Community gathers for discussion on how to prevent, protect against active shooters
The vacancy on Donora council is back in the hands of the borough. In October, council had asked Washington County Court to fill the vacancy created by Tom Thompson’s resignation in September. Former councilman Gilbert Szakal was the lone applicant for the vacancy, but he was denied by a 4-2 vote of council to fill the spot. Council President Cindy Brice said at the time, “He ran for council twice and lost, so obviously the voters in Donora don’t want him on council.” Szakal previously spent six years on council. He was elected in 2016, but failed to win reelection in 2020. In 2022, he was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Edward “Sonny” Lawson resigned. ...
A Lake Lynn man was charged with impeding an investigation into the death of his toddler son. According to state police, Brett Bissett, 25, initially agreed to surreptitiously record his girlfriend Brianna Bloyer, who is accused of brutally assaulting 2-year-old Bentlee Myers. Instead, ...
After an autopsy revealed that 14-month-old Paxton Whitehead’s body was “beaten and broken” leading up to his death last October, his mother offered various excuses on how he was injured, including blaming his young stepbrothers who also lived in their Charleroi house. After Paxton died ...
Bentworth knows it will be in for a brutal match against Lancaster Mennonite this afternoon in the PIAA Class A boys soccer championship at Eagle View Middle School’s soccer complex in Mechanicsburg. The Bearcats will also be without senior defender Gaige Davenport, who suffered an ankle ...
By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Clemson lost its dominance a couple of weeks ago when the 17th-ranked Tigers were upset by Louisville, dropping them out of first place in the supersized ACC. Just don't confuse that lack of control with a lack of care about where their season ...
By Justin Jackson For the Observer-Reporter MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The challenge will be right there inside the Petersen Events Center. The question will be whether it’s the WVU or Pitt men’s basketball team who is ready to meet it. The jury may be out on that one, at least that’s ...
HIT: Kudos to Upper St. Clair’s own Josh Matheny, who made his hometown proud this week at the Summer Olympics in Paris, where Matheny competed in the 200-meter breaststroke event. While he placed seventh in the final, Matheny turned in an impressive 2:09.52, which was better than his Tuesday ...
Students at Carmichaels Area Middle School are participating in a national mock election throughout the week. Sponsored by Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI), a national civic education program based at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, the mock election gives students the ...
