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A Masontown woman is charged with an alleged assault that left bruises and fingernail marks on her 1-year-old child. After taking a polygraph test, Arayiah Harris, 19, confessed to assaulting her child in her home, according to her criminal complaint. She told police her child had been crying ...

Charleroi Regional Police Department arrested a man over the weekend after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend. Isaiah James Lee Banks, 29, of New Kensington, faces a felony charge of strangulation, and misdemeanors of simple assault and endangering the welfare of children. According ...

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Several municipalities across Fayette and Washington counties declared a state of emergency ahead of SundayĢƵ snowstorm and the ongoing cold snap. Local administrators said the declarations allowed them to line up extra workers and suppliers faster, and potentially enable them to get ...

Fire destroys Ronco house

Amid frigid temperatures and biting wind chills Tuesday, firefighters in Fayette County battled a house fire that destroyed the residence and left several people homeless. Crews were called to 606 Meadow St. in the Ronco neighborhood of German Township and found the house engulfed in ...

Connellsville man charged with raping child

A Connellsville man faces nearly 40 felony counts after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl on several occasions. Joshua Melke, 31, was reported by the girlĢƵ mother after she came home to find Melke lying on top of her child, the complaint said. Police said Melke admitted to ...