Renatta Signorini stories, Page 20
Kitten season: Vet offices, animal rescue sites brace for deluge of cats
Animal rescue groups are bracing for thousands in costs to care for a deluge of cute, but expensive, charges. Greensburg-based Wayward Whiskers Animal Rescue expects to spend between $50,000 and $70,000 solely for what is known as kitten season. The expense is about 40% of its annual budget, president and...
Video: Suspects grab $3K in merchandise from Hempfield Dick’s, flee storeVideo
Three people darted in to the Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Hempfield this week, grabbed $3,000 worth of merchandise and ran out, according to state police. Troopers arrested one of the suspects, but are seeking help to identify the other two. The theft was reported around 11:30 a.m. Sunday at...
Greensburg plans to replace old traffic signals
Greensburg council will vote Monday on a project to update some of the oldest traffic signals in the city. Mayor Robb Bell said a recommendation from city officials called for council to approve a contract with Bronder Technical Services, which had the lowest bid at $384,764.31. The project will address...
Man accused in carjacking, theft of Lucky the dog extradited to Westmoreland CountyVideo
Linda Folino hopes the extradition Tuesday of a man accused of carjacking her father in East Huntingdon and stealing his dog Lucky brings some closure to the family. “We just want to know what happened to Lucky,” Folino said. State police hope they can find out. Troopers planned to interview...
Westmoreland County agrees to settlement in age discrimination lawsuit
Westmoreland County will pay $16,000 to settle a federal age-discrimination lawsuit. The settlement agreement calls for the county to pay $11,000 to Wayne A. Piscar, who sued the county in October 2024 for not hiring him to work at the Regional Youth Services Center. An additional $5,000 will be paid...
From the Archive: When Rabbits rolled off the assembly line near New Stanton
Editor’s note: “From the Archive” is a recurring series highlighting vintage photos submitted by community members or gathered from the Tribune-Review’s files. If you have a photo you would like to see featured here, please contact gtrcity@triblive.com. For about 10 years, hundreds of thousands of Volkswagen Rabbits rolled off the...
Mt. Pleasant police charge women with child endangerment
Two women are accused by police of abusing a 10-year-old child who reported being beaten, denied food and forced to stand in the corner of a room for three days as punishment, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Mt. Pleasant Borough Police arrested Elma Ritenour, 68, and her...
Former Westmoreland purchasing department director, county agree to separation agreement
The director of Westmoreland County’s purchasing department who was suspended in February was allowed to resign under a separation agreement approved by the commissioners. The agreement offers no details about why Daniel Ellingsen, who was hired in mid-November, was suspended. He first was placed on paid leave and later the...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh snow removal CEO convicted of fraud; flood watch issued
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Friday, April 4: CEO of Pittsburgh snow removal company convicted of fraud The owner of a Pittsburgh-based snow and ice removal company was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering in federal court. Federal prosecutors said Thursday jurors...
Rain likely a factor for PNC Park’s opening weekend
Pittsburgh Pirates fans might be in for a soggy opening weekend at PNC Park. There’s a chance of rain throughout the weekend, with a flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday, said Colton Milcarek, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon. It looks like the home opener...
Pittsburgh man charged in 2023 fatal shooting in Jeannette
The news this week that an arrest had been made in her daughter’s 2023 shooting death was a relief for Bruna Vesco Leonard. For nearly two years, she had been waiting, at times with frustration, for some movement in the case. Now, she knows her daughter Brianna Lartz can be...
Hempfield woman loses $70,000 in social security scam
A Hempfield woman was scammed out of $70,000 after state police said she was led to believe she was under investigation by the Social Security Administration for money laundering and drug sales. “This was part of an elaborate scheme to defraud our elders and is likely not the only case,”...
Driver who drove away after striking 8-year-old cyclist in Penn Borough contacts police
State police said Thursday the driver of a white Subaru car that hit an 8-year-old boy riding a bicycle in Penn Borough and left the scene contacted them after media coverage of the incident. Trooper Steve Limani identified the driver as David Baker, 48, of Connellsville. No charges have been...
GQ shows off baseball’s power couple: Paul Skenes and Livvy Dunne
The same day a GQ magazine profile is published, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes led his team to its second win of the season. Coincidence? If Skenes has any say in it, he will propel the team to the post-season, he told GQ. Then, he will get to once again...
Morning Roundup: Strong storms slam Western Pa. region; Bethel Park standoff ends with charges
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Thursday, April 3: Strong storms slam Western Pa. region Strong storms swept through the region early Thursday, moving at 55 to 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in several...
Police seek information on Subaru that struck boy on bicycle in Penn Borough
State police are looking for the driver of a white Subaru car that hit an 8-year-old boy riding a bicycle Tuesday evening in Penn Borough and then fled. Trooper Steve Limani said the driver got out of the car, removed the bicycle from in front of it and left the...
Morning Roundup: 3 charged in $250,000 copper theft; man recognized for saving flag; bear spotted in backyard
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Wednesday, April 2, 2025: 3 charged with theft Three men are behind bars after state police said they stole more than $250,000 worth of copper wiring from a Somerset County plant, according to a news release issued this...
Morning Roundup: Burglary at Bloomfield Dollar General; police seek scammer in Washington County
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Tuesday, April 1, 2025: Burglary reported at Bloomfield Dollar General Pittsburgh police said Tuesday morning they are investigating a burglary at a Dollar General store in the city’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Someone threw a rock through a window to...
Man fatally shot outside vehicle in Homewood North
Two men have been charged with homicide in connection with a fatal shooting early Tuesday in Homewood North. Shawn Collins, 54, of Pittsburgh, and Lavelle Johnson, 33, of Braddock, are awaiting arraignment in connection with the death of Johnny Ray Wilson. His age was not listed in court papers. Wilson...
Morning Roundup: Horse and buggy robberies in Mercer County; arrest made in Beaver County over swastikas
Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Monday, March 31, 2025: Horse and buggy robberies in Mercer County Two horse and buggy drivers reported to state police in Mercer County that they were approached separately by an armed motorist who demanded their wallets. The first...
1 dead following 4-vehicle crash on Parkway East
One person was killed following a four-vehicle crash that shut down the Parkway East inbound for several hours early Monday, according to state police. The crash was reported near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel in Pittsburgh at 1:50 a.m. Traffic was stopped for a while before the tunnel as investigators examined...
Hotel room search leads to $13,000 drug bust in Hempfield
A North Versailles man is awaiting arraignment in connection with a drug bust at a Hempfield hotel, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Charges were filed Friday against Brandon Patrick Lewis, 30. County detectives and sheriff’s deputies worked with the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force and agents from...
Hempfield plans new museum for volunteer fire stations
Hempfield is planning to establish a committee that will be tasked with the creation of a museum for the township’s volunteer fire stations. Township Supervisor Doug Weimer made the suggestion last week as he and fellow supervisors unanimously approved a declaration of intent with Grapeville for the station to become...
Pike County man to serve up to 23 months in jail for 2020 sexual assault
A Northeastern Pennsylvania man was taken out of a Westmoreland County courtroom in handcuffs Friday after being handed a jail sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl five years ago. Judge Christopher Feliciani sentenced David Stone, 62, of Dingmans Ferry in Pike County, to six to 23 months in the...
Hempfield officials make plans to spend $7.5M surplus
Hempfield officials are reallocating $7.5 million in surplus funds after higher than expected revenues in recent years. Township supervisors this week approved a plan to use the money to buy public works equipment, pay off fire trucks and foot the bill for a second road paving project, among other priorities....
