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Former Monsour hospital site in Jeannette officially changes hands
Nearly two years after an agreement was reached between Westmoreland County and a developer, the former Monsour Medical Center has officially changed hands. The vacant 6.4-acre Jeannette property now is owned by Colony Holding, the Westmoreland County Land Bank announced Wednesday. “Jayhawk Commons,” a mixture of commercial, retail and office...
Wig-wearing man who robbed Shaler, Harmar banks gets 6½ years in prison
A former Florida man was sentenced Tuesday to 6½ years in a federal prison for two armed bank robberies during which prosecutors said he wore a wig and face mask, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Robert Stiver, 71, formerly of Pompano Beach, was ordered to pay $7,800 in restitution,...
Cops: Beaver woman kept $3,000 in adoption fees from Hempfield animal rescue
A Beaver County woman is accused of keeping $3,255 in pet adoption fees from a Hempfield-based animal rescue for which she volunteered as a foster home. Jenessa R. Tolejko, 33, of Brighton Township, is charged with forgery, theft and access device fraud. State police said in court papers that Tolejko...
Community resource event planned by Hempfield treatment centers
Two Hempfield addiction treatment centers are teaming up for an event that will bring dozens of community resource agencies to one spot. The Community Advocacy Resource Exchange (CARE) Community Event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at 1037 Compass Circle, just off of Roseytown Road near Lynch...
Police: Bookkeeper took $63K from Murrysville real estate agency
An Indiana County woman is accused of transferring nearly $63,000 from a Murrysville real estate agency into her personal bank accounts, according to court papers. Angelica S. Botti, 40, of Robinson, was working as a bookkeeper for Re/Max Heritage when police said the thefts occurred. She is charged with unlawful...
Looking for an apartment in Greensburg? There’s space above the Palace TheatreVideo
Spacious rooms? Check. Washer and dryer? Yes. Brand new appliances? Hooked up and ready to go. A reserved parking space? Two blocks away. The Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s open house Sunday in newly finished, third-floor apartments above the Palace Theatre in Greensburg showed off those amenities and more. Three apartments at...
Grandma ‘B’ Shindehite of Youngwood remembered for outgoing manner, devotion to church
Blissful weekends with their grandmother “B” Shindehite were the highlight of the week for sisters Amanda Pizzutelli-Herb and Stacy Shipley. They’d have a weekend-long sleepover full of the good stuff — a trip to the park, junk food, bike rides and movies. “Grandma B’s house was always so much fun,”...
Authorities ID man found dead in Irwin creek
Authorities have identified a man who was found dead in an Irwin creek Saturday afternoon. Authorities were called to Tinker Run Creek near the amphitheater in Irwin Park at 3 p.m. after someone spotted the body in the water, according to police. The Westmoreland County coroner said there was “no...
2 stabbed in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings, suspect in custody
A man is in police custody after two women were found with stab wounds early Sunday in Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh police. The two women were found in the doorway of an apartment building in the 2500 block of Chauncey Drive just before 4 a.m., according to public information...
Man found dead in Delmont after police tried to search house
A Delmont man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday as police were attempting to search his home in connection with a sexual assault investigation, said Police Chief T.J. Klobucar. Investigators intended to look for weapons that 56-year-old Richard Franco was to have used during an alleged rape there on...
2 injured in Washington Township motorcycle crash
Two people were airlifted to hospitals Saturday after a motorcycle rear-ended a pickup truck in Washington Township, according to police. The pickup truck was headed south on Route 66 at 1:30 p.m. when a helmet fell off a motorcycle traveling in front of him near Crestview Drive, police said. The...
MAWC boil water advisory lifted
A boil water advisory was lifted Saturday morning for about 3,500 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers in the Jeannette, Penn Township and Irwin areas. Authority officials said an issue with drinking water has been corrected after crews this week repaired a waterline break in Jeannette. The break happened sometime...
Pittsburgh Police: Man stabbed in Bedford Dwellings botched robbery
A man who was being robbed early Saturday was stabbed in Bedford Dwellings, according to Pittsburgh Police. The man was stabbed in his left shoulder after two male suspects unsuccessfully tried to rob him around 2:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue, according to public information officer Cara...
Police: Unlicensed driver crashed into Hazelwood house
A woman who crashed into a Hazelwood house Saturday morning did not have a valid drivers license, according to Pittsburgh Police. The crash was reported just after 7:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of Second Avenue. The driver told police that her brakes failed and she drove across an open...
Police: Greensburg sex offender kissed girl, 5, on forehead
A Megan’s Law sex offender is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail after Greensburg police said he kissed a 5-year-old girl on the forehead. Phillip Maxwell Griffin, 39, allegedly was living at an address that had not been verified by state police as required under Megan’s Law,...
Police: Hempfield man fondled 15-year-old girl
A Hempfield man remained behind bars Saturday on state police accusations that he fondled a 15-year-old girl two months ago. Daniel Michael Yohn, 43, is charged with corruption of minors, indecent assault and unlawful contact with a minor. Troopers said in court papers that Yohn inappropriately touched the girl in...
Police: Mother, 2 daughters made $250K in personal purchases on Washington County company’s credit card
A Scottdale woman and her two daughters are accused of making $250,000 worth of unapproved purchases with a Washington County-based company’s credit cards, according to court papers. Laurie Renee Christ, 52, and her daughters, Amanda Renae Christ, 30, of Jeannette, and Lyndsey Nicole Christ, 31, of Armstrong Township, Indiana County,...
Bikers provide support to girl at Westmoreland court hearing
A girl facing the man she claims sexually assaulted her had a few unlikely friends in a Westmoreland County courtroom Wednesday — four motorcyclists. The group, wearing vests with Bikers Against Child Abuse patches, sat in district court with the girl and her family awaiting a preliminary hearing that never...
Judge clears Scottdale woman accused of endangering Vietnam vet
A reckless endangerment charge was dismissed Wednesday against the owner of a Scottdale personal care home who had been accused of letting a Vietnam veteran walk from her facility to the New Stanton area. District Judge Charles Moore ruled that Leah C. Ilgenfritz, 80, shouldn’t be held criminally responsible because...
Former Mt. Pleasant police chief sues borough over firing
Mt. Pleasant’s former police chief filed a federal lawsuit this week claiming that he was fired after defying instructions from officials to ignore what he described as “wrongdoing” on the borough’s part. Douglas Sam, 52, of Mt. Pleasant Township, made several claims in the suit against the borough, including that...
Former Coraopolis man pleads guilty in fentanyl delivery that caused overdose death
A former Coraopolis man will remain detained in a federal prison until his sentencing later this year on charges stemming from a 2017 drug overdose death, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Cleo Maurice Bronaugh, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday to distributing fentanyl and accepted responsibility for the death of a...
FEMA to conduct national Emergency Alert System test
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System Wednesday to determine whether the broadcast still works in the event internet service is disrupted. The test, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will happen at 2:20 p.m. Eastern time, according to an announcement...
Suicide suspected in Interstate 70 crash, bridge jump
A man who jumped off the Smithton Bridge on Monday likely committed suicide, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha. At 2:40 p.m., Brian Hayden, 39, of Monessen crashed a car he was driving westbound into a barrier on the bridge that carries Interstate 70 over the Youghiogheny River between...
New Stanton robbery suspect accused of spitting in jail guard’s face
A New Stanton man arrested in connection with a robbery spree last month was charged Tuesday for allegedly spitting in a guard’s face at the Westmoreland County Prison. Westmoreland County detectives said Anthony David Gillingham Jr., 31, spit in the male guard’s face when he was denied an extra blanket...
Singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield announces Pittsburgh-area show
Singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will perform at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall on Oct. 20. The artist, best known for her song “Unwritten,” will hit the stage two months after her latest album release, which is expected later in August. The song, released in 2004, garnered several award nominations and...
