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Uniontown's Fayette Friends of Animals is looking for volunteers to help keep its no-kill shelter and rescue center running smoothly.

A 13-year-old Fayette County boy is facing charges after a potentially explosive device was found inside his duffel bag.

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. Jason Eugene Freeland, 29, of 255 Coal St.

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.

A Fayette County man who police said donned makeup and high heels before chaining himself inside a vehicle outside a Uniontown drugstore on New Year's Day was found guilty of disorderly conduct following a summary trial before a district judge.

He was born Nov. 10, 1943, in Uniontown, Pa., the son of the late James S. and Isabella L. Dearth Franks.

Produce to People, a food distribution sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and organized by the Rev.

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. A Fayette County man testified a woman who was on the run from the law pointed a handgun at his face and robbed him of $400, his cell phone and a borrowed car when he gave her a ride.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Friday affirmed the decision of the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board and the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas to deny a request by Amerikohl for a special exception to conduct surface mining on property located along Camp Carmel Road in Dunbar Township.

The East End United Community Center in Uniontown has developed a new program to benefit African-American youths in the area.

Esper, a Uniontown, Pennsylvania native, worked for the Associated Press for 42 years, much of the time as a foreign correspondent.

A 12-year-old Fayette County boy suffered minor injuries when he was hit by a truck while bicycling in Uniontown on Tuesday, but the driver did not stop to render aid, police reported.

Richard Rosendale's winning platter, inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house, is on display at the 2012 Bocuse d'Or USA competition at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. Richard Rosendale's winning platter, inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house, is on display at the 2012 Bocuse d'Or USA competition at the ... (more)

Mark Hofmann is a Daily Courier staff writer and can be reached at 724-626-3539 or via e-mail. A Uniontown woman has been charged with stealing $18,000 that was supposed to help support four people with disabilities in a community living facility.

Liz Zemba is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-601-2166 or via e-mail. An odor of raw marijuana tipped a Uniontown police officer to the presence of 48 pounds of the suspected substance in a van that was stopped for a traffic violation on Friday.

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A Pittsburgh man was charged with resisting arrest and illegal possession of firearms after he fled a traffic stop in Dunbar, Fayette County, early today, state police said.

The following is a list of the most- and least-profitable Wine & Spirits stores in Southwestern Pennsylvania .

Vandals knocked over 10 tombstones at a Fayette County cemetery over the past few days, cracking some and causing an undetermined amount of damage, state police at Uniontown said today.

Investigators say a morning traffic stop in Uniontown netted a garbage bag full of marijuana with a street value of $130,000. "These drugs would have been distributed to many different people throughout the city or the county, and then sold to how many people throughout the county, so it was a significant amount of drugs," said Det.