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Donora police charged a man Monday for physically abusing his two children. Akash Maurya, 26, of Donora, faces felony charges of endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor simple assault charges. According to the criminal complaint, Maurya has been in India since Sunday, and there is an active warrant for his arrest. Sabrina Yinger, Maurya's wife, contacted police Feb. 7 to report the abuse, which occurred at their home in the 900 block of Thompson Avenue. One video from March 2025 she provided to investigators allegedly shows Maurya grabbing their son by the head, pushing him to the ground and kicking him. The son is described in court records as being younger than 6 years ...
A mixed-use development in Fayette County is a step closer to being shovel-ready. The planned Thompson’s Crossing development in North Union Township is getting $7 million for necessary infrastructure through the federal appropriations bill signed into law last week. The 57-acre project ...
A Connellsville woman is charged with homicide by vehicle in a June crash in Bullskin Township that killed her husband. Wyola Gemas, 34, told police she had three or four beers several hours before the early morning crash on Englishman Hill Road on June 18. Her husband, Johnny Gemas, had to be extricated from the vehicle, which had sustained severe front-end damage after hitting a tree in the front yard of a home, according to the criminal complaint. Johnny Gemas died on July 5. The coroner’s report indicated his death had been caused by blunt force trauma of the head and torso caused by the crash, court documents said. A toxicology report showed Wyola Gemas had a blood-alcohol ...
The burial flag of a former unclaimed U.S. veteran who has been laid to rest in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies has found its permanent home with his siblings in central Pennsylvania. Patrick Reynolds of Schuylkill County received the U.S. flag from the funeral of his brother, U.S. ...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Tuesday the team “will never shut the door” on potentially finding a role for Andrew McCutchen, a longtime cornerstone of the franchise. The Pirates on Monday reached an agreement with veteran slugger ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pitt 70-54 on Tuesday night. Cameron Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, and Caleb Foster had 14 points and ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd. Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of “The Great American ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
Most of us who grew up in Southwestern Pennsylvania can remember winters with plenty of snow and cold weather. Old-timers probably can reflect on winter with snow on the ground most of the winter and streams and rivers frozen over. Pictures of the ice on Pittsburgh’s three rivers like the ...
