Archive for April, 2009
Scout renovates playground as Eagle service project
The Herald Standard Reports:
When Tyler Randolph, an 18-year-old from Upper Middletown, noticed the rusted swing set in the playground at Pleasant View Presbyterian Church in Smock, he decided to do something about it.
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Slaying victim shot four times, autopsy reveals
The Herald Standard Reports:
BROWNSVILLE – An autopsy conducted by forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht has revealed that a Brownsville man killed in a shooting Monday night was shot four times.
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Stimulus to aid savings at Fort Necessity, Johnstown Flood National Memorial
The Tribune Review Reports:
Fort Necessity in Fayette County and the Johnstown Flood National Memorial expect to reduce their "carbon footprint" thanks to a share of $900 million in federal stimulus funding, it was announced Wednesday.
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Students receive lesson on black history
The Herald Standard Reports:
With the election of President Barack Obama, classroom lessons and discussions related to black history should not be limited to one month during the year, but the discussion should extend throughout the school year, said Bill Cahn, sixth-grade teacher at Ben Franklin School.
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Summit held at Penn State Fayette,The Eberly Campus
The Herald Standard Reports:
Lambert Rosenbaum (left), Area Director for USDA, and Barbara McMillen , area specilalist for USDA, listen to the speakers along with other panelists during the U.S. Congressman John Murtha’s American Recovery Reinvestment Act Summit held Friday at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. Murtha was not able to attend the event, but delivered an audio message to the group attending. See more details in Sunday’s Herald-Standard. (Ed Cope/Herald-Standard.
Suspect in Brownsville slaying surrenders to police
The Herald Standard Reports:
A Brownsville man accused of allegedly gunning down another man last week over drug money turned himself into police Sunday.
Trooper Christian D. Lieberum said William Philip “Teenie” Black, 30, of Frick Street was charged late Sunday before Magisterial District Judge Randy S. Abraham with criminal homicide and robbery.
Police had issued a warrant for Black’s arrest after several days of investigation following the shooting death of Mark Joseph Pierce, 34, of Brownsville on April 20.
Borough police responded to reports of gunshots in the area at 8:11 p.m. Pierce’s body was found near a car on Playford Avenue in Brownsville. He had money in his hand, police said.
See Josh Krysak’s story in Tuesday’s Herald-Standard for more information.
Suspect in fatal Brownsville shooting caught
The Tribune Review Reports:
Troopers were interviewing William "Teeni" Black, 30, at the state police barracks in Belle Vernon last night, according to a dispatcher at the station.
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