As the school year winds down, high school seniors are enjoying prom, graduation parties and other special events to mark the end of their high school years. However, seniors at one Fayette County high school took time out from the fun for a serious moment as first responders reminded them of the impact drugs and […]
The death of a Uniontown man who jumped out of a window while in police custody has been ruled a suicide. The Office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner reported that Bernard Geisel, 42, died of blunt-force trauma to the head on Dec. 29 in Connellsville. Geisel was handcuffed and being escorted by Connellsville police […]
The remains found in North Union Township last week have been identified as those of a missing teen, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said Tuesday. Kaitlin Whoolery, 17, had been missing since Nov. 23, when she was seen leaving a home on Oakland Avenue in Uniontown. Trooper Kalee Barnhart, public information officer for state […]
A Donora man was arrested Monday night following a shooting in Menallen Township. State police charged Jobe Wright, 30, with felonies of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, prohibited possession of a firearm and aggravated cruelty to animals. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to the 20 block of East Main Street shortly after […]