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Jeannette discrimination case closed after state commission finds insufficient evidence
A complaint to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has been closed after the agency found a former Jeannette city employee and current councilwoman did not provide sufficient evidence of discrimination while on the job. Michelle Langdon filed the discrimination complaint last year against the city. It was closed last month,...
2 charged in rash of vehicle break-ins in Westmoreland County
Two people are facing charges in connection with more than two dozen vehicle break-ins across Westmoreland County, according to court papers. Troopers said the suspects — Shelby Lynn Stamm, 26, of Youngstown and John Mitchell Hughes, 30, of Orlando, Fla. — stole cash, guns, designer sunglasses, wallets and other items....
$121M project set to begin at Route 51 interchange in Rostraver
The reconstruction of the Interstate 70 and Route 51 interchange in Rostraver has the distinction of being the highest-dollar-value project ever bid in PennDOT’s District 12. Golden Triangle Construction Co. in Oakdale was the winning bidder at $120.6 million. Work has gotten underway, but the impact for motorists will be minimal...
Plum man accused of stealing 2 loaded handguns in Washington Township
A Plum man is accused by police of stealing two loaded handguns in Washington Township after officers came in contact with him twice in less than seven hours, according to court papers. Brandon M. Wise, 39, is being held without bail at the Westmoreland County jail on charges of drug...
Scammers steal $11K from Somerset County after posing as commissioner, police say
State police are investigating after someone who posed as a Somerset County commissioner stole $11,295 from the county. Troopers said in a news release that the county treasurer’s office received on June 8 an email, believed to be from a county commissioner, which requested a wire transfer to a company...
Jeannette City tax increase spurred by decrease in property values, school leaders say
Jeannette City School District property taxpayers will see their bills go up by 1 mill after the school board approved the increase in the $23 million 2022-23 budget. District interim business manager Dale Kirsch and superintendent Matthew Jones said the rate will rise to 89 mills, which is about average...
Unity man jailed in connection with theft of 7 guns
A Unity man was jailed Tuesday on state police accusations that he stole seven guns from a relative’s home, according to court papers. Troopers said Caleb A. Krisfalusi, 19, sold the guns to two shops. Police recovered the firearms and returned them to the relative who lives in Cook. Krisfalusi...
Man stripped to underwear, socks after incident at Greensburg pharmacy, police say
A man is being held without bail in a crime spree Sunday that, police say, ended when he stripped to his underwear and socks and was arrested while pushing a shopping cart full of stolen goods on a main thoroughfare in Greensburg, according to court papers. Alex M. Kerestesy, 31,...
Police: Jeannette man arrested after trying to flee traffic stop
A Jeannette man is behind bars after police said he tried to run from a traffic stop and had several types of drugs in his SUV, according to court papers. Brandon A. Iapalucci, 28, told investigators that nine blue pills they found him in possession of were pressed fentanyl. The...
12th gun of 2022 seized at Pittsburgh airport security checkpoint
A loaded handgun was confiscated from a Washington County man after it was found in his carry-on luggage at Pittsburgh International Airport over the weekend, according to Transportation Security Administration officials. The gun, belonging to an Avella man who TSA officials did not identify, was spotted Saturday at a security...
3 charged as 61 animals removed from Monessen home
Sixty-one animals were removed from a Monessen home earlier this month that city police and rescuers said was in deplorable condition. Three people were charged with animal cruelty and related offenses Wednesday while rescue groups work to rehabilitate the dogs, birds, chickens, cats, kittens and a rabbit. All of the...
Greensburg woman pleads guilty in 2018 child rape case
A Greensburg woman said “guilty” 35 times in court Friday when a judge asked how she was pleading in the 2018 rape of a 5-year-old boy. Corby Jo Kinzey, 28, entered a general plea to all of the charges against her and could face decades in prison when she is...
Rostraver commissioner accepted to enter ARD program in harassment case
Rostraver Township Commissioner John J. Lorenzo was permitted to enter a probationary program Thursday and a judge ordered that his in-person participation in some board meetings be restricted. The order was part of an agreement with the state Attorney General’s office, which prosecuted accusations that Lorenzo used fictitious Facebook accounts...
Police find drugs, missing teen girl in North Huntingdon motel; man arrested
An Ohio man was found in a North Huntingdon motel Wednesday with marijuana, a gun and a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing, according to court papers. Robert Easley, 40, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, drug possession, corruption of minors and related offenses. He was being...
East Huntingdon man given until July 13 to consider plea deal in baby’s 2019 death
A man accused in the 2019 drowning death of a baby in East Huntingdon was given a deadline in court Wednesday: either take a plea deal by July 13 or face a potential life sentence if convicted of first-degree homicide at trial. “The Commonwealth’s offer will expire on July 13,”...
Man pleads guilty in New Kensington drug overdose, gets 10 years of probation
The most serious charge connected to a 2018 drug overdose death was dismissed Wednesday against a New Kensington man. Gust R. Stone, 42, was sentenced to 10 years of probation on a felony drug charge after prosecutors agreed to drop a drug delivery resulting in death offense. Stone pleaded guilty...
Jeannette police seeking help to identify pair involved in shooting toy gun in face of motorist
Jeannette police are seeking help identifying two people connected to the Monday shooting of a toy gel pellet gun at a motorist. The driver was hit three times in the face. The incident was reported just before 10 p.m. in the area of Clay Avenue and Fourth Street, Chief Donald...
North Huntingdon woman marks Flag Day with display of 450 flags
Old Glory waved in the breeze hundreds of times over Tuesday — Flag Day — in a North Huntingdon neighborhood. The large patriotic display was the handiwork of Carol Slonecker, who said she placed 450 small American flags along the streets in much of the Redstone Highlands villa home community...
Ligonier Valley police seeking help to identify 3 who broke into stone quarry
Ligonier Valley police are seeking help to identify three people who broke into the Hanson Aggregates Latrobe Asphalt plant during the weekend. Police Sgt. James Friscarella said investigators believe two men and a woman vandalized buildings there and stole a tool and charger sometime between Friday and Saturday. The plant...
South Greensburg drug suspect found hiding behind attic door
The subject of a drug-related arrest warrant was found Friday by Westmoreland County sheriff’s deputies hiding behind an attic door in the closet of an East Huntingdon home, Sheriff James Albert said. Donald Michael Young, 44, of South Greensburg was arraigned Monday on weapons and drug violations, in addition to...
Judge denies 2nd bail reduction request related to gunfight outside Greensburg bar
A Westmoreland County judge on Monday rejected a defense request to reduce the $250,000 bail set for a man accused in a gunfight outside a Greensburg bar that left two injured. Stevin S. German, 27, of Uniontown is unable to afford the current amount, argued public defender John Sweeney, who...
Chad Krawtz appointed to vacant Jeannette council seat
Chad Krawtz was selected Thursday from a field of eight candidates for a vacant seat on Jeannette council that will expire Dec. 31, 2023. Council members decided 3-1, with Councilwoman Robin Mozley casting the dissenting vote, to appoint Krawtz, 45, a Republican, to the open seat after the May 13...
Man killed in South Huntingdon crash
A South Huntingdon man was killed in a crash in the township late Saturday, according to state police. Brandon G. Detman, 40, was driving a Ford Fusion on Sherbondy Road at 10:45 p.m. when troopers said he left the road around a bend and slammed into a tree. He was...
Thousands of spectators take in final day of Westmoreland Airshow
Lori Dudzinsky of Derry Township has watched the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow grow from small beginnings. She’s been attending the events since the late 1970s, when her father, Jack Myers of Derry Township, started providing portable toilets for the event through his rental company. Dudzinsky and Myers braved the...
Boy, 13, hospitalized after Terrace Village shooting
A 13-year-old boy was hurt Saturday in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Terrace Village neighborhood, according to police. The child was hospitalized conscious and alert after being shot in the hand, a public information officer said. The shooting was reported on Rose Street around 6:45 p.m., according to Tribune-Review news partner...
