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State police investigating report of suspicious man offering ride to Greater Latrobe student
State police are investigating a report that a Greater Latrobe Junior High School student was offered a ride Tuesday afternoon by an unknown man, according to a message posted on the district’s website. District officials said the incident reportedly happened in Unity in the area of Naser Foods on Route...
Drive-by offering: Herminie pastor heads outside to tend to Ash Wednesday flockVideo
Carol Diemert had just a few minutes between school bus runs, but that was plenty of time to have her forehead marked with ashes. On Wednesday morning, she pulled her mini school bus into a small Herminie parking lot and climbed out. Pastor Randy Landman was waiting with ashes and...
Jeannette woman accused of stealing food, watch from neighbors
A Jeannette woman is accused of filling up her freezer and cupboard with food she took from other residents at Jeannette Manor, according to court papers. Mary Jane Burch, 49, was charged Tuesday with burglary, criminal trespass, retaliation, theft and related offenses. Police said they were called Monday to the...
Jeannette landlord accused of endangering firefighters, neighbor with flame-shooting furnace
A landlord who believes he is making Jeannette a better place, but who city officials claim has been a thorn in their side for years, is accused of ignoring the dangers of a faulty furnace and endangering the lives of five firefighters and a neighbor, police Chief Shannon Binda said....
Jeannette man accused of pointing gun at woman who pulled over near his home
A Jeannette man is being held without bond after police said he pointed a gun at a woman who pulled over in front of his house to tend to her sick son in the backseat. Christopher Jamal Jackson, 23, is charged with weapons violations, intimidation of a witness, aggravated assault...
Fayette company donates light to fire department in memory of fallen paramedic
A Fayette County business recently donated a portable industrial lighting stand to a local fire department in memory of a Rostraver-West Newton Emergency Medical Services paramedic killed in the line of duty last month. Black Diamond Equipment Rental of Uniontown gave the mobile street light that can illuminate an emergency...
6 accused in conspiracy to smuggle drugs into Westmoreland County Prison
A Cambria County woman is accused of working with four Westmoreland County Prison inmates in failed attempts to bring drugs into the jail, according to court papers. Matraca Lynn Vrana, 26, was arraigned Friday and jailed on $50,000 bail. She and five others, including the mother of one of the...
Ticket sale announced for Sugarland at S&T Bank Music Park
Tickets will be available to the general public Friday for country music duo Sugarland’s performance this summer near Burgettstown. The band will make a stop at S&T Bank Music Park on July 23 as part of the There Goes The Neighborhood Tour 2020. Sugarland will be joined by Mary Chapin...
Mt. Pleasant Township woman accused of causing injury to 2-year-old boy
A Mt. Pleasant Township woman is accused by state police of causing a deep cut on a 2-year-old boy’s cheek, according to court papers. Ashley Marie Myers, 31, is charged with aggravated assault and child endangerment. Troopers were notified in a ChildLine report that the boy was taken to UPMC...
Man accused in attack on workers, resident at Unity facility
Two Adelphoi Village workers and a resident were hurt last month when a man living at a secure facility there attacked them, according to state police. Kevin Otero, 19, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. Troopers said the assaults were reported at the Unity...
Police: Driver clocked at 118 mph in a 55 mph zone in Indiana CountyVideo
An Indiana County driver faces a hefty speeding ticket after state police said he was driving 63 mph over the speed limit on Route 22 last month. A 43-year-old Armagh man was clocked driving a 2009 Subaru Outback at 118 mph in a 55 mph zone in East Wheatfield Township...
Permanent traffic signal system installed, Forward road affected by landslide to reopen
A Forward Township road was expected to reopen Wednesday morning, nearly a month after it was shut down because motorists started ignoring a traffic signal that was placed there following a landslide. Bunola River Road was outfitted with a permanent traffic signal system after discussions with state legislators, community leaders...
Suspect in Connellsville kidnapping, fatal shooting claims teen went voluntarily
A Fayette County man accused in a kidnapping and fatal shooting in Connellsville said a 16-year-old boy went with him voluntarily. Keith Scott Bradshaw, 31, of Everson addressed reporters as he was being walked by police to the Fayette County Jail Wednesday morning, according to a video recorded by Tribune-Review...
Police: Bugs ‘crawling on the walls’ at South Huntingdon home with 2 kids
A South Huntingdon woman who was ordered not to have contact with a baby is accused of having the child at her home last month, according to state police. Elizabeth Ann Hart, 22, is charged with child endangerment and harassment. Troopers investigating a 911 hang up call Jan. 8 on...
Hempfield man accused of hitting Irwin bar patron with his truck
Police accused a Hempfield man of hitting another man with his pickup truck during a fight outside an Irwin bar last month, according to court papers. Adam Charles Walters, 26, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault by vehicle, reckless endangerment and related offenses. He is free on a recognizance...
Participants needed for 3 focus groups with Westmoreland aging agency
Participants are needed for three focus groups next month to help the Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging develop a four-year plan. Sessions will be held in Monessen, Latrobe and New Kensington. Participants will help the agency identify needs of older adults around the county while discussing existing services and...
Late Jeannette policeman to be added to National Law Enforcement Officers MemorialVideo
It was Jeannette police Officer Allen “Jack” Capozzi’s last call. He and fellow Officer Carl Shifko went to the Piedmont Bar to break up an argument between two men Oct. 18, 1978. The officers separated them when something went wrong. “He just collapsed,” Shifko said. “He had a heart condition...
Man accused of sending sexually explicit messages to Westmoreland therapist
A Mercer County man is accused of making dozens of sexually explicit phone calls and sending numerous text messages to his former therapist in Westmoreland County, according to state police. Dillon Reed Holdren, 24, is charged with stalking, indecent exposure, harassment, open lewdness and disorderly conduct. Troopers said the therapist...
Police: Man wanted for exposing himself at Greensburg restaurant surrenders
A Unity man wanted for exposing himself at a Greensburg restaurant turned himself in Friday, according to police. Authorities had been looking for Eric Trice, 43, since Tuesday, when he was charged with indecent exposure, corruption of minors, child endangerment, open lewdness and disorderly conduct. District Judge Chris Flanigan set...
Woman admits role in sham marriage with Nigerian man living in Pittsburgh
A New Jersey woman admitted in federal court Thursday to entering a sham marriage with a Nigerian man who was living in Pittsburgh so he could become a permanent resident, according to prosecutors. Ajia Strauss, 28, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh federal court to conspiracy to defraud the United...
Arnold man pleads guilty to fentanyl distribution, overdose death, faces lengthy federal sentence
An Arnold man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to distributing the fentanyl that caused the death of a Westmoreland County man, according to court filings. Jarrel Williams, 32, accepted responsibility during a Tuesday plea hearing for the Jan. 17, 2017, death of a 33-year-old man who federal prosecutors...
Jeannette officials move to abate long-standing public hazard at former bank building
Broken windows have been cleared out and boarded up at a long-vacant Jeannette building that has been the subject of 11 building code citations since 2013. Fire Chief Bill Frye said he got a search warrant last month so firefighters and public works crews could go into the former bank...
Greensburg woman accused of injuring 3-week-old child
A Greensburg woman is accused of assaulting and seriously injuring a 3-week-old child, according to police. Destiny M. Pratt, 24, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond on aggravated assault and child endangerment charges. Greensburg police reported that they received a ChildLine report last month that detailed...
Man accused of exposing himself in Greensburg restaurant
Greensburg police are looking for a former Latrobe man after they said he exposed himself over the weekend to workers at a city restaurant. Eric Trice, 43, is accused of showing his genitals to waitresses and a female patron at Dino’s Sports Lounge, according to court papers. He was charged...
Nonstop flight added from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis
Pittsburghers will have nonstop access to Indianapolis starting this summer as Contour Airlines plans a daily flight out of Pittsburgh International Airport. The 80-minute, early afternoon flights to Indianapolis International Airport will begin June 10, according to an announcement last week. Passengers will ride on an Embraer Regional Jet that...
