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10/17/2025

Congratulations

2025 Best Tire Shop in Fayette County!!!

We are absolutly blown away with the amount of support from our community! We simply cannot say THANK YOU enough!

We will continue to do what we love every day in the county we love. Offering the most affordable tires with the fastest and most quality service around!

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10/12/2025

10/08/2025

CHARGED: R**e of a Child

Joseph Dean Martin, 28, is accused of having s*xual in*******se on numerous occasions with a 12-year-old child he previously resided with. Martin has been denied bail, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 15, 2025.

* All defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

10/02/2025

Fayette County Missing Child Case

More charges are expected in connection to the death of a 9-year-old girl.
Sarah Shipley is reportedly recovering from an overdose and will face additional charges in the case.

More charges are expected in death of a missing 9-year-old Fayette County girl. KDKA-TV's Chris Hoffman reports. For video licensing inquiries, contact: lice...

10/02/2025

A feud is brewing between Faith Assembly church and a business plaza in Uniontown after the church closed entry to the plaza from its private driveway. It's caused chaos, not only for the businesses but for their customers too.

Faith Assembly Church has blocked a commonly used driveway from their property to the Benton Town shops, causing significant inconvenience for businesses and customers. The church cites maintenance and liability concerns as reasons for closing the access, which was previously allowed for two years. The alternative entrance to the plaza is difficult to navigate, particularly for large vehicles, with one driver noting a "no trucks" sign.

A feud is brewing between a church and a business plaza in Uniontown after the church closed entry to the plaza from its private driveway. As Shelley Bortz r...

10/02/2025

According to a criminal complaint, Ronald Whethers pulled up next to a woman and began screaming at her before trying to hit her vehicle three times.

09/17/2025

A word from our DA

“Charges Filed in Kaitlin Whoolery Investigation
On April 16, 2024, we located the body of 17-year-old Kailin Nicole Whoolery on an abandoned property in North Union Township, Fayette County.
Kaitlin had absconded from her placement with Abraxas, a drug treatment facility, in November 2023 during a home visit and never returned.

Initial investigation suggested that Kaitlin had been the victim of a drug overdose and that her body was buried at an unknown location. In order to receive the precise location of Kaitlin's remains, missing for nearly 5 months, the District Attorney's office agreed not to pursue charges at that time against Vincent Cossell, 44.

This investigation remained active with PSP - Uniontown, which led to forensic testing, collection of additional evidence, and further interviews resulting in the filing of charges against Derrick Darnell Bradley, a/k/a "Dream," 37; these charges include Interference with the Custody of Children, Concealing the Death of a Child, Abuse of a Co**se, and Hindering Apprehension.

Bradley is currently incarcerated at the Fayette County Jail; we anticipate filing similar charges against Cossell this afternoon. Both defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

We are extremely grateful for the hard work and dedication of the numerous agencies involved in this investigation, including the Uniontown Police Department; Fayette County Bureau of Investigation; Fayette County Coroner's Office; Mercyhurst Forensic Anthropology Laboratory; and PSP - Uniontown. This investigation remains active; information can be provided to PSP, the District Attorney's Office, or Fayette County Crime Stoppers.”

03/17/2025