attorney Mike Aubele. Evidence from Facebook, text messages, letters and videos depicting child sex abuse corroborated the child's claim, Aubele said. Friday, Newman and the child arranged to meet at a local park in a video conversation, which was monitored by the state police with the family's cooperation, Aubele said. When Newman arrived ...
A Fayette County man was killed in a single-vehicle accident when his pickup truck crashed Sunday morning in North Union Township. Joseph Franks, 52, of Lemont Furnace, was the only person inside the vehicle at the time of the crash on Mt. Braddock Road, according to a release from Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker. There were no other injuries in the crash, which occurred shortly after 3 a.m. near the roadÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ intersection with Route 119, Fayette County 911 dispatch said. Franks was transported to WVU Uniontown Hospital, where the Fayette County coronerÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ofice was called, Baker said in the release. The West Leisenring, North Union Township and Dunbar Township fire ...
At first, the crowd at Tanger Outlets could have been mistaken for the normal cluster that forms when some friends run into each other on a busy shopping day. It kept growing past coincidence, until more than 80 people milled around between the Coach and American Eagle stores. Then, at 2 ...
Monday is the final day to register to vote for the May 19 primary election, and there are several contested races in southwestern Pennsylvania. People have until the end of the business day to register to vote at their countyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ elections office, or they can register online directly through ...
A Uniontown house that was home to six people is a total loss after a fire Friday night. Fayette County 911 dispatch said a neighbor called in the fire at 99 Connellsville St. at 6:22 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke, said Uniontown Assistant Fire Chief Rick Lint. No one was ...
TUESDAY, MAY 5 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Jefferson-Morgan at Jeannette, 4 p.m. Mapletown at Greensburg Central Catholic, 4 p.m. Ringgold at Laurel Highlands, 4 p.m. Waynesburg Central at Charleroi, 4 p.m. Mount Pleasant at Ligonier Valley, 4:15 p.m. Southmoreland at Freeport, 4:15 ...
Cole Radcliffe is eager to join his brother Harry as a football player at PennWest California … sort of. While Cole would be playing football for the Vulcans if this were Brazil, England, France or Germany, he is continuing his soccer career after committing last December and signing his ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes stood at his locker in a near-silent Pittsburgh clubhouse on Thursday after a four-game home sweep at the hands of St. Louis and offered a prediction when asked if he was confident things wouldn't snowball on a Pirates team still finding its way. “I think we'll be ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
Anyone who doubts the importance of trails to a regionÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ attractiveness to visitors could experience attitude-adjustment by stopping at the Summit Inn this weekend. The Keystone Trails Association (KTA), a statewide hiking group with 1,000 members, is gathering there atop Chestnut Ridge, ...