Hopwood News

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. The driver of a car that Uniontown police were attempting to stop for a traffic violation put her vehicle in reverse and rammed a patrol car, according to a police report.

A Hopwood man whose jaw was broken while he was in jail awaiting trial on accusations he stabbed a man during a street fight will be allowed to serve a jail sentence of up to 11 1/2 months on weekends.

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. A Hopwood man who had his jaw broken while in jail awaiting trial on accusations he stabbed a man during a street fight was acquitted of assault charges on Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, a Republican representing the 9th Congressional District, said the Marcellus shale gas drilling industry offers a tremendous opportunity to revitalize the economy and create jobs in Fayette County and throughout Pennsylvania.

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. A 14-year-old Fayette County boy has been charged as a juvenile for leading an officer on a vehicle chase while the boy carried a loaded handgun.