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Smock man allegedly attempts to flee from police after vehicle crash

According to a criminal complaint, a Smock man tried to run from authorities after crashing his SUV into a wooded area in an attempt to avoid police. State police said Frederick Briscoe, 57, was driving on Route 119 in Dunbar Township around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday when authorities noticed he ...

Man accused of sexually assaulting children dies before Fayette trial

A Belle Vernon man awaiting trial in Fayette County Court for allegedly sexually assaulting two children has died. Peter Carlson, 39, was facing 16 charges in two separate cases, including rape, indecent assault and involuntary sexual intercourse. Last week a motion was granted on ...

Hurricane Helene relief: Donation drives underway across region

Businesses across Southwestern Pennsylvania have rallied to drum up truckloads of donations to send to the victims of Hurricane Helene. Helene made landfall Sept. 26 in Florida and moved up the east coast. More than 220 people have died, though the death toll continues to rise. In North ...

Mail-in ballots to begin arriving at homes this week

Thousands of mail-in ballots will begin arriving in peopleÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ mailboxes in Southwestern Pennsylvania this week less than a month before the Nov. 5 general election. Elections workers in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties just started sending out the mail-in ballot packets after the final ...

​​Uniontown man accused of possessing child pornography

A Uniontown man was taken into custody for possessing child pornography on his cellphone that he told police he downloaded from a Russian website, according to a criminal complaint. Teddy Bowers, 24, is charged with 50 counts of felony child pornography and one count of criminal ...

The science of autumn: Leaf-peeping season explained

Summer has given way to fall, and with that the green of the leaves is fading away for a burst of color before the trees lie dormant for the winter. It is a given that each year the leaves will change color and fall to the ground, but what is happening inside a leaf that causes this ...