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Police: Greensburg company stiffed $25K on work done at Somerset County home
A Somerset County man is accused of using four laborers supplied by a Greensburg company for work at his home and failing to pay them. Joseph William Battisto, 56, owes the workers $25,424, according to police. He was arrested Monday evening. Authorities said Battisto in July contacted People Ready in...
Plum man accused of having, sharing child pornography
A Plum man was arrested Thursday after authorities reported finding child pornography videos and images on his computer, according to court papers. Antonio Raffale Pampena, 35, allegedly shared the files in December and January through a peer-to-peer network with an agent from the state attorney general’s office who is based...
What will Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction be?
If history is any indicator, Punxsutawney Phil will not foresee an early spring when he emerges from his burrow Saturday. Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter 104 times since 1887, records show. The furry forecaster has called for an early arrival of spring just 18 times, most recently...
10 escape mobile home fire in Sewickley Township
A family of 10 escaped a fire early Thursday that destroyed their Sewickley Township mobile home. The structure on Finch Lane was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at Sewickley Pines Manor after the call at 3:42 a.m., Hutchinson Fire Capt. Frank Sever Jr. said. It took about 90 minutes...
Police: Greensburg man fought with agents while they investigated his son for child porn
A Greensburg father and son were arrested Tuesday during a child pornography investigation by agents from the state Attorney General’s Office. Joshua Walker Bittner, 20, is accused of contacting young girls through Instagram and requesting nude photographs of them. Authorities found at least 14 images of child pornography on a...
Jeannette seeking donations for new holidays light fixtures for Clay Avenue
Jeannette is accepting donations for the purchase of new holiday light fixtures to decorate Clay Avenue. Two types of light bulbs will be purchased — warm white and red, white and blue — so the fixtures can be used for Christmas and patriotic holidays. The larger fixture is about 7...
Police: Trafford man intimidated victim by calling her 157 times after assault arrest
A Trafford man is being held without bail after police said he made 157 phone calls to a woman who he previously was arrested for assaulting. Authorities said Nigel Christopher Hogan, 29, threatened the woman on Sunday to not testify against him at a hearing today or “she would regret...
These places will be surprisingly warmer than Pittsburgh this week
Yes, Pittsburgh, it’s going to be cold mid-week. But there are plenty of cities elsewhere in the world that will make Western Pennsylvania look like a frozen tundra Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service predicts the high temperature Wednesday will be 7 degrees with wind chills as low as...
2 Leechburg residents accused of trying to pick lock at Armstrong methadone clinic
Two Leechburg residents are behind bars after, state police say, they tried to break into a Parks Township methadone clinic Saturday morning. Richard Samuel Thomas, 37, and Natalie Nicole Milanak, 36, face felony charges of burglary and attempted burglary, and misdemeanor charges of trespassing and criminal mischief. They remained at...
Madison wife, mother, PNC employee enjoyed bringing family together
Lynn Rich caught the eye of her future husband while working as a teller at a PNC Bank branch in Mt. Pleasant. She was stunning, Ronald Rich Sr. said. “I saw her there and I asked her for a date, and she said, ‘I really don’t know you,’ ” he...
Crews make repairs to historic Westmoreland County covered bridge
Editor’s note: Bells Mills Road and bridge reopened Tuesday. Crews worked Monday to repair parts of a historic covered bridge damaged recently in an apparent hit-and-run. Part of Bells Mills Road had been closed for several days. The damage on Bells Mills Bridge, which connects South Huntingdon and Sewickley townships,...
State police find 3rd meth manufacturing site in 8 days in Indiana County
For the third time in eight days, state troopers in Indiana County made arrests after finding items related to manufacturing methamphetamine. Troopers said they arrested two women and two men Saturday after finding two “one pot” labs in the trunk of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Walmart...
Police: Man accidentally shot himself in leg at Somerset Walmart
A 48-year-old Somerset man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Walmart store in Somerset County over the weekend. State police said the victim was inside the Somerset Township store when his firearm accidentally discharged at 10:15 p.m. Saturday. A bullet hit him in the right calf, according to...
Diocese of Greensburg will use National Catholic School week to recruit for its 13 schools
Karen and Jake Stilley weren’t planning on sending their children to Catholic school. In fact, they moved to the area intending to send Julia, 10, and Tommy, 7, to public school. But they really liked the preschool Julia attended at Aquinas Academy Parochial School, and the Hempfield family has stuck...
Elderly Westmoreland woman scammed out of $58K
An elderly Westmoreland County woman was scammed out of $58,000 this month after handing over prepaid gift cards and cash to a person she knew only as “Dave” in Hempfield Township, according to state police. Troopers said the suspect identified himself as a Publishers Clearing House executive when he contacted...
Police investigating pedestrian incident in South Oakland
A man was hospitalized after being hit by a car in South Oakland early Sunday, according to Pittsburgh police. Authorities were called to the Boulevard of the Allies and Juliet Street at about 3:30 a.m. and found a man who appeared to have a leg injury, a police spokeswoman said....
Registered sex offender in Greensburg accused of asking girl, 16, for sex
A Greensburg man who is a registered sex offender is accused of repeatedly asking a 16-year-old girl for sex, according to court papers. Henry Lee Bailey Jr., 31, is being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $125,000 bail on charges of corruption of minors and harassment. The girl reported...
Verona man fatally shot outside of Penn Hills lounge
A Verona man was fatally shot outside of a Penn Hills lounge early Saturday, according to Allegheny County police. Authorities were called at 1:03 a.m. to the parking lot of The Lounge on Verona for a report of numerous shots fired, according to a news release. Paul McMillan, 48, was...
Trafford home gets new furnace thanks to charity program
A home in Trafford will be heated well this winter after a new furnace was installed for free Saturday morning through a charity program. TUDI Mechanical Systems and Dollar Bank provided 20 furnaces to Pittsburgh-area families through the annual Heat For The Needy program, according to a news release. Employees...
Historic Westmoreland County covered bridge damaged in hit-and-run
Part of Bells Mills Road was closed this week after a portion of Westmoreland County’s last covered bridge was damaged in a hit-and-run. County engineer Vaughn Neill said a state trooper reported the damage on Bells Mills Bridge. “Somebody struck this, we don’t know who, we don’t know when,” Neill...
Wiz Khalifa closes on $3.5 million L.A. home, TMZ reports
Rapper Wiz Khalifa has a new five-bedroom home near Los Angeles, TMZ reported. The Pittsburgh native closed this week on the $3.5 million, 5,832-square-foot mansion in Encino, Calif. that has seven bathrooms, a theater room, an outdoor kitchen and a pool, according to the news outlet. Photos of the home...
2 cold weather shelters open in Westmoreland County
Two cold weather shelters are open in Westmoreland County when the temperatures dip below 25 degrees at night. The shelters — in Greensburg and Latrobe — will be open from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. through March 31 for those who are homeless or others whose homes aren’t adequately heated...
Unloaded school bus involved in Murrysville crash
An unloaded school bus was involved in a crash Thursday morning in Murrysville, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The crash between the bus and a passenger vehicle on School Road North happened at 7:15 a.m. Traffic was being affected in the area while emergency responders worked to clear the...
Hempfield man charged for exposing himself to convenience store clerk
State police on Wednesday charged a Hempfield man with exposing himself to a clerk at a nearby convenience store in August. Troopers said Paul Aaron Montella, 33, recognized himself on surveillance images released to the media in December and turned himself in. He is charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness...
Hempfield man accused of DUI twice in less than an hour
A Hempfield man was arrested twice in less than an hour Sunday for drunken driving, according to state police. The first time troopers pulled over William Brandon Bartley, 31, was at 1:22 a.m. on Route 130 in Hempfield near North Greengate Road. Police said in court papers that Bartley was...
