A Uniontown father was convicted of third-degree murder in the 2016 death of his 23-month-old daughter.It took Fayette County jurors about two hours of deliberations Thursday to convict Michael Lynn Wright Jr., 35, in the case. Third-degree murder carries a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison. ...
A child on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon in Connellsville.The accident happened at 5 p.m. at the intersection of Pittsburgh Street and Wills Road, a busy intersection in the city.Connellsville Pollice Cpl. Bryan Kendi said the child, whose age he could not confirm, was ...
A Connellsville man was arraigned and denied bail Thursday afternoon for allegedly beating a woman to death in 2017 in Uniontown.Lonnie Jay Miller, 43, of Run Avenue was charged with criminal homicide for allegedly killing 46-year-old Rhonna Beatty Aug. 13 at 114 Pittsburgh Street.Miller ...
A landslide Thursday morning has closed a section of Route 201 in Fayette County.The state Department of Transportation said detours will be posted at the section of Route 201 between Brownsville Road in Washington Township and Sisley Town Road in Fayette City. The road will be closed until ...
A man was injured and flown from the scene after a car hit his motorcycle in Masontown Wednesday afternoon.His injuries did not appear to be life threatening, according to Masontown Police Chief R. Scott Miller.The man, who has not yet been identified, was turning left from State Route 21 onto ...
A 34-year-old man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident at about 4 a.m. in Brownsville, officials said.The Fayette County Coroner's Office identified the man as James Close of Brownsville.Brownsville police are investigating the crash. A state police accident reconstruction team from ...
