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Activities will offer something for all ages at Founding Day
The entire community has rallied to help sponsor and participate in the special celebration of Uniontown’s birthday. This year, Love Fayette will host the highly anticipated Kids Zone during the Founding Day Festival on June 29. “Love Fayette is a group of local churches and at the heart of...
Bendis allows three hits in Mill Run’s 1-0 win
Veteran left-hander Bill Bendis shut down Sewickley Twp.’s bats and Cade Warrick drove in the game’s only run in Mill Run’s 1-0 home victory Sunday afternoon in Fayette County Baseball League action. Gage Johnson opened the game with a single and Milan Aujay singled with two outs,...
Fayette-Washington program to ‘fight the bite’ underway
The Fayette-Washington Mosquito-Borne Disease Program has officially started the tick and mosquito surveillance season, in partnership with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Program Coordinator Ken Hess said, while most insects provide beneficial effects – such as being part of the food web or acting as plant pollinators –...
'I loved the fast pace': Ken Bisbee leaves Pennsylvania's Ohiopyle State Park after 10 wild, wet years at the helm
PITTSBURGH — For an outdoorsy kid who grew up on the water in a blue collar Lake Erie shore town, becoming manager of several state parks known for their water thrills is about as good as it gets. After a long career in Pennsylvania park management, Ken Bisbee recently...
Despite deaths, inquest jurors' recommendations, whitewater in-boat rafting guides remain optional
Michele Yealy lost her only daughter to the rushing water of the Youghiogheny River. Andrea Yealy was 16 when she hopped in a two-person inflatable kayak rented by a friend’s family on Sept. 16, 2000, at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County. They paddled without a guide down a 7-mile section known as the Lower Yough.
Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Fayette Ridges and Fayette County Sunday evening
The National Weather Service issued a report at 5:10 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. for Fayette Ridges and Fayette County. Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 5:10 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Brownsville, or 8 miles northwest of...
Driver of car crashes into autobody shop in Fayette County
MERRITTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Two people were hospitalized after the driver of a vehicle crashed into an autobody shop in Fayette County on Friday. The crash happened on Friday around 6 p.m. at Swift's Auto Sales on Academy Road in Merrittstown. It is the third time the driver of a vehicle has crashed into the business in the last 15 years. "This is terrible," said Holly Swift, whose husband owns Swift's Auto Sales. "I'm scared to death my husband is going to die here."Two drivers crashed outside the business on Friday, pushing one of the vehicles into the building. Two people suffered head injuries and were flown to hospitals for treatment. Their conditions are not known at this time. Crews had to shore up the building to keep it from collapsing further. The accident is under investigation. The owner of Swift's Auto Sales said there is no timeline for a reopening. The last time this happened, it took months to reopen, he said. Swift said the loss of business as a result of Friday's crash will hurt them tremendously. She added that they have tried to make the intersection safer, but nothing has happened.
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