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A Uniontown man was arrested after being accused of smashing out the window of a car and setting it on fire by throwing an explosive device inside. Witnesses reported Samuel Sethman, 49, walking up to the car around 2:40 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Easy Street before breaking out windows, ...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — This spring, Pennsylvanians will vote in ...

A Uniontown woman is accused of attempting to throw a child out of a third-story window and holding him in a tub of water while babysitting. Vira Zabudko, 40, had been asked to watch Karen GarciaĢƵ 5-year-old son and his 11-year-old brother at her apartment on Berkeley Street while Garcia ...

Like thousands of Pennsylvanians, Jodi Richards’ first job as a teenager was working as a cashier at her local McDonald's restaurant in Waynesburg. Unlike most, she never left. Now, more than two decades later, Richards operates three McDonald's franchises in the Washington area, having ...

Setting the stage

The transportation authorities of Southwestern Pennsylvania counties will play a key role in helping the city of Pittsburgh in its plans to host the 2026 NFL Draft next month. Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County officials, and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) were on the ...

The history of anti-Trump protests could be traced through the layers on Merrill Pearson's sign. "Every day, every hour, there's a new issue to be bothered about," said Pearson, of North Union Township. The top message of the sign she held at Saturday's No Kings protest in Uniontown ...