Renatta Signorini stories, Page 143
Police: New Stanton man robbed gas station, broke into nearby home
A New Stanton man armed with a loaded gun Friday assaulted two people, stole a cash register from a borough gas station and broke into a nearby home before the resident subdued him, according to state police. One person was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. Anthony David...
Police: Antique bathtub reported missing in Elizabeth
A bathtub is missing in Elizabeth Borough, according to police. A 1920s antique cast iron bathtub with four claw feet and a brass soap dish was taken from Seventh Avenue sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday by a person in a pickup truck, borough police said in a Facebook post....
Police: 2 charged with endangerment after 3 kids have ‘unexplained’ scars, marks
A Smithton man and woman were charged with child endangerment Thursday after investigators said three children removed from their home last year had “unexplained scars and marks” on their bodies. Mel R. Anastasiu, 41, and Jamie Anastasiu, 39, each are charged with a felony. Mel Anastasiu was arrested in August...
Steelers training camp first public practice a week away at Saint Vincent
It’s time to get the black and gold out again. The first Pittsburgh Steelers training camp public practice is a week away. That means the players — and fans — will once again descend on Saint Vincent College in Unity to check out an early look at the team or...
Pittsburgh man accused in 2 overdose deaths gets 23 years in federal prison
A Pittsburgh man who authorities said distributed drugs connected to two fatal overdoses was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in a federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Justin McBride, 27, will spend six years on supervised release after the prison term on charges of distribution of heroin and...
Feds taking over prosecution of NYC men arrested in fentanyl bust on Pa. turnpikeVideo
Federal authorities are taking over the prosecution of two men accused of having a large amount of pure fentanyl during a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County last week. A federal indictment was filed and arrest warrants were issued Tuesday for Juan Junior Guzman, 41, and Hector...
2 charged after 39 animals removed from Sewickley Township home
A Sewickley Township man and woman are facing numerous neglect charges after authorities removed 39 animals from their home, according to court papers. Nicole Marzole, 39, and Karl Kuhn, 44, allegedly had rabbits, goats, ducks, cats and a dog and chicken at their Fifth Street home that were living in...
3 facing charges in suspected meth manufacturing in Indiana Co.
Charges were pending against three people who were found Monday at an Indiana County home where authorities believe methamphetamine was being manufactured, according to state police. The three suspects — a 27-year-old man from Smicksburg, a 33-year-old man from Home and a 30-year-old woman from Penn Run — are under...
2 sentenced to probation in illegal Suboxone distribution
Two former employees of Redirections Treatment Advocates in Washington County were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to terms of probation and home confinement in connection with illegal Suboxone prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced. Dr. Madhu Aggarwal, 69, of Moon Township, was sentenced to three years of probation, including six...
PennDOT plans emergency repairs for Route 30 sinkhole at Greensburg-Hempfield border
PennDOT on Wednesday halted work on a sinkhole along Route 30 at the border of Greensburg and Hempfield as it prepares to make emergency repairs on an inlet connecting two underground storm water pipes — including one that runs beneath the heavily traveled roadway. The inlet connects pipes that run...
Pa. State Police seize $11 million in illicit drugs during past 3 months
State troopers across Pennsylvania confiscated 84 pounds of heroin and nearly 33 pounds of fentanyl between April 1 and June 30, according to an announcement. The seizures were part of $11 million in illicit drugs that troopers got off the streets during the second quarter of 2019. The heroin was...
Police: Greensburg woman punched grocery store clerk after 3rd cake pickup
A Greensburg woman was behind bars Wednesday after police said she assaulted a grocery store employee on the third consecutive day the suspect picked up a cake, according to court papers. Tajai Christi McRoberts, 21, allegedly punched a cashier in the face Tuesday and dragged her by her hair out...
Jeannette residents work to recover after heavy rains flooded basements with wastewater
Toni Crawford’s new washer and dryer were destroyed Thursday when 4 feet of sewage and water flowed up through a drain in her West Jeannette basement. By Tuesday, her basement had been scrubbed clean three times, but her anger had not subsided. “I’m disgusted with this sewer system,” she said....
Crews repair massive sinkhole near Route 30 at Hempfield/Greensburg borderVideo
Crews worked Tuesday to fill a sinkhole encroaching on Route 30 at the border of Greensburg and Hempfield as more rain moved toward the area. Fencing and orange cones blocked off the gigantic hole on a hillside along the highway next to Towne Square and Greensburg Commerce Park, which houses...
MAWC warns of low water pressure during upgrade in Herminie area
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers in the Herminie area may experience low water pressure Wednesday while crews perform a system upgrade. The work will start at 8 a.m. and could last for six to eight hours, the authority said in a post on its Facebook page. A water buffalo...
Thousands of Westmoreland case files to be digitized
Thousands of decades-old criminal case files at the Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts office soon will be available electronically. County commissioners this month approved a proposal from Ford Business Machines Inc. to scan and index 6,000 files by Aug. 31. Clerk Bryan Kline expects that to equal about 360,000 images...
6 rescued after raft goes over falls at Ohiopyle State Park
Six people are lucky to be alive after their raft went over the falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County over the weekend. Park manager Ken Bisbee said the six, who are from the Pittsburgh and Monroeville areas, had bruises and scrapes after being rescued from a swollen Youghiogheny...
Crash on Interstate 70 cleared
A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 that caused backups eastbound was cleared by 9 a.m. A Westmoreland 911 dispatcher said one person had a minor injury in the 7:33 a.m. crash in South Huntingdon Township. The crash happened in a work zone between the West Newton and Yukon exits....
Uniontown man wanted in East Huntingdon girl’s death arrested in Ohio
A Uniontown man wanted in the killing of an 11-month-old girl in East Huntingdon Saturday has been arrested in Ohio, according to state police. Derrick “Hector” A. Bass, 29, was arrested Monday afternoon in Cleveland without incident, Trooper Steve Limani said. Bass is charged with homicide and related offenses in...
Troopers looking for possible Salem Township tanning salon theft victims
State police are looking for potential victims of a former Salem Township tanning salon worker who they said stole money from customers. Three customers reported the 21-year-old Greensburg woman took money from them at Tropical Sunsations, according to troopers. Police said the suspect entered rooms while customers were tanning between...
Former North Huntingdon doctor pleads guilty in 2 patient overdose deaths
A former North Huntingdon doctor pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the 2016 drug overdose deaths of two patients. Michel Toret, 73, of Jeannette, entered a general plea to two counts of drug delivery resulting in death and two related charges, all felonies. Prosecutors did not make a sentencing recommendation....
Western Pa. residents grow weary of rain, flood cleanups
Thursday’s torrential rains may have been the final straw for Janet Seman. After six floods since moving to her North Huntingdon Township home in 2004, Seman doesn’t know if she can clean mud out of her basement one more time. “I have sump pumps, I have what I’m supposed to...
Flooding recedes in Westmoreland Co.; roads reopened
Flood waters have receded in Westmoreland County after a day of storms that pushed the Pittsburgh area ahead of 2018’s record-setting precipitation. Roads that were closed by flooding Thursday had reopened by Friday morning, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. A section of Guffey Road in the southwestern part of...
Appeal hearing continued for former chief deputy sheriff Patricia Fritz
A Westmoreland County deputy sheriff testified Thursday that he felt intimidated when he said then-chief deputy Patricia Fritz started screaming at him during a conversation last year about union-related issues. Cpl. Steven Felder, union president, said he was trying to leave the conversation and go to the county’s human resources...
Westmoreland commissioners OK emergency repairs to courthouse parking lot
An emergency contract for repair work at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Thursday got a formal OK from the county commissioners. The board approved the nearly $70,000 contract with Maccabee Industrial, Inc. of Belle Vernon for labor, materials and equipment needed to fix damage in the underground parking area of...
