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Fayette, Greene counties at ‘high’ risk for wildfires

Emergency officials in Fayette and Greene counties are asking people to avoid outdoor burning after the state announced Thursday the two counties are at an elevated risk for wildfires. The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources placed Fayette and Greene in the “high” level ...

Demoted LH principal says ‘it was time to make a change’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was updated April 15 to remove incorrect information on an unrelated matter involving a former teacher in the district. The former Laurel Highlands High School principal who was moved to another district building in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against ...

‘A fitting tribute’

When the Artemis II astronauts splash down off the coast of San Diego on Friday, a ship with strong local ties will be waiting for them. Hundreds of military personnel and civilians aboard the USS John P. Murtha will work together to bring the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule to ...

Uniontown school board gets updates on renovation costs

As the Uniontown Area School District weighs whether to consolidate buildings, representatives of the firm performing a feasibility study of the consolidation spoke to the public about what the costs would be of renovating the buildings. Larry Levato, of Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates, ...

Judge declares mistrial in Uniontown homicide case

A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a Fayette County man accused of fatally shooting a woman outside a Uniontown bar. Terrell Jones, 35, of Uniontown, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of Samatha Harden, 34. Police alleged Jones killed Harden outside of McPattonĢƵ Pub ...

Laurel Caverns becomes first subterranean state park in Pennsylvania

Gov. Josh Shapiro weaved his way through meandering sandstone corridors hundreds of feet underground Monday morning before emerging from the darkness into colorful lights illuminating a cavernous room to dedicate Laurel Caverns as the newest state park in Pennsylvania. “That was ...