Hopwood News

Two Fayette County men are accused of burglarizing a South Union drugstore and stealing narcotics valued at $8,100. According to state police at Uniontown, Richard Jason Palo, 25, of 185 Cherry Lane, Hopwood, and Scott Francis Sullivan, 39, of 212 Morgantown St., Uniontown, entered Apothecare Pharmacy through a secured drive-through window on April ...

A Fayette County man was injured Monday when he tried to pass a truck on an all-terrain vehicle, state police said.

State police in Fayette County said a man was seriously hurt when he tried to pass a truck using his all-terrain vehicle.

A Fayette County judge on Friday denied a request by a Hopwood woman charged in her boyfriend's fatal shooting to have her statements to police suppressed or to have the case dismissed.

Twelve Union soldiers who fought in the Battle of Lynchburg will be remembered on a memorial erected by the local chapter of Sons of Union Veterans.

Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation Friday announced that riders on its Connellsville/Uniontown route will be able to travel as far as the Countryside Plaza near Mt.

The Francis 'Bud' Murphy Memorial 5K Run & Walk has been around for more than two decades, but Thursday's version was unlike any other.

Where: The event will be held in the parking area of the Fitness Center, which is located at the corner of Route 40 and Bennington Road.

Robbie Egan's 2009 Fayette County Baseball League debut was a good one. Egan pitched six strong innings, giving up just one earned run and six hits, to help Mill Run stay undefeated with a 9-2 victory over host Hopwood on Monday.

A former Fayette County attorney accused of theft wants yet another continuance for health-related reasons.

Browsing a flea market two years ago, Westmoreland County Veterans Affairs Director John Panichella happened upon a troubling find.

Vietnam Veterans of Fayette County will hold a 24-hour vigil, beginning at noon Friday, in remembrance of the 50 individuals from the county who died in the war.

Next weekend, Fayette County and communities along the National Road will celebrate their heritage.

A day full of testimony and public comment took place Wednesday before the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board over a proposed mining operation in Dunbar Township, despite another attempt by the Mountain Watershed Association to delay the proceedings.

A child endangerment charge lodged against a former Fayette County woman accused of leaving her teenage children home alone when she moved to Virginia has been dropped because the children won't testify.

Fondly called "The Pearl of the Pike," the village of Hopwood is a wonderful example of the quintessential charm and quaintness that helped form the area, as settlers and adventurers discovered and settled the Fay-West. With a permanent population of 1,952 residents, Hopwood is home to many families who have lived there for generations.

The Hopwood Village Project is working to make this year's National Pike Day festival bigger and better than ever.

Jim Tobal and Donna Holdorf were enthusiastic about introducing local history into public schools, and they thought they had the perfect vehicle: the National Road, the brainchild of Albert Gallatin with help from President Thomas Jefferson.

Stacy Kriedeman, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, said the department has issued six $500 citations to businesses that violated the smoking ban.

"Back to the '80s ... A Totally Awesome Musical," will be presented by Laurel Highlands High School this weekend.