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Unwritten rule barring Fayette County student from admission into National Honor Society
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) - An apparently unwritten rule could be keeping students out of the National Honor Society.Bailey Balint, a junior at Laurel Highlands School District with a 4.7 GPA, has been a straight-A student who has excelled in her education since the first grade, according to her family. Yet, Bailey was refused admission into the organization.According to the superintendent at Laurel Highlands School District, a five-member faculty team reviews applications based on four categories: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. He told KDKA-TV that Bailey didn't meet at least one of those."From the time she started kindergarten, school has been...
Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour 2024 includes a stop in Pa. in September
Country music star and “American Idol” judge Luke Bryan today announced his annual Farm Tour concerts for 2024. Farm Tour 2024 includes four stops - one of which is in Pennsylvania. That concert is Saturday, Sept. 28, at Cunningham Family Farm at 355 Fitz Henry Road in Smithton, Westmoreland County.
5 people dead in crash, 4 from Ohio including a 7-month old, Driver was high on cocaine
5 people are dead, including 4 from Ohio after a driver who was high on cocaine, crashed into a tractor-trailer. A crash happened in Wharton Township in Fayette County near the Maryland and Pennsylvania line. Fayette County coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the driver Harold Nibert, 55, tested positive for cocaine at the time of […]
‘She should be here’ Family, friends of missing teen girl found dead in Fayette County hold vigil
Flowers and candles with heartfelt messages that read, “Rest in paradise pretty girl,” and “I will always love you,” now mark the area where Kaitlin Whoolery, 17, was found nearly two weeks ago.
Bruceton Mills church opens its doors to offer support during National Day of Prayer
In recognition of the National Day of Prayer on May 2, Olive Branch Church in Bruceton Mills opened its doors for community members to stop by and give their prayer requests, either for somebody else or for themselves.
Vigil takes place for Fayette County teen whose remains were found earlier this month
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) - Family and friends of Kaitlyn Whoolery continue to mourn her loss after her remains were found and identified in Fayette County earlier this month."She should be here. She shouldn't be on a T-shirt," said Whoolery's cousin, Shanon Harden.The teen had been missing since Thanksgiving until investigators say they received a tip, later finding her body near an abandoned home.On Sunday, her loved ones celebrated her life, holding a vigil and releasing balloons at the property where she was found.They say they want answers and are demanding justice as they wait to learn more about what happened to her.\"I really can't believe this is the outcome. This is where she's been. We've been looking for months for her. It's so hard. She was a baby. She had so much life to live. She was beautiful. Literally, the most beautiful smile, the most beautiful face."Whoolery's remains are in the possession now of an anthropologist in Erie who will determine her cause and manner of death.The Fayette County district attorney tells KDKA-TV that he's hopeful charges will be filed in the case.
Emergency crews called to Connellsville Airport due to plane missing runway
CONNELLSVILLE (KDKA) - Emergency crews had to rush to the Connellsville Airport in Fayette County on Saturday night after a plane landing missed the runway. Video showed the plane appeared to have gone over a hillside while coming in for a landing. First responders tell KDKA that the pilot was not hurt in the landing and refused medical treatment. It's currently unclear what caused the plane to go off of the runway. This is a developing story, stay with KDKA.com for the latest.
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Mt. Pleasant vaults into 1st place
Mt. Pleasant lost its first three games of the season while playing at the Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Vikings left the beach, and the setbacks, in the rearview mirror. They only lost one of their next 12 games and vaulted into first place in Section 4-3A with...
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