Officials with a southwestern Pennsylvania coal mine say a $110,000 federal workplace safety fine for an electrical hazard is the fault of a “rogue” employee. Rox Coal of Friedens received the fine, which was reduced from the original amount of …
Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed $460,000 in new fines for a southwestern Pennsylvania painting company that was cited two years ago over allegations that its workers are exposed to high levels of lead and other hazards on PennDOT bridge …
A southwestern Pennsylvania volunteer fire chief has been jailed on charges he stole about $13,000 from the department since 2010. Police say 42-year-old Victor Anthony Fedrick, of Allenport, withdrew $9,210 from the Allenport Volunteer Fire Department’s bank account where he’s …
State police have charged four former employees with stealing $599,000 worth of rolled stainless steel from a southwestern Pennsylvania duct work firm. Troopers from the Uniontown barracks contends the workers, all former shop foremen or managers at Hranec Sheet Metal …
A massive fire visible for miles leveled a ski lodge at a southwestern Pennsylvania resort, with some areas still burning until daybreak Monday. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. Sunday at Mystic Mountain ski lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort …
An official says a fire at a candy factory in southwestern Pennsylvania destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate. The blaze broke out early Friday morning at a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County. Plant manager …