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Uniontown man charged with attempted homicide

Police are searching for a Uniontown man accused of stabbing a man in Uniontown's Grant Street Park Tuesday afternoon. Darien Williams, 28, allegedly fled the scene on Fayette Street in a dark blue Jeep Cherokee after the stabbing, which was reported at 6:43 p.m. Tuesday. Police issued an arrest warrant after they did not find him at his residence on Grant Street or his workplace. The alleged victim, Paul Hensley, lived at the same Grant Street address, court paperwork indicated. He told police the attack occurred while the two were talking in the park. Hensley had not noticed Williams pulling the small, silver knife until he was stabbed, the complaint said. Williams told Hensley, ...

Local farmers prep for freeze

On Sunday, Leigh Shields wheeled out about 20 green wagons, filling each with tropical plants, hanging baskets and flats of flowers. Those, along with delicate herbs and other annuals, took up residence in an already-crowded greenhouse to wait out the frost at Shields Herb & Flower Farm in ...

Women accused of failing to report child abuse

Two women are charged with failing to report suspected child abuse against a 9-year-old girl believed to have been killed last year, as well as other children in the same home. Theresa Shipley, 63, of Scottdale, and Sandra Umensetter, 51, of Connellsville, both face three counts each of ...

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Remarkable reign

Bill Simms has never been one to toot his own horn. The West Greene softball coach didn't tell anyone that he was closing in on his 300th win with the Lady Pioneers. "I didn't publicize it to anybody," Simms said. He figured out pretty quickly before his team's 17-2, four-inning win at ...

California survives scare against Frazier

California survived a scare against Frazier, but the Trojans pulled out a 9-8 victory on Tuesday in Section 1-2A at Malden Yards. California improved to 8-0 in section play and 8-3 overall, while the Commodores fell to 2-5 and 6-7. The Trojans had built up an 8-3 lead heading into the top of ...

Martin named CaneĢƵ WPIAL Coach of the Year

Chances are Kyle Martin will not encourage his wrestlers to indulge on Raising CaneĢƵ Chicken Fingers, as the product is not ideal for someone who is looking to keep their body in tip-top shape, but the 2004 graduate of Connellsville Area High School and the Norwin head wrestling coach for ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the ĢƵĢƵ annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. ItĢƵ not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Opt for green instead of screen

An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writerĢƵ favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...

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