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50th District: Hopkins, DeWeese clash on I-80 toll
Democratic House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese , D-Waynesburg, recently debated Republican candidate Greg Hopkins at the HSTV studios with Stephanie Shuler serving as the moderator.
John Baer: Ex-DeWeese aide turns against him
AND NOW from the twisted, sordid tales of sex, greed and political sleaze provided by that three-ring circus we all know as our state Legislature comes another turn of fortune: A one-time top dog ...
Pa. Legislative Corruption Case Heads To Court
A corruption scandal that has roiled the Statehouse for nearly two years reaches court Tuesday, when a powerful former House leader, a representative who was his protege and four legislative aides will appear ...
Carmichaels man sues county, township officials
A Carmichaels man filed suit against various Greene County and Cumberland Township officials on Friday, claiming that the sexual assault charges he faced - and was acquitted of - were baselessly brought against ...
Former Fayette man Ronzio presents flag from walks
A Greene County man has presented a flag to a friend he considers "my hero." Terry Ronzio II of Richhill, formerly of Fayette County, carried the flag for a 500-mile walk throughout southwestern Pennsylvania ...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclaimed
Domestic Violence Awareness Month began in October 1987 and continues today across the nation.
Pa. officials seek to increase transportation bond amounts
Members of the state House Transportation Committee gathered Friday in Greene County to hear testimony about legislation to increase the bond amounts required for oversized vehicles traveling on the state's ...
Grand opening ceremonies will be held 10 a.m. Monday for the new 991-space parking facility and Greyhound bus lines terminal at the old location at the corner of 11th Street and Liberty Avenue.
New state prison may be built in German Twp.
New state prison may be built in German Twp. By The Herald-Standard 09/18/2008 Updated 09/18/2008 12:35:24 AM EDT All signs point toward today's noon press conference at SCI-Fayette being a revelation that ...
New prison to be built in Fayette County
A booming population in the state criminal justice system is causing the construction of at least two new state prisons, including one at a Fayette County site to be determined, Corrections Secretary Jeffrey ...
Second state prison to be built in Fayette County
In an effort to reduce crowded conditions in state prisons in Pennsylvania, a second prison will be built in Fayette County in the next several years.
Death sentence first in Greene since days of hangings
The last time someone from Greene County was sentenced to death, the county courthouse still had gallows where the offenders were hanged.
Martin given death sentence for 2006 murder, rape
Martin given death sentence for 2006 murder, rape By Steve Ferris, Herald-Standard 09/18/2008 Updated 09/18/2008 12:36:04 AM EDT WAYNESBURG - A Fayette County man was sentenced Wednesday to death, plus 23 to 46 ...
White Covered Bridge in Greene County rebuilt for festival
Since the early 1900s, White Covered Bridge in Greene County has spanned Whitely Creek on Roberts Run Road.
Boyertown area dam on high-risk list
Seventy-five Pennsylvania dams pose the greatest risk of causing downstream problems in heavy rains, according to an updated list produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Pa. says 75 dams at greatest risk in heavy rain
Seventy-five Pennsylvania dams pose the greatest risk of causing downstream problems in heavy rains, according to an updated list produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
This is not your father's coal boom. Record high coal prices suggest, and industry analysts and executives confirm, that demand for Appalachian coal is at an all-time high.
Homicide by vehicle charge held for court against teen
A homicide by vehicle charge, as well as five traffic-related offenses were held over for court Friday by Magisterial District Judge Glenn Bates in the case of Britnee Marie Moore, 19, of Waynesburg.
We're all screaming about energy prices ... the price of gasoline, electricity, natural gas.
State battles West Nile in Greene
The state Department of Environmental Protection is spraying insecticides at two places in Greene County tomorrow night to kill mosquitoes capable of transmitting West Nile virus.