Uniontown News

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has indicted a Fayette County man on a charge of Social Security fraud.

Greensburg Salem school directors gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a budget of about $38 million for the 2008-09 school year.

Two men accused of stealing a Burmese python from a Fayette County pet store face criminal charges. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A Fayette County man who was awarded $28 million in the fatal police shooting of his 12-year-old son has lost a bid to have his drug trial moved elsewhere. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A Fayette County man accused of shaking an infant who later died has been sentenced to 23 months of probation that includes six months' house arrest. via The York Daily Record

“I'm excited and happy for him, and I'm glad, I don't know how to say it, what everybody has done and helped”

A young boy in Fayette County got a new wheelchair, after thieves stole his old one. via WPXI

“In the last two years, we issued 50 citations for underage drinking”

In an effort to increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking in Fayette County, the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc. via Pittsburgh Tribune

The Westminster College women's golf team placed third out of four teams at the Grove City College Invitational on Thursday at the Grove City Country Club. via Westminster College

Humane officers in Fayette County raided a home Monday and said they found animals living in squalid, deadly conditions. via ThePittsburghChannel.com

Animal rescue workers and police raided a Fayette County home and found many dogs, along with the carcasses of several other animals. via The York Daily Record

“This brings interest to the assignment and it affects two different areas of study -- the writing and the technical aspect.”

Area career and technology centers are out to change the stigma that vocational schools are for students who aren't smart enough to go to college. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“But I never understood the criticism. What part of it didn't they like - the peace or the prosperity?”

As the Pennsylvania primary approaches, Sen. Hillary Clinton made another trip to the Pittsburgh area. via Kdka.com

A former U.S. Postal Service employee admitted to hiding more than 18,000 pieces of mail instead of delivering them over a two-year period, officials said. via Daily India

“This is the case even though writing down the value of a mortgage is often more profitable than foreclosing”

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D- N.Y., claps along with the crowd before she addresses the crowd at the Fayette Campus of Penn State University, on a campaign stop in Uniontown, ... via Tri-cityherald.com

A Uniontown man was indicted this past week on federal narcotics and firearms charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A former professor at Point Park University in Pittsburgh has been charged with stealing the identities of a student at the school and two of his in-laws. Jason Douglas Joy, 37, of Mechanicsburg, is in the ... via ThePittsburghChannel.com

“We're still concerned about weak penalties.”

Pennsylvania might shed its reputation as having one of the worst open records laws in the nation when Gov. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“We knew it wasn't going to be good.”

Two people were killed and five injured in a two-vehicle collision Sunday in Fayette County. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“He protects me and is a huge asset, but he is not violent. I take him in the schools and the kids pet him. People pet him all the time. He is safe. He is a good dog.”

Police dog Sheiko sat patiently, his ears cocked, watching as Uniontown police officer Michael Garrow Sr. via Herald-Standard

“Any monetary donations will allow us to keep Old Glory flying”

American flags will line the streets of Uniontown for Veterans Day. As Nov. 11 approaches, members of the American Legion Post 51 in Uniontown prepare for the national holiday by readying the flags that will be ... via Herald-Standard