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Uniontown man accused of striking state trooper with car, fleeing police in 100 mph chase
A Fayette County man wanted on forgery charges is accused of hitting a Pennsylvania state trooper with his car early Tuesday, then leading police on a high-speed car chase that ended when he took off on foot into the woods, officials said. Pete Robert Lancaster, 28, of Uniontown is being...
Meadows Racetrack and Casino fined $12,500 for underage gaming violation
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied fines totaling $242,500 against two casino operators Wednesday, including a $12,500 fine against the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington County. The fines were announced at the board’s public meeting disclosing consent agreements between the casinos and the board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel. The...
2 killed in Washington County crash – Apr. 17, 2019
Two people died from injuries they suffered Monday morning in a Washington County two-vehicle crash, authorities said. Julie Nicholas, 51, of New Eagle, was driving south on Route 88 in Carroll Township around 7 a.m. when a northbound vehicle crossed the center line and hit her vehicle head-on, according to...
Uniontown man charged with indecent assault of disabled woman
A Uniontown man is charged with repeatedly assaulting a disabled woman for whom he was providing personal care. Kenneth Duane Breakiron, 68, is charged with 80 counts each — 320 total — of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault of a person with a mental disability, harassment involving physical contact...
Washington County farm among the latest protected from non-agricultural uses
A Washington County farm is among 31 across Pennsylvania that were recently secured by the state solely for agricultural use, the state Department of Agriculture said. Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board voted at its April meeting to safeguard 3,134 acres on 31 farms in 17 counties through the state’s farmland...
United Way of Southwestern PA to honor donors
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will toast donors Tuesday who have helped make the organization’s initiatives benefiting local families a reality. Those being honored at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh are: Kim and Curt Fleming; Becky and John Surma and the Ryan Memorial Foundation. “Through the commitment...
Police: Former Canon-McMillan wrestler attacked mom with sword, gun
A champion Canon-McMillan wrestler attacked his mother with a sword and a handgun before police were called to his Canonsburg home and shot him as he pointed an AR-15 rifle at them, police said. Police charged Logan Macri, 19, with 21 crimes Tuesday including six felonies as the teen recovered...
Yough welcomes Carnegie Mellon’s free computer science curriculumVideo
Yough Senior High School in Herminie sits amid the rural countryside of Westmoreland County, a world away from the tech hubs that have cropped up in Austin, Silicon Valley and even Pittsburgh. But that hasn’t kept Yough students from accessing a cutting-edge computer science curriculum on Python, a computer coding...
Workers finish making replacement parts at idled GM plant
LORDSTOWN, Ohio — A union official says a small contingent of workers has finished making replacement parts for the Chevy Cruze at a General Motors plant in Ohio where production of the compact sedan ended in March. The Warren Tribune Chronicle reports UAW Local 1112 President Dave Green says GM...
Youngstown inmate who stabbed 4 on hunger strike alleges mistreatment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An inmate who stabbed four fellow prisoners and a guard in separate bloody attacks is on a hunger strike inside Ohio’s toughest prison, alleging mistreatment. Greg Reinke is housed at the state’s supermax prison in Youngstown. He says he’s being harassed by guards, denied proper recreation time...
Cops seek public’s help with search for New Castle murder suspect
Police in New Castle are searching for a suspect charged with shooting one man to death and wounding another on Thursday. Officers in the Lawrence County city responding to a report of shots fired on April 11 in the 500 block of East Winter Avenue learned that shortly after the...
Investigation continues in police shooting of former Canon-McMillan wrestling champ
Washington County District Attorney Eugene Vittone said no charges had been filed as of Monday in the police shooting of 19-year-old Logan B. Macri of Canonsburg, but a state police investigation is ongoing. Macri, a 2018 Pennsylvania state high school wrestling champion for Canon-McMillan High School, was shot multiple times...
Uniontown man jailed on $250K bond after raid in child sex assault probe
Acting on a tip from the FBI’s child exploitation unit, state police Friday arrested a Uniontown man on charges of allegedly videotaping himself engaged in sex acts with an underage girl and posting the images on the Internet. Zachary T. Bosh, 35, was arrested by state police on charges of...
Burgettstown man killed in Washington County crash
A Burgettstown man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday, according to the Washington County coroner. James Coppock Brown Jr., 66, was driving north on Interstate 79 at 10:30 a.m. in Amwell Township when he apparently lost control of his vehicle while trying to pass another driver, the coroner said....
Gas tops $3 per gallon in Pittsburgh, national average could be there soon
Gas prices have topped $3 per gallon in the Pittsburgh area, and the nation is likely to be there soon, too. In Pittsburgh, the average price is $3.05 per gallon, up 12.5 cents from last week, according to GasBuddy. That’s 29.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, and...
Drug possession charges filed against Uniontown man in threats case
A Fayette County man who allegedly threatened his girlfriend and her five children with a handgun last month has also been accused by state police of possessing crack cocaine and marijuana. Rasheme L. Jones, 38, of Uniontown, is charged with multiple counts of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance,...
Pitt graduate workers begin union vote
Pitt graduate student employees began voting in a four-day union election today. The election open to some 2,000 graduate research and teaching assistants comes more than three years after graduate students began organizing under the auspices of the United Steelworkers in Jan. 2016. The organizers said they were seeking safeguards...
Strong winds knock down trees and power lines in areas north of Pittsburgh
Several Western Pennsylvania counties north of Pittsburgh suffered downed trees and power lines on Sunday evening from strong winds and heavy downpours, but no tornadoes were reported, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service issued a tornado watch with wind gusts of up to 60 mph shortly before...
Summer bluegrass festival will benefit Fayette fire company
The Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company will benefit from a full day of pickin’ and grinnin’ this summer in Fayette County. “Bluegrass at Jellystone” will run from noon to 10 p.m., June 29 at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Mill Run, near Ohiopyle. It will feature music by...
Former Canon-McMillan wrestling champ shot by police after refusing to drop gun
A 19-year-old man was shot by police early Sunday morning after he refused their commands to drop the gun he was holding. Logan B. Macri, 19, of Canonsburg was shot multiple times following an alleged domestic assault at a home in North Strabane, according to state police. Police from North...
Pennsylvania hopes to hook anglers early to spur interest in fishing
Every year, Pennsylvania stocks its public waterways with millions of trout in the hopes that humans will follow. Judging from the numbers who turn out religiously for the opening day of trout season, the strategy is working. On Saturday, opening day for the 2019 season, anglers were back — stalking...
Groom accused of sexually assaulting wedding waitress to stand trial
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — A judge in Pennsylvania has upheld all charges against a groom accused of forcing himself on a teenage waitress at his wedding reception before he was taken from the hall in handcuffs over a drunken brawl. Matthew Aimers, of Willingboro, New Jersey, arrived at a Bucks County...
Cedar Point offering deluxe ticket to ride often — it’ll cost you about $1,000
Waiting is the hardest part. Especially at amusement parks on hot summer days, where people can wait for more than an hour for a minutes-long ride on a popular roller coaster. Cedar Point, the huge amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, is offering roller coaster enthusiasts the chance to skip the...
Cops: Pa. grandma tied 9-year-old to bed, made her eat off floor
PLYMOUTH, Pa. — Police say a Pennsylvania grandmother tied her 9-year-old granddaughter to a bunk bed with a belt, forced her to eat off the floor and wear urine-soaked clothing, and the child’s father and his fiancée failed to intervene. The Plymouth Borough Police Department says in a Facebook post...
Allegheny, Westmoreland contractors accused of scams, shoddy work
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has filed 35 legal actions statewide involving home improvement contractors, including one in Allegheny County and another in Westmoreland County. Shapiro filed a complaint in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court against Barone Masonry of Glassport; Barone Construction; C...
