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VanSickle’s solo HR lifts Mill Run to 5-4 victory
Alan VanSickle’s solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted Mill Run to a 5-4 Fayette County Baseball League home victory Sunday afternoon over visiting M&R Transit. Mill Run is tied with Oakland (Md.) for third place at 11-6, pending the Oaks’ result...
Charges filed against man in connection with June 2023 Uniontown murder
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) -- On Friday, Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele announced charges against Calvin Jay Huffman in connection to the June 6, 2023, murder of Anthony Jones, a murder that was allegedly carried out in Uniontown by then-14-year-old Antonyo Owens."We are alleging that at the time of Anthoney Jones' murder, Huffman was in a dispute with the victim over narcotics and paid Owens a significant amount of money and drugs to exact Huffman's revenge against the victim," said Aubele.Owens was arrested just a few days after the murder, but over the last year, the Pennsylvania State Police Crime...
Pennsylvania woman accused of DUI, abandoning two toddlers inside car after Maryland police chase
HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) -- A woman from western Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday after allegedly leading police in Maryland on a chase and abandoning two toddlers inside a vehicle in Fayette County. Pennsylvania State Police say 25-year-old Samantha Cherry of Confluence is facing charges in both Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Uniontown man charged with soliciting teen to commit fatal shooting
Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said Friday he plans to seek the death penalty against a man who allegedly paid a teenager in cash and drugs to carry out a fatal shooting. “The callousness of this crime cannot be ignored and it deserves the most serious punishment available,” Aubele...
Fayette EMS Director Aids Hurricane Victims in Houston
Fayette County EMS DIrector Josh Vandever was in Houston last week assisting with the response to Hurricane Beryl.Vandever serves on the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force, a team of medical professionals called upon to assist during disasters. He reported to a Texas Division of Emergency Management staging area in San Antonio on Friday, June 5, two days before the storm made landfall. At that…
Toddlers Rescued From Hot Car By Police Helicopter After Pursuit From MD Into PA, Officials Say
With the heat index throughout the region approaching or exceeding 100 degrees, troopers were taken on a ride by 25-year-old Confluence resident Samantha Cherry, who was allegedly intoxicated and now will face charges after the children were saved. According to police, the department's Aviation Command was able to track the...
Cruise control: Copperheads roll to 14-2 home victory
CARMICHAELS – Carmichaels scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and didn’t look back for a 14-2 victory in five innings Thursday night against visiting Sewickley Twp. in Fayette County Baseball League action. The Copperheads had only one hit in the early rally, but benefitted...
Pennsylvania woman accused of DUI, abandoning two toddlers inside car after Maryland police chase
HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A woman from the Pittsburgh area was arrested Wednesday after allegedly leading police in Maryland on a chase and abandoning two toddlers inside a vehicle in Fayette County. Pennsylvania State Police say 25 year old Samantha Cherry of Confluence is facing charges in both...
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