SCI-Fayette prison guard accused of assaulting inmate
Several officials from Mt. Pleasant and Smith townships are being sued by the father of a Coraopolis man who was shot and killed by a Mt. Pleasant police officer in 2023. Washington attorney Noah Geary filed the lawsuit in federal court Monday on behalf of Eduardo Lee Hoover Sr., who is the administrator of his son’s estate. Named as plaintiffs are Mt. Pleasant Officer Tyler Evans, Mt. Pleasant Chief of Police Matthew Tharp, Smith Township Officer Michael Pasquale, Smith Township Chief of Police Bernie Larue, and the boards of supervisors for both municipalities. Evans shot and killed Eduardo Lee Hoover Jr., 38, following an April 2, 2023, chase that ended in Washington. Hoover Sr. ...
Key evidence against a former Washington County prosecutor accused of driving drunk last year is inadmissible in court because police did not follow procedures gathering it during the traffic stop, a judge ruled Friday. Washington County Judge Valarie Costanzo determined that North Strabane ...
Crews began work Monday on replacing a 95-year-old bridge over Whiteley Creek on Route 88 in Greene County. Daily short-term single-lane restrictions are in place on either side of the bridge in Monongahela Township, between Sigsbee Road and Fifth Street. Precautions will include flagging, ...
As winter turns to spring, back to winter and into spring again, it is prime time for potholes to begin forming on local roadways. The state Department of Transportation’s District 12 will spend more than $1.8 million and use about 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across Washington, ...
CONNELLSVILLE — Geibel Catholic’s baseball team suffered an 11-0 setback on Tuesday in non-section play against Brashear at Soberdash Memorial Field on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School. There isn’t a coach in America that would have been pleased with that result, ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Mangum collected three more hits and Shane Baz struck out a career-high 10 in six innings, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 on Tuesday night. Mangum drove in two runs and scored twice, one day after he went 4 for 4 with two steals in his second ...
“I’m excited to be a Nittany Lion.” That was the final statement Rocco Welsh provided during his appearance Sunday evening on the BASCHAMANIA wrestling podcast. The 2023 graduate of Waynesburg Central High School entered the transfer portal on Thursday, and after several days of ...
If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...
It may be hard to grasp this, but some people haven’t yet had enough winter. At least they hadn’t had enough by late last month. My wife was one of those who couldn’t grasp it, and her observation summed it up. “Do you realize you are going in the opposite direction of 99% of people ...
