Fayette News
Fayette transportation fees may increase with costs
Increased operating costs, driven by rising fuel prices, have forced Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation to propose a fare increase which could go into effect July 1.
Washington man swept over Ohiopyle falls
A 25-year-old man who was swept over a rain-swollen waterfall at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County remained missing late last night, despite exhaustive search efforts from the air, land and water. Bullskin man sentenced in sexual assault case
Stanley Allen Ohler, 33, of Bullskin, also was ordered to spend 6 to 12 years in state prison on his conviction earlier this year on charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and aggravated indecent assault. Ohiopyle rescuers search for Washington County man
The unidentified man had waded out to the center of the river at a location just above the 18-foot high Ohiopyle Falls when he apparently was caught up in the swift-moving waters around 2:15 p.m. today. (2008-06-06) Barton Cave off limits for observation
A cave in Fayette County will remain closed this year so that biologists can study a fungus they say might lead to an infection that has killed of thousands of bats in other states. (2008-06-06) Arson charges dismissed against Uniontown man
John Eric Shumar, 43, of 15 Wilson Ave., Uniontown, had been charged by Uniontown police with two counts of arson in connection with a May 6, 2007, fire that destroyed a warehouse and damaged nearby houses. (2008-06-06) Uniontown man held in teen shooting
A Uniontown man, who police said has admitted to shooting a teenager in the leg, remains in the Fayette County Prison on a parole violation. (2008-06-06) Guilty plea entered in Fayette bank heist
A Uniontown man who claims he's the great-nephew of missing Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbing one bank and planning to rob another. (2008-06-05) Photo Fayette murder suspect guilty
Eric Lee Bowser of Hopwood was convicted of the third-degree murder of April Lynn Lincoln by a jury that deliberated for 2 1/2 hours. He faces up to 40 years in prison. (2008-06-05) Hospital in Uniontown expanding Chest Pain Center
Uniontown Hospital has been awarded a $284,030 federal grant. The grant is to be used for the continued creation of a Chest Pain Center. The cardiac center uses a nuclear medicine imaging camera to expedite cardiac stress testing. (2008-06-05)
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