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There was controlled chaos outside the Brownsville Ambulance Service Inc., building on Arch Street Friday as several newly trained high school-aged cadets worked alongside firefighters, EMT and other first responders to navigate a mass casualty situation. “It was a really eye opening ...

Gus Pagonis grew up in Charleroi three-quarters of a century ago, amid smokestacks and among countless Mon Valley kids who likewise were uncertain of their lifetime trajectories. “I was in a rock ’n roll band in the Valley when I was younger,” Pagonis recounted. “I think I was 15 or ...

‘My heart is in the community’

Fayette CountyĢƵ newest commissioner participated in his first voting meeting on Thursday, marking his official start in the role. “I’m here full-time now, I’m giving it 110%, and I’m ready to help,” said Commissioner Henry “Dutch” Kaufman after Commissioner Scott Dunn ...

Cpl. Peter Helisek Jr.ĢƵ obituary ends with three words: “Candy, Candy, Candy.” The sweet reference is a callback by his younger brother John to the years before Helisek left for World War II. “Every day he would come home from work, he would bring me this little candy bar,” John ...

​​The body of a Connellsville man who went missing while fishing on the Youghiogheny River Tuesday night was found near the Dawson Bridge Friday morning, according to Fayette County emergency officials. The body of Jerry Grimm, 55, was discovered at around 6:47 a.m., said a Fayette County ...

​​The search for a Connellsville man who went missing while fishing on the Youghiogheny River Tuesday night was suspended, according to area emergency officials. The decision to end the two-day search for 55-year-old Jerry Grimm came as a result of ongoing dangerous river conditions, ...