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The hidden cost of homelessness

As a local business owner who has proudly served this community over the past few years, I have witnessed firsthand the growing challenge that homelessness presents—not just for those without shelter but for the entire neighborhood, including small businesses like mine. Homelessness is often ...

Police beat Sept. 24

UNIONTOWN Indecent assault alleged: Caleb L. Sandor, 25, of Carmichaels is charged with six counts each of indecent assault and corruption of minors, and one count of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly inappropriately touching a girl between June 2023 and June 2025. Court paperwork ...

Animal control officer charged with fatally shooting two dogs

The animal control officer for Masontown is charged with taking two dogs into his custody on a Friday and shooting both in the head the following day. Samuel Vargo, 60, of Charleroi, was called to Fort Mason Village in the borough on Friday, Sept. 5, after someone reported two dogs were tied ...

Man jailed after threatening woman with gun

Monongahela police arrested a man Sunday after he was accused of using a firearm to hold a woman against her will. John Steven Chmiel, 46, of Monongahela, faces a felony kidnapping charge and several misdemeanors of unlawful restraint, terroristic threats, simple assault, reckless endangerment ...

Homicide charge dropped against woman accused in daughterĢƵ death

A Mount Pleasant woman who had served more than nine years in prison after the death of her 23-month-old daughter was sentenced to time served on lesser charges. “Thank you for listening to the evidence … itĢƵ just a weight off my shoulders,” Andrea Dusha told Fayette County Judge ...

Great Cross at Jumonville celebrates 75th anniversary

The Great Cross at Jumonville, which for 75 years has been an enduring symbol of faith and hope to those who visit the United Methodist retreat center or travel by its perch on the summit in Fayette County, is beginning to show its age. The cross has been painted in the past, but there are ...