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Pittsburgh man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in drug overdose death
A Pittsburgh man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in a federal prison in connection with a 2016 drug overdose death, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Larry Malloy, 26, will spend three years on probation following his release from prison. He pleaded guilty last week to distributing heroin and...
Cash 5 ticket sold at New Kensington gas station splits $1.4 million jackpot
The good news: Someone who played the Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 at a New Kensington gas station matched all five balls drawn Monday. The bad news: Someone else did too. Two winners will split a $1.4 million jackpot after two tickets matched all five balls — 3-10-18-34-39. Each winner will...
Westmoreland court offices to close in observance of Flag Day
Some Westmoreland County workers will get a three-day weekend as court offices will close Friday in observance of Flag Day. The closure will affect the courthouse and adjacent offices as well as district court buildings. The American flag was officially adopted in 1777 and Flag Day was deemed an official...
Police make quick arrest in suspicious Southwest Greensburg fire
Authorities made a quick arrest Tuesday in connection with an arson at a Southwest Greensburg apartment. They were assisted by the suspect — Anthony E. Smoody, 44 — who reported to state police in Belle Vernon at 5 a.m. he started a fire at his apartment from which he was...
Ligonier Township, Ligonier Valley join Westmoreland County Land Bank
Ligonier Township and Ligonier Valley School District recently joined the Westmoreland County Land Bank, according to an announcement. They join dozens of other municipalities and school districts in the county that have each paid $5,000 to enter the land bank since its inception in 2014 with a $50,000 grant from...
Police seek suspect who allegedly choked female during Salem road rage incident
State police are looking for a man they say choked a female motorist Saturday in Salem Township. Troopers said the suspect got out of his tan GMC Envoy at 6:10 p.m. on Trees Mills Road near Athena Drive and choked a 21-year-old Greensburg woman. The suspect was described in a...
Ambulance companies taking patients to court to collect money owed
Adamsburg’s Rescue 14 EMS hauled a Hempfield woman to court this spring over outstanding charges for medical services. Within minutes, another ambulance company wheeled her out of the Westmoreland County Courthouse on a stretcher. Ashley James, 36, appeared in compliance court May 21 after failing to make monthly payments on...
Police: Woman pointed gun at Hempfield man with 3 kids nearby
A Fayette County woman is accused of pointing a gun at a Hempfield man Thursday while their three children were nearby, according to court papers. Victoria Pedraza, 28, of North Union Township, is charged with burglary, aggravated assault, child endangerment and related offenses. She was being held at the Westmoreland...
Police seek Hempfield man on ethnic intimidation charges after he fled
A Hempfield man who was arrested in 2017 for leaving threatening voice mails at a Penn Township church was charged Friday with harassing the pastor there over two days last week, according to court papers. Mark Eugene Ray, 59, fled from police Friday morning when officers tried to arrest him...
Police accuse Greensburg man of hitting state police car during chase
A Greensburg man is accused of using his car to hit a state police cruiser Wednesday evening during a chase that ended with the man in handcuffs, according to court papers. William John Binnall, 38, is charged with fleeing from police, resisting arrest and several misdemeanors and summaries. He was...
Defense attorney hopes to resolve theft case involving Jeannette school director
The attorney for a Jeannette City school director accused of taking thousands from the district’s band parents association said Thursday she will continue to discuss repayment options with prosecutors. Patricia Elliott-Rentler said Karen Ann Welshons, 56, waived her right to a preliminary hearing without a plea agreement with prosecutors. “Ms....
Jeannette man accused of setting April house fireVideo
Jeannette police were looking for a city man who is accused of setting an abandoned North Third Street home on fire last month. Jason Anthony John, 40, was charged this week with arson and related offenses in connection with the April 2 blaze after witnesses saw him near the home...
Unity man sentenced to state prison in large crystal meth bust
A Unity man was sentenced to state prison this week in connection with a large crystal methamphetamine bust at his home in April 2017. George Kenneth Wurthman, 59, was ordered to report to the Westmoreland County Prison on July 22 to begin serving a sentence of four to 10 years....
Ohiopyle construction work nears end of first phase
Construction work in Ohiopyle is right on schedule. Crews are wrapping up to meet their Memorial Day deadline in the first phase of a $12.4 million multi-year project designed to enhance pedestrian safety. Work started in the fall to realign Sugarloaf Road’s intersection with Route 381 and build a paved...
Arlo Guthrie to have Pittsburgh show for 50th anniversary of ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday for a performance from Arlo Guthrie, who is celebrating 50 years of the movie “Alice’s Restaurant.” Guthrie will perform Nov. 16 at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall with special guest Sarah Lee Guthrie, his daughter, according to an announcement. The folk...
Westmoreland Mall takes another hit as Dressbarn plans to close all stores
Five Dressbarn stores around the Pittsburgh region will close as part of the company’s announcement Monday that it would shutter all 650 locations. The closure includes those in Westmoreland Mall, Cranberry Township, Tanger Outlets near Washington, Monroeville and near The Mall at Robinson, according to a store list on the...
Uniontown man killed in Somerset County motorcycle crash
A Uniontown man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in Somerset County, according to state police. David P. Schubert, 64, was driving a Harley-Davidson Dyna on Listonburg Road in Confluence at 5:44 p.m. when he hit a guiderail at a bend in the road. Troopers said Schubert did not...
George Thorogood set to rock The Palace Theater
George Thorogood and the Destroyers will bring their “Good to Be Bad Tour: 45 Years of Rock” show to The Palace Theater in Greensburg on Oct. 10. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday. The band has been performing since the 1970s with notable bluesy rock hits...
State police on lookout for intoxicated drivers over Memorial Day weekend
State troopers will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers during Memorial Day weekend. Troopers based out of Greensburg, Belle Vernon and Uniontown are warning motorists in advance of the holiday that they will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the area. But they aren’t saying when or where the checkpoints...
Friends, family of Cassandra Gross gather in remembrance of beloved missing woman
Melissa Moore became fast friends with Cassandra Gross in 1993. Their relationship progressed from working together in a mailroom to meeting up outside of work. Moore would, at first, introduce Gross to others as her coworker, until one day when Moore used the word friend, instead. “We moved from coworkers...
Allegheny County Jail inmate found dead in cell died of drug overdose
A Pittsburgh woman who was found dead in her jail cell in November died from a drug overdose, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Jeanna Rosenberger, 39, died accidentally from combined drug toxicity of fentanyl, bupropion, promethazine and diazepam, the medical examiner ruled. Rosenberger was found unresponsive at the...
Unity couple reaches rare milestone with 75th wedding anniversary
A thin, rectangular box collects dust in Harry and Velma Smith’s closet. It’s inscribed with the date May 17, 1944. Inside are the delicate lace remains of the dress and veil Velma Smith scrambled to find for her wedding amid World War II. There also is a message written by...
Cops: West Newton woman cut man because she didn’t get birthday present, cake
Georgia M. Zowacki’s 55th birthday was not what she expected, according to court papers. The West Newton woman was unhappy and turned violent Wednesday because she didn’t get a birthday present, card or cake, police said. She drank vodka throughout the day to celebrate, but by 3 p.m. started threatening...
Police: New Brighton woman forced girl to get birth control implant
A New Brighton woman allegedly forced a girl to get a birth control implant last month at a Turtle Creek clinic, according to court papers. Valerie Marie Fullum, 29, is being sought by police on child endangerment and reckless endangerment charges. Investigators said the mothers of two girls who spent...
Operator of Rivers Casino fined $90K by state board
The operator of Rivers Casino was fined $90,000 Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in connection with underage gambling, according to an announcement. The fine against Holdings Acquisitions Co. is connected to seven incidents in which someone under age 21 had access to the gaming floor at the North...
