Renatta Signorini stories, Page 94

The drug epidemic has been overshadowed by the coronavirus for months, but that doesn’t mean it disappeared. Now that the hold of the virus is decreasing, local and federal officials think it’s time to bring public awareness of the drug problem back to the forefront. A summit planned for Wednesday...

A New Stanton man was sentenced Wednesday to six to 23 months in the Westmoreland County Prison for firing a shotgun toward a woman and threatening a relative. David Michael Hoffman, 22, formerly of Ruffs Dale, was ordered to spend two years on probation after the jail term. He pleaded...

Three pending criminal cases were dismissed against a man state police linked to the 2018 disappearance of a Unity woman. Westmoreland County Judge Timothy Krieger ruled prosecutors took too long to bring Thomas G. Stanko, 50, to trial in the cases unrelated to the disappearance — two from 2018 and...

Two Westmoreland County men are being held without bond after separate domestic assaults during the weekend, according to court papers. On Friday night, North Huntingdon police were called to a Route 993 home in Ardara and arrested Donald Thomas Kemerer, 58. Officers said Kemerer kicked, punched and choked a woman...

Tuesday’s hot weather means unhealthy levels of ozone in Southwestern Pennsylvania, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. Sunshine coupled with temperatures in the mid-90s prompted the agency to issue a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties. Outdoor activities should...

A Washington County man died Sunday after he was pulled from the Monongahela River in New Eagle, according to the county coroner. James DeAngelo, 23, of Venetia was swimming in the river near a boat docked at the Beach Club Marina when authorities said he became unresponsive around 7:30 p.m....

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned this week in Somerset County for a new memorial honoring those who fought and died in the Global War on Terror. Organizer Randy Musser said the first phase of the memorial at Patriot Park, across Route 30 from the Flight 93 National Memorial, should be...

Excela Health is closing its Unity covid-19 testing center and lifting some restrictions for hospital visitors as coronavirus cases continue to drop in Westmoreland County, officials announced. The center on Frye Farm Road opened after the first cases of the coronavirus were discovered in the county in March 2020 and...

An Indiana County man is headed to trial in connection with a 2019 three-vehicle crash in New Alexandria in which one person was hospitalized, according to court papers. State police said Todd Douglas McCoy, 41, of Buffington was under the influence of antidepressant and smoking cessation drugs at the time...

A Penn Township woman is behind bars after a drug bust at her home Wednesday afternoon, according to court papers. Susan Marie Basa, 59, is charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver, two counts of drug possession as well as single counts of criminal use of a...

A South Huntingdon man was charged Wednesday in connection with a gun being discharged at a Sewickley Township bar last month. Andrew John Takach, 42, is facing charges of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. State police said they were called at 3 a.m. June 16 to the Boot Scoot’n Saloon...

A Youngwood man was arrested Tuesday, accused by police of directing an 8-year-old boy to follow delivery trucks around the borough and steal packages dropped off at homes, according to court papers. Alexander Leon Soroka, 39, is charged with theft, receiving stolen property and child endangerment. Troopers were called to...

A North Huntingdon man was jailed Monday in connection with a 2019 drunken-driving crash in which two people were hurt, according to court papers. Brandon Lamont Pugh, 24, is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, driving under the influence, accidents involving damage to an attended vehicle and a dozen summary...

A Unity man is behind bars after state police said he chased a woman on foot on Route 30 in Hempfield during a fight, according to court papers. Mucahit Demir, 25, is charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, harassment and walking on a highway. Troopers were called just before 1:30...

A Salem man is accused of speeding away from state police over the weekend on Route 30 and hiding in a wooded area before being caught, according to court papers. Aaron Patrick Weimer, 55, is charged with fleeing from police, driving under the influence and related offenses. Troopers were on...

A McKeesport man arraigned Monday is accused by police of ordering the April shooting of a 17-year-old boy in Jeannette, according to court papers. Brandon Lee Ingram, 24, was charged last week with solicitation to commit homicide, reckless endangerment and related offenses. Authorities said Ingram ordered his younger brother to...

Despite inventive ways to lure new job candidates, owners and managers in many industries have been striking out for months on filling open spots. There was 20 openings in late May at Charley Family Shop ‘n Save stores in Murrysville, Hempfield and Greensburg. Co-owner Tom Charley said the grocer started...

Some relied on government funding to get through. In other cases, employees pitched in, volunteering their time instead of taking a paycheck. Others switched gears entirely, revamping their business plan. Whatever the means, local businesses found a way to survive months fraught with government-mandated shutdowns, capacity restrictions and headaches brought...

A Fairfield man is being held without bond after state police say he stomped on a woman’s head after a Christmas dinner last year, according to court papers. Zachery Allen Collier, 26, was charged Friday with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, stalking and related offenses. Troopers said Collier went to a...

Westmoreland County plans to borrow about $140 million to bolster its pension fund. County commissioners this week unanimously approved a bond issue to ensure the fund that pays benefits to more than 1,300 government retirees remains solvent over the next 30 years. Finance director Meghan McCandless said the amount will...

Two sisters were arrested this week because state police said they broke into a Mt. Pleasant Township home and attacked a woman. Authorities said the pair came back two days later in an apparent effort to repeat the attack but left as police were being called, according to court papers....

Charges were filed Wednesday against a former Franklin Regional school director after state police said he stole campaign signs belonging to three candidates. Gary J. English, 65, is facing three misdemeanor counts of theft and a summary disorderly conduct offense. He denied the allegations. “I didn’t steal any signs,” English...

A Greensburg woman was charged Wednesday with a weapons violation in connection with a weekend shooting in the city. Victoria Jasmine Wilkins, 22, is facing a charge of carrying a firearm without a license, a misdemeanor. Police said in court papers she and Issac C. Morton, 20, of Greensburg retrieved...