Renatta Signorini stories, Page 89

A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized Saturday after state police said she was hit by an SUV in Unity. The crash happened at 11:30 a.m. on Sussex Way. Troopers said a 40-year-old woman had pulled out of a driveway and was headed down the street when the girl stepped in front...

Some local gun owners think it could be a year or more before the current record firearm sales level out. They pointed to a larger number of people turning to firearm ownership as a means of protection amid a litany of reasons, including the coronavirus pandemic, calls for less policing,...

A Duquesne Light employee who was working in an underground maintenance hole Sunday was hurt after a cable failed, according to Pittsburgh police and company officials. Officers and paramedics were called to New Beaver Avenue in Marshall-Shadeland around 11 a.m. for a reported explosion. The male worker was hospitalized in...

Two men were hospitalized Saturday night after a reported home invasion in Carrick, according to Pittsburgh police. The pair told investigators that they opened the door of a home on Plateau Street just before 9 p.m. and found two men standing outside. The two inside the home were assaulted and...

A 19-year-old man is expected to survive after being shot Saturday night in McKeesport, according to Allegheny County police. Members of the department’s homicide unit were called to a shooting at 10:15 p.m. in the Harrison Village housing complex. The man, who police said had been shot in the chest,...

It’s been a year full of unanswered questions for the Schoener family of Hempfield. Marcus Schoener was last seen April 8, 2020, along Wencliff Lane walking away from his family’s home. His parents and younger brother don’t know where he is or if he is OK. “We just want answers....

Two Jeannette neighbors were charged Tuesday with neglect of animals after five pit bulls were found without water last year and infected with parasites, according to court papers. Investigators said the animals belonged to Dale A. Shaw, 65, and Elaine Decker, no age available, was their caretaker. Both live on...

A 17-year-old boy was injured in a shooting at Hempfield Heights Apartment Complex Tuesday during a drug deal and state police are looking for the suspect, according to court papers. An arrest warrant has been issued for Darnell Albert Dennison, 19, of Hempfield. He is charged with aggravated assault, unlawful...

Three coronavirus vaccine clinics will be held during the next week at Seton Hill University in Greensburg through a partnership among Walmart, the state’s department of aging and other agencies. Ken Thomas, a regional pharmacy clinical services manager at Walmart, said more than 1,000 community members will be inoculated through...

Prosecutors plan a full review of the homicide case as a third year passes without an arrest in the disappearance of Cassandra Gross. District Attorney John Peck said the original prosecutor involved with the case has left his office, and Peck plans to examine the evidence state police have gathered...

It was a frightening night for a Mt. Pleasant Township pastor who fended off a black bear that had the family dog clutched in its teeth. The Rev. Tim Stradling said Tuesday that Peyton Manning, a 9-year-old Maltese/silky terrier mix, is recovering at a Monroeville animal hospital. The dog has...

A man was jailed Tuesday because state police say he used scissors and a glue stick to alter lottery tickets into winners and cash them in at a Hempfield convenience store, according to court papers. Craig Marshall Stout, 45, who has addresses in Mt. Pleasant Borough and Jeannette, is charged...

A man is accused of leading police on a chase from Rostraver to Monessen early Sunday, according to court papers. Isaiah William Jones, 29, who has addresses in Charleroi and Donora, is charged with fleeing from police, driving under the influence, resisting arrest and related offenses. State police said they...

A Jeannette woman was hit by a train and killed Wednesday, according to the Westmoreland County coroner. Jacqueline A. Wandler, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene on the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Jeannette. Investigators said she was walking along the tracks at 12:40 a.m. when a conductor and engineer...

A Jeannette man is in jail after police said he was driving erratically Tuesday night in North Huntingdon and rammed another vehicle, pushing it onto Route 30. Township police said Todd Allen Zvara, 54, appeared to be intoxicated during the 9 p.m. incident. He is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing...

A Unity man was arrested Wednesday on police accusations that he sold drugs to a woman who died from an overdose in 2019, according to court papers. Chad E. Ghrist, 42, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death and drug possession. Police said lab reports showed that his DNA...

A Hempfield man will spend a year on house arrest for claiming to be a licensed car dealer when selling vehicles on Facebook and forging a family member’s name on some of the transactions, according to court papers. Christopher Alan Post, 39, previously of Lower Burrell, was sentenced this week...

A Greensburg man accused in a violent Allegheny County home invasion was arrested over the weekend after trying to get away from city police investigating a domestic dispute in a parked SUV, according to court papers. Police said Justin Bryant, 23, gave them the wrong name and tried to run...

A Hempfield man jailed in connection with an alleged domestic assault is accused by police of using wheelchair arms to pry off the metal frame of a window at the Westmoreland County Prison, according to county detectives. Jule A. Mascherma, 33, is charged with attempted escape, institutional vandalism and making...

A bridge in Latrobe is set for rehabilitation this year after the county commissioners on Monday approved a $2.4 million project. Brewery Bridge carries Ligonier Street over Loyalhanna Creek near City Brewing and Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. County engineer Vaughn Neill said the project is funded mostly by a federal...

A summer favorite is opening just in time for Memorial Day after a shortened year in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier Township will open May 29, officials announced Monday. The amusement park’s 144th season will see the return of attractions that didn’t open last...

Westmoreland County Prison has 38 active cases of the coronavirus in inmates, Warden Bryan Kline said Monday. Nine prisoners at the Hempfield lockup are considered to have recovered after previously testing positive, he said. Those with active infections are being quarantined throughout the jail. There has been an increase in...