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100 arrested for suspected DUI over Easter weekend in Southwestern Pa.
State trooper arrested 100 drivers in the region on suspicion of drunken driving during the Easter holiday weekend, according to state police. Troopers in three local troops investigated 106 crashes, including a Friday weather-related collision in Indiana County that killed two people. Thirty people were injured in those crashes, according...
Police: Slickville man fondled 9-year-old girl
A Slickville man was arrested Tuesday on police accusations that he inappropriately touched a girl on two occasions about four years ago. Sean Rugh, 34, was being held at the Westmoreland Count Prison on $15,000 bail. Mt. Pleasant police said the victim’s grandmother reported the assault in December. The girl...
Police: Unity man fired rifle inside home while 2 girls were there
A Unity man is facing aggravated assault and related charges after state police said he fired a rifle inside his home while two girls were there. Mark William Slagle, 41, was arraigned Monday afternoon and is free on $5,000 unsecured bond. Troopers said they were called to Puriton Avenue at...
Bail reduced for man accused in Murrysville hit-and-run connected to lottery scam
A district judge on Tuesday lowered bail for a Maryland man accused by police of hitting a Murrysville man with his vehicle while trying to pick up $100,000 in an alleged lottery scam. District Judge Charles R. Conway reduced 47-year-old Clint OBrian Robinson’s bail from $500,000 to $25,000. A preliminary...
Brighton Heights man pleads to involuntary manslaughter in infant’s death
A Brighton Heights man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday in connection with his infant daughter’s death nearly four years ago. Joseph Swidorsky, 33, is scheduled for sentencing July 16 in Allegheny County court, according to online court records. His 1-month-old daughter Braelyn Swidorsky became unresponsive in a West View...
West Virginia man accused in fatal shooting of Delmont native
A West Virginia man is accused of fatally shooting a Westmoreland County native in February during an apparent attempted home invasion, according to the Herald Mail. Authorities said Alvin Deshaun Gilbert, 27, fired the shots that killed Corey Barkhamer, 26, formerly of Delmont, on Feb. 3 at a home in...
Police: Yukon man was intoxicated in I-70 crash that hurt 2 boys
A Yukon man is accused by state police of being intoxicated when he crashed on Interstate 70 in December, seriously injuring two young children, according to state police. Andrew Joshua Calvin, 31, told police he had used cocaine and Suboxone, which can be used to treat pain or an opioid...
Rapper Wiz Khalifa announces Pittsburgh-area tour stop
Rapper Wiz Khalifa will bring The Decent Exposure Tour to Burgettstown this sumer. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday with a presale starting Tuesday for the July 20 date at KeyBank Pavilion, according to an announcement. The Taylor Allderdice graduate will be joined by French Montana,...
Final phase of former Jeannette Glass site redevelopment to start
Now that the former Jeannette Glass site is cleaned up, a stream running underground at the property will be opened in advance of a planned redevelopment project there. Work will start Monday to “daylight” a portion of Old Bull Run Tunnel, the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. announced. The stream...
West Newton woman accused of stealing records from Bethel Park hospice
A West Newton woman is accused by police of taking patients’ health records and proprietary information from a Washington County-based senior living care company, according to court papers. Virginia L. Spano, 56, allegedly took about 700 pages of documents moments after she was fired from her job as a certified...
Lane reopened on Fort Pitt Bridge after overheight truck caused delays
An overheight truck caused traffic backups on the Fort Pitt Bridge outbound Friday morning, according to PennDOT. The truck became stuck on the westbound lower deck of the bridge approaching the tunnels, officials said at 5 a.m. One lane was closed until just before 8 a.m., according to a traffic...
Woman accused of peddling fake Magic: The Gathering cards at Greensburg storeVideo
Jillian Noel Yohe visited Pop! Culture Connection in Greensburg just before it closed Friday to sell some Magic: The Gathering cards, according to police. Owner Jeremy Fairgrieve paid her $1,000 despite some reservations about their authenticity. A nagging gut feeling prompted Fairgrieve to look a little closer at the potentially...
Competency evaluation ordered for New Stanton teen accused of killing mom, brother
A New Stanton teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother will undergo a competency evaluation to determine if he is able to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Defense attorney Wayne McGrew requested the evaluation for Jacob Remaley, 17. “My client suffers under some mental health issues and...
Route 30 eastbound reopens in North Huntingdon after crash, 1 hurt
An unloaded school bus was involved in a crash on Route 30 in North Huntingdon Thursday afternoon that briefly closed both eastbound lanes of the highway, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The collision between a bus and a couple of passenger vehicles left one person injured, the dispatcher said....
Police: Woman being evaluated after breaking into Salem homes, threatening others
A 24-year-old woman was taken for a mental health evaluation Wednesday after she reportedly was threatening others and breaking into homes in Salem Township, according to state police. Brianna Renee Waibel of Murrysville allegedly was using a knife and broken glass bottle to threaten people on Forbes Trail Drive at...
Work on new MAWC pipeline nearing completion
A $63 million project linking Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County water treatment plants is wrapping up. Authority officials said work on the final section of a 48-inch pipe between Jeannette and Adamsburg is nearly complete. The line still has to pass bacterial tests and be connected to a tank in...
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...
Laurel Mountain homicide suspect ruled competent to stand trial
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Tuesday that a Laurel Mountain man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend nearly five years ago is competent to stand trial. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said Gregory R. Randall, 62, is mentally fit to assist with his defense after hearing expert testimony from a defense psychologist...
West Newton man charged with DUI in crash that injured girl, 16
A West Newton man faces a preliminary hearing next month on charges he was drunk when he crashed in South Huntingdon Township in January, injuring a 16-year-old girl. Jamie Alan Smith, 44, is charged with child endangerment, driving under the influence, accidents involving injury by an unlicensed driver and several...
Coroner: Man killed in Ligonier Township crash
A Ligonier man died at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown after a Sunday evening crash in Westmoreland County, according to Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees. Benjamin A. Leshow, 28, was driving a Dodge Ram south on Route 271 in Ligonier Township just after 6:30 p.m. when he lost control...
Demolition set for Jeannette home that has been scene of suspicious fires
A house on South Seventh Street in Jeannette that has been the scene of several suspicious fires will burn no more. Plans are in the works to have it razed, said fire Chief Bill Frye. City council has unanimously approved the emergency demolition of the vacant structure at 212 S....
Westmoreland County residents to get behavioral health honors
Several community members and organizations will be honored by Mental Health America of Southwestern Pennsylvania next month. The award recipients will be recognized for their contributions to behavioral health at the agency’s annual Innovations event May 2. Being honored with the lifetime achievement award is Dr. Loren H. Roth, a...
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....
Police: Derry mayor pointed gun at juveniles in park after fight involving his son
A playground argument over a marker Sunday night led to the mayor of Derry Borough pointing a gun at four children in a park, according to state police. Kevin M. Gross, 38, took a loaded revolver to the park near his Broad Street home just before 8:30 p.m. after his...
Preacher uses sign language to teach Biblical concepts at Mt. Pleasant libraryVideo
Communicating with his hands is second nature to Christian Garcia. So is preaching. Put them together, and a unique skill set emerges: helping the hearing impaired understand Biblical concepts they may have never learned before. “I just want to teach people about God’s love for them,” said Garcia, assistant pastor...
