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Police: 13 more victims say Derry Township constable took money for fake warrants, sponsorships
Thirteen more victims have reported that a Derry Township constable took nearly $8,000 from them last year after he claimed some had warrants for their arrest, according to court papers. A few victims told county detectives they believed they were sponsoring Brian William McDowell, 35, in a shooting competition that...
Police: Hempfield Area student threatened to ‘shoot up’ high school
A Grapeville man is accused of threatening to “shoot up” Hempfield Area High School last month, according to court papers. Evan Daniel Kinzey, 18, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, possession of a weapon on school property, disorderly conduct and related offenses. Troopers were called to the school...
Baldwin road closed for landslide
A Baldwin road was closed Tuesday after a landslide made it impassable, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. Prospect Road is closed between Beryl Drive and Streets Run Road. Crews were clearing debris from the road and anticipate to reopen one lane later in the week after...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty in federal court to 3 gun and drug incidents
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to three incidents where it was alleged he illegally had possession of guns and drugs. Federal investigators said in a news release that Chance Rice, 26, a convicted felon, had possession of a gun that was fired during a September...
Greensburg man accused of sexually abusing girl
A Greensburg man is accused of sexually abusing a girl when she was 8 and 15 years old, according to court papers. Charles Samuel Battistoni, 60, is charged with numerous sex assault-related offenses including rape. He is free on $5,000 unsecured bail. State police allege the sexual abuse occurred in...
Western Pennsylvania precipitation on pace with wettest-year ever so far in 2019
Residents of Western Pennsylvania might want to invest in some rain gear, or maybe an ark. After surviving the wettest year on record in 2018, the region is on pace to match that through the first 42 days of 2019. Through Feb. 11, 2018, the Pittsburgh area saw 5.62 inches...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to counterfeit check scam
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to defrauding Pittsburgh-area banks, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Deshaun A. McGeorge, 27, is scheduled for sentencing on June 18. McGeorge and two others were indicted by a federal grand jury for the conspiracy that occurred between February and...
1 hurt when wires fall after Hempfield vehicle crash
One person was hurt Monday morning after a crash on Penn Adamsburg Road in Hempfield, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The person was taken by ambulance to an area hospital after live wires came down on the vehicle just before 8 a.m. Nearby resident Paul Berginc said he noticed...
Country musician Luke Bryan announces June tour date at KeyBank PavilionVideo
Country music artist Luke Bryan will visit the Pittsburgh area on June 7, according to a concert announcement Monday. The musician will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown for a performance on his Sunset Repeat Tour. The tour will begin May 31 in Philadelphia and end in October...
Pittsburgh-area school districts ranked best in Pennsylvania by Niche website
Several area school districts are included in a Pittsburgh-based research website’s list of top schools in Pennsylvania. Researchers at Niche examined academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as reviews and other information gathered from users to compile the 2019 Best School Districts rankings....
Police: Pleasant Unity woman took $32K from father’s estate
A Pleasant Unity woman is accused of taking $32,000 from her father’s estate that was to be split with her two siblings, according to county detectives. Kim Ellen Shilobod, 62, was charged Thursday with theft and misapplication of entrusted property. Detectives said Shilobod was named executrix of her father’s estate...
10th Street Bypass closed with flooding expected
The 10th Street Bypass was closed Friday as PennDOT anticipated flooding. Authorities closed the bypass between the Parkway North and Fort Duquesne Boulevard after heavy rains hit the area Thursday and overnight, according to PennDOT. In addition, they also closed both ramps from the Parkway North to the 10th Street...
Police: Jeannette woman’s Florida trip ruined when man steals her ID, $7,000
A Jeannette man ruined his girlfriend’s roommate’s trip to Florida last month after he allegedly stole her purse, which contained her driver’s license and $7,000, according to police. Paul Michael Fogle, 33, was arrested Friday and jailed on $10,000 bail. Police said the victim had her bags packed for a...
Open house at Gateway Rehab’s Mt. Pleasant location set for Friday
Gateway Rehab will show off its expanded drug and alcohol treatment center in Mt. Pleasant during an open house Friday. The public is invited to the inpatient facility at Excela Health Frick Hospital from 1-3 p.m. A short program will begin around 1 p.m. Staff members will be available afterwards...
Cops: Hempfield man inappropriately touched young girl
State police arrested an elderly Hempfield man on Wednesday on allegations that he molested a girl over five years, starting in 2008. Charles Donald Howard, 84, is charged with aggravated indecent assault. Troopers said in court papers that they received a ChildLine report about the allegations, which the accuser said...
Suspended nurse practitioner accused of continuing to prescribe medications
A nurse practitioner is accused by federal authorities of practicing medicine and writing prescriptions after his license was suspended, according to a news release. Larry J. Goisse Jr., 34, who owns Prime Psychiatric Care at two Allegheny County locations, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on 294...
Youngwood man convicted of disorderly conduct for yelling at sheriff’s deputiesVideo
A Youngwood man was found guilty of a summary disorderly conduct offense Wednesday for yelling at Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies who were near his home in October. Fredrick G. Brandt, 61, was acquitted of a harassment accusation during a summary trial. He has three days to appeal the ruling. Brandt...
Residents asked to check surveillance cameras after vehicle break-ins in Murrysville
Murrysville police are asking residents in and around Heritage Estates who have surveillance cameras to check them after several reported thefts and attempted thefts from vehicles. Police said in a Facebook post that Tuesday footage should be checked from midnight to 3:45 a.m. The incidents were reported on Harvest Drive...
Sunday Mass in Oakland set for those struggling with addiction
A Mass on Sunday in Oakland will kick off the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh’s new Addiction Recovery Ministry. The service will be for those with an addiction, others in recovery and their families and friends. The Mass will begin at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul Cathedral on North Dithridge Street....
Police: Derry Township man raped, choked Ligonier Township woman
A Derry Township man allegedly choked a Ligonier Township woman while raping her in September, according to court papers. Khachek Alexan Hamerski, 26, was arrested Wednesday on charges of rape, sexual assault, strangulation and related offenses. Police said Hamerski went to his accuser’s home on Sept. 7 at 4:30 a.m....
Amphitheater being built in downtown Jeannette
Three years after a fire destroyed a vacant three-story building in the heart of downtown Jeannette, the now-empty lot will rise again as an amphitheater. Construction on the project should be completed this summer, said Tay Waltenbaugh, director of Westmoreland Community Action. “I think that’s a great attraction for the...
2 teens hurt in Braddock shooting
Two teenagers were shot late Monday night in a shooting in Braddock, according to Allegheny County police. Investigators and medics were called at 11:41 p.m. to the 500 block of Mills Avenue and found the victims, ages 17 and 18, with gunshot wounds. Police said the teens, who were together...
Coroner: Woman died from natural causes after becoming unresponsive at Westmoreland jail
A Monessen woman who became unresponsive at the Westmoreland County Prison in November died of natural causes, according to the county coroner’s office. Ashlee Jackson, 35, died Nov. 25 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, two days after she was found unresponsive in her cell. She had a medical condition, according...
Troopers looking for man, woman who stole credit cards from Panera customer
A man and woman slipped three credit cards out of a Greensburg woman’s purse last month at a Panera Bread location in Westmoreland County and bought two Apple laptop computers at Best Buy, according to state police. Troopers are looking for the suspects who they said sat behind the victim...
Role-playing group offers support for veterans
Veteran X isn’t a real person, but his problems are. He might have housing issues or a drug addiction. Maybe he isn’t sure how to get his discharge paperwork or health care. The solutions Veteran X finds to deal with situations like those are aimed at helping real veterans through...
