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Uniontown man charged with attempted homicide

By By Garrett Neese

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, ...

Hopwood man accused of sexually assaulting multiple women

A Hopwood man faces criminal charges of sexually assaulting two women in separate incidents separated by a decade. Robert Karwatske, 42, was arrested after police investigated a report of a domestic dispute at his home over a three-day period in March 2024. A woman told agents from the state ...

Local brothers remain in ICE custody

Two brothers who are members of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Meadow Lands remain in ICE custody, with one detained at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County and the other moved from Moshannon to Cambria County Prison in Ebensburg after being hospitalized for a ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Lady Commodores top Waynesburg, clinch playoff spot

Emma Essington's bat and Addison Hiles' arm helped Frazier earn another trip into the WPIAL softball playoffs. Essington blasted a home run and a double in going 3 for 3 with four RBIs and Hiles allowed just one earned run as the Lady Commodores clinched at least a share of fourth place in ...

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 ...

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Cheers & Jeers

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 ...

Outdoors

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Highlights from Pa. Game Commissioners meeting

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners met Saturday at the Game CommissionÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Harrisburg headquarters to hear public comment and conduct official business that included the final adoption of 2026-27 hunting seasons and bag limits. Other highlights from SaturdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ meeting follow. ...

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