Pa. woman who drank herself unconscious sues hospital for resulting leg amputations

Pa. woman sues over drink-fueled leg amputations

Pa. police say dresser positioned near window saved woman, kids from bullet

Police say dresser saved woman, kids from bullet

Western Pa. war buff faces felony count for shooting cannonball, hitting neighbor’s house

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania Civil War buff faces a felony charge for accidentally firing a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor’s home.

Western Pa. historic war buff charged for firing cannonball through wall of neighbor’s home

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor’s home. William Maser, 54, fired a cannonball Wednesday evening outside his home in Georges Township that ricocheted and hit a house 400 yards away. The cannonball, about two inches in diameter, smashed through a window and a wall before landing in a closet. Authorities said nobody was hurt.

Poor Alabama county banks on coal ash dumping for jobs, at a cost critics say is too high

UNIONTOWN, Ala. — Two-lane roads lined with weeds and trees seem to stretch forever in Perry County, where thousands of residents are poor even by Alabama standards and they don’t produce much for the outside world besides timber and catfish.

Police seek masked teens who took potato chips, soda from southwestern Pa. convenience store

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Police are searching for three masked teens who burst into a southwestern Pennsylvania convenience store, but were content to steal only several bags of potato chips and bottles of soda. Uniontown police said the bandits struck about 12:45 a.m. Monday at a Sunoco A Plus store.

Western Pa. mom charged with fatally beating infant with part of crib while assembling it

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania woman is in jail on charges she fatally beat her 3-month-old son with a piece of a crib she was assembling last August.