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Operations have been suspended for the rest of the week for District Judge Eric G. Porter after his Charleroi office was condemned Wednesday. A water line break collapsed ceilings and flooded the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave., rendering the structure uninhabitable. A search is underway for a new location for Porter to conduct business. Borough Manager Joe Manning suggested using the borough building at 338 Fallowfield Ave. as a temporary location at council's meeting Wednesday. Councilman Larry Celaschi said such a move had been attempted in the past, but insurance issues arose, including the lack of a separate entrance for the office. The steps also posed a problem. Celaschi ...
The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved applying for more than $1.8 million in grant funding Thursday to fix aging infrastructure in the Nemacolin sewer system and treatment plant. The board submitted the request for 2025 Community Development Block Grant funding on behalf of Cumberland Township. At a meeting last year on the grant request, township and sewer system officials said the century-old terracotta lines are showing signs of wear and tear, and are being invaded by root systems. At Thursday’s meeting, the board also approved a right-of-way plan for replacing Greene County Bridge 103, located on Walker Road in Morris Township. It also approved a declaration of ...
A Uniontown man was shot and killed in the city Thursday night, and state police are searching for the teenage gunman, who was also charged with homicide nearly four years ago when he was a juvenile. Lemaur Thompson Jr., 20, died from a gunshot wound to the head after he was shot on Dunlap ...
The Charleroi office of District Judge Eric G. Porter was condemned Wednesday, forcing the magistrate and his staff to find a new location. Borough Manager Joe Manning said a water leak in the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave. made the space uninhabitable. “The pipes may have frozen overnight,” Manning said. Extensive damage included collapsed ceilings and water on the floor and in the basement of the structure, prompted the borough code enforcement officer to condemn the building. West Penn Power was contacted, and electric service was shut off. A notice was placed on the door that the building had been condemned. Borough officials have been in contact with Porter and reached ...
Whether it’s 100 degrees outside in summertime or 11 below zero like it was last weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ crews are out manning the nearly two dozen locks and dam facilities in its Pittsburgh district keeping waterway traffic moving along the three rivers. Even as the ...
Laurel Highlands lost one of the most talented group of playoers to ever play for its girls basketball season as it headed into the 2025-26 season. Gone to graduation were 1,000-point scorers Miya Harris and Ayrianna Sumpter, and sixth-man extraordinaire Righteous Richardson with all three ...
We’ve endured an unusual stretch of cold, snowy weather during this winter of 2026. But “endured” is the right word only if you’ve stuck out this frigid span here in western Pennsylvania. You probably know relatives, friends, or neighbors who traveled south for the winter to Florida ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey ...
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 ...
