Parodies and chatbot phone banks — how AI is popping up in Pa. elections
A Connellsville man is accused of pointing a loaded handgun at a woman after starting an argument with her. Christopher Harshman, 27, was arrested after police responded to a disturbance call on the 100 block of Lincoln Avenue shortly after noon Friday. The complaint said Harshman had begun arguing with Hannah Koontz as she was sitting in her vehicle. As two others came to intervene, Harshman then pointed a gun at Michaelene Koontz, court documents said. James Beal, the father of Hannah Koontz’s boyfriend, pulled out his gun in self-defense, while Kevin Koontz punched Harshman in the face and disarmed him, according to the complaint. Police said video footage showed Harshman ...
Hiller, the Trinity Area School District K-9, and his handler, police Officer Ken Ranalli, received an upgrade to their SUV, thanks to the students in Trinity High School’s Power Motorsports classes. Under the supervision of Power Motorsports instructor Ryan Coyle, the students refurbished ...
Peters Township and Washington County officials are asking the state Supreme Court to force county Coroner Timothy Warco to turn over autopsy reports to law enforcement, claiming his refusal to do so is hindering death investigations. John Smith, who serves as Peters Township’s solicitor, ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia women's basketball had the last possession of the game down by one point. There were 8.3 seconds left, and Mark Kellogg called a timeout. Out of the break, Sydney Shaw inbounded it to Gia Cooke. Cooke dribbled to inside the arc and fired a mid-range ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew McCutchen will be on the opening day roster for the Texas Rangers, who expect the 39-year-old former MVP outfielder to split some time at designated hitter, maybe play a few games in the field and be a mentor to their young, talented outfielders. Chris ...
Addison Smith smacked three hits, including a double, and knocked in three runs as Connellsville rallied from an early five-run deficit to storm past visiting Latrobe, 20-10, in a non-section softball game Monday. The Lady Wildcats pushed across five runs in the top of the first inning but ...
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 ...
Friday brought us what we call “the first day of spring.” But announcing spring is an arbitrary declaration, as we saw by last week’s weather. The latest date I’ve seen snow flurries in our local mountains is June 2, 1977. Spring, like all the seasons, can be hard to pin down. So, what ...
