Joe Napsha stories, Page 29

A 16-year-old boy was reported hospitalized in stable condition after being shot in Brentwood late Saturday night, Allegheny County Police said. The victim was shot in the lower leg near the intersection of Meadowbrook Boulevard and Brownsville Road at about 10:30 p.m, police said. County police detectives are investigating the...

Eighteen-year-old Carmen DiPaolo from Rankin was crammed into a landing craft plowing through the surf of the English Channel on a dreary June morning 79 years ago, facing a date with destiny or death at the hands of the German soldiers protecting a spit of French coast during World War...

The winner of the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest at the Westmoreland Fair on Saturday will face a very familiar competitor when she bakes her apple pie for the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg in January. Michelle Ganassi Forry of Berlin, Somerset County, qualified for the state Farm Show by...

A North Huntingdon man was killed early Saturday morning when he was ejected from his car that hit a utility pole and overturned multiple times in North Huntingdon, the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said. The victim, Anthony J. Marsiglio, 43, of Victoria Lane, was killed when his eastbound Cadillac DeVille...

Two men were hospitalized after being shot in Pittsburgh’s Perry neighborhood — one Friday night and the other early Saturday morning, Pittsburgh police said. A man was reported in critical condition and underwent surgery early Saturday morning as a result of being shot at least three times in the 2600...

Irwin residents could have a chance to watch community officials conduct business from the comfort of their homes if the borough moves forward with a property to livestream its council meetings. Borough manager Shari Martino was directed this week to do more research with CCA Solutions Inc. of Greensburg to...

With the handrails of the home-side grandstand at the Norwin Knights Stadium starting to detach from the structure and concrete and masonry showing signs of deterioration, a study will help school officials determine whether repairs or replacement are needed. The Norwin School Board this week approved the proposal from DRAW...

A divided Norwin School Board rejected a proposal to increase the fees charged to groups that use the high school stadium and athletic fields. The school board this week voted 4-3 to nix the proposed fee schedule. Directors Christine Baverso, Alex Detschelt, Patrick Lynn and Robert Wayman voted against the...

Amazon ended months of speculation by acknowledging what many had suspected for close to two years: It will be using the 1 million-square-foot warehouse being built in New Stanton. The $120 million warehouse with the blue stripes on the exterior will be operated by Amazon, company spokesman Sam Fisher said...

A fire that destroyed an Irwin house in June also cost the Irwin fire department more than $35,000 in damaged equipment, an Irwin fire official said. Irwin Councilman Shawn Stitely, who is the deputy fire chief in Irwin Volunteer Fire Department, told council last week that the fire department lost...

Irwin Borough will be seeking a new member of council to fill the remaining months of a council member who has resigned. Councilman Michael Yunn said he resigned effective at the end of the Aug. 9 meeting because he has moved to North Huntingdon. Yunn, a Republican, did not seek...

Two men who served in the military and died from possible chemical exposure while on duty are among the six inductees this year into the Penn-Trafford High School Alumni Hall of Fame. Veterans Thomas Hickey and Dustin Ionadi join Andrew Ferri, Lance Laspina, Christopher Burnside and Nicholas Braun as the...

Irwin council this week essentially nixed a proposal to seek funding for picnic tables with solar panels that could power Wi-Fi and charging stations at the borough’s park off Pennsylvania Avenue. Councilman Tyler Baum’s proposal from Aug. 9 to have the borough’s engineer research possible grant funding for the project...

A Veterans Appreciation Picnic is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 at the White Oak Park Magnolia Pavilion, 2752 McClintock Road. The picnic will feature boxed meals from Mission BBQ in Robinson, sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project, said Dorey McCarron, veterans outreach program specialist at the...

Irwin nixes solar-powered Wi-Fi at park Irwin Borough officials nixed a proposal to seek funding for picnic tables with solar panels to power Wi-Fi and charging stations at Irwin Park. Councilman Tyler Baum’s proposal that the borough’s engineer, Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co. of Latrobe, do additional research into the possibility of...

A Norwin School Board member is suing the district and its superintendent, claiming his First Amendment right to free speech was violated. Alex Detschelt of North Huntingdon claims Superintendent Jeffrey Taylor violated his rights Oct. 28, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Taylor criticized Detschelt’s...

Tips from the public helped police in investigations that led to the arrest of two men for allegedly selling drugs in Indiana County, the Indiana County district attorney said. Richard Shaffer, 38, and Sterling Friel, 25, both of Indiana, are accused of selling drugs to informants, said District Attorney Robert...

A Citizens Bank branch near the Andy Warhol Museum on Pittsburgh’s North Shore was robbed Tuesday afternoon, Pittsburgh police said. A male, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, entered the bank at 106 Isabella St. at about 12:30 p.m. and demanded cash from the teller, police...

The Norwin School Board is seeking candidates who want to fill the remainder of the term of a school director who died last week. The school board Monday authorized an advertisement seeking candidates interested in serving the remainder of Joanna Jordan’s term, which was to end the first Monday of...

Irwin residents may soon be able to watch livestreams of borough council meetings. Borough officials agreed to consider a motion at the Wednesday meeting to obtain prices for setting up a computer, with a microphone, camera and the necessary cables to livestream the meetings. Council meetings are held in the...

A group of Ukrainian families who toured the Greensburg area this week to possibly resettle and work here were generally pleased by what they experienced, said a Ukrainian priest who served as their translator. “They were excited to be here. They need a couple of days to decide about a...

A 35-year-old man was reported in stable condition after being shot in the neck early Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood, city police said. The victim was found around 2 a.m Friday on the first floor of a residence in the 6300 block of Dean Street, where police were alerted...

A Gibsonia woman died in a crash Friday afternoon along Route 8 in Richland. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the crash victim as Cinnamon L. Gilch, 53. The crash occurred near the Walmart store at around 1 p.m., an Allegheny County Public Safety supervisor said. The road was...

A Bridgeville-based home heating and plumbing contractor accused of deceptive and unlawful business practices that cost customers money was found guilty in Allegheny County Court of violating the state’s consumer protection laws, the state Attorney General’s Office said. Gillece Services was found guilty Tuesday, Aug. 1 of violating both the...

A former Greensburg Salem school bus driver will spend four to eight years in prison for engaging in sexual conversations via social media with an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old girl. Garris also attempted to set up a meeting in Cranberry in 2021, according to state Attorney General Michelle...