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Greensburg woman charged with using stolen identity to get $57K in bank loans
A Greensburg woman is behind bars after state police said she used the identity of a person she met at a drug treatment center to get $57,000 in bank loans, according to court papers. Nina Marie Barkley, 34, who also has a West Mifflin address, is charged with 18 counts...
Youngwood pool celebrating 60 years of funVideo
The opening of Youngwood Park n Pool in 1961 changed the landscape for children at the time. Borough native Paul Kettren remembered riding his bike to the pool for opening day as an 11-year-old and presenting his pass to get in. After that, the facility played a major role in...
Flight cancellations continue for Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines’ flight cancellations continued Wednesday and Thursday for passengers planning to fly out of or into Arnold Palmer Regional and Pittsburgh International airports. Four arrivals and three departures were canceled at the Unity airport Wednesday and an additional five flights were canceled Thursday. Eleven Spirit flights were canceled each...
Police say Derry Township man was intoxicated in 2018 crash that injured motorcyclist
A Derry Township man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a crash almost three years ago that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. Troopers said Orrin William Burbank, 41, was intoxicated and didn’t have a valid drivers license, according to court papers. He is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while...
Crafton Heights man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for drug offenses
A Crafton Heights man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to serve seven years in prison on a drug offense, according to prosecutors. William Jamar Saunders, 31, was sentenced to serve six years of probation after the prison term. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession with intent to distribute heroin...
Hempfield woman arrested after girl, 2, spotted on Route 136 alone
A Hempfield woman was arrested Monday after state police said a 2-year-old girl was found wandering alone outside her Route 136 home last month, according to court papers. Carmen S. Riffer, 20, is facing a single charge of felony child endangerment. Troopers were called to the Fort Allen section of...
PennDOT opens survey to learn about drivers’ safety habits
PennDOT is seeking input on drivers’ safety habits in an annual online survey. The responses to the department’s Highway Safety Survey will help officials determine ways to make roads safer for motorists. “The results from this annual survey help us gauge participants’ attitudes on highway safety and potentially allow us...
Greensburg Garden Center’s tour showcases region’s greeneryVideo
The banana trees, cacti and palms aren’t exactly what you’d expect from a lawn in North Huntingdon, but Brad Olshanski makes it work. He is most proud of his favorite plants — the 11 varieties of crape myrtle bushes — in a yard that has all the feel of a...
Man hospitalized after South Side shooting
A man was hospitalized after being shot early Saturday in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, according to city police. Authorities responded to Wharton Street around 2:40 a.m. for a Shotspotter alert, according to police. The man was found in a parking lot near a Giant Eagle store with multiple gunshot wounds....
Body found during search for missing woman in Stowe
A woman’s body was found in Stowe late Friday by crews searching for a missing adult female, according to Allegheny County Police. Authorities said the discovery was made at about 10:30 p.m. The woman had been reported missing earlier in the week. Police did not identify her. County police were...
Police confiscate drugs from Greensburg house, arrest suspect
A Greensburg man is accused of selling drugs out of his house after police served a search warrant this week, according to court papers. Authorities said they found numerous conversations on a cell phone belonging to Brian Anthony Curry, 33, indicating that he was dealing narcotics out of a Harrison...
Registration deadline approaching for Jeannette Salvation Army Back-to-School Bash
The registration deadline is Monday for the Jeannette Salvation Army’s Back-to-School Bash on Aug. 14. Commanding officer Major Lori Brown said families of students that register can get a bunch of free goodies to help them prepare for the 2021-22 school year. She said hopes the event will “lessen the...
Missing Indiana County boy, 5, drowns in neighborhood swimming pool, police say
A missing 5-year-old Indiana County boy died after being found late Wednesday unresponsive in a swimming pool near his home, according to state police. Troopers, neighbors, first responders and a canine search team from Westmoreland County helped to look for Lenny Hatinda after he left his White Township home around...
Police arrest New Jersey man after 90 mph chase through Greensburg
A New Jersey man is behind bars after Greensburg police said he fled a traffic stop at 90 mph before crashing and being apprehended, according to court papers. Nicholas Michael Tedesco, 27, of Newton, N.J., is charged with flight to avoid apprehension, resisting arrest, escape and related offenses. City police...
Glassport man pleads guilty in federal court to having ‘extensive collection’ of child porn
A Glassport man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to having what authorities described as an “extensive collection” of child pornography. Rory Shelton, 58, is scheduled for sentencing Dec. 1 on a single count of child pornography possession, according to federal authorities. Investigators were led to Shelton after a 16-year-old...
Jeannette Wreaths Across America plans big expansion this yearVideo
Organizers of the Jeannette area’s Wreaths Across America effort are hoping to triple the number of veterans honored after a successful first year under the program. Frank and Linda Drury of Jeannette want to raise $27,000 to place about 1,800 wreaths at five cemeteries. “I’m doing everything this year full...
Only 11% of emergency rent money distributed in Westmoreland County
About 11% of nearly $13 million in emergency rental and utility bill funds has been disbursed to Westmoreland County residents who experienced hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic. Dan Carney, executive director of Union Mission of Latrobe, said about $1.5 million was directed to 270 applicants over the past three...
3 inmates charged with falsely accusing Westmoreland jail guard of threatening sex assault
Police said three men made false claims that a guard at the Westmoreland County Prison threatened to sexually assault one of them in March, according to court paperwork. Westmoreland County detectives this week charged Joshua James Robison, 25, of Irwin; Nicholas John Grindle, 34, of Jeannette; and Paul Andrew Pierce,...
No tax money at issue in case of Latrobe councilman charged with theft of fire department funds
Taxpayer money is not at issue in a criminal case against a Latrobe councilman and another man who were arrested by police in connection with thefts from a city fire department, according to Latrobe Mayor Rosie Wolford. “None of the allegations … comes from the funds that the city provided...
Motorist drove over median in Route 22 wrong-way crash, police say
A Salem woman was seriously hurt after state police said she ran a red light and drove over a low concrete center median on Route 22 earlier this week, slamming into an oncoming tractor-trailer. Troopers said Wendi A. Hutton, 49, of Slickville was headed eastbound in Salem at 9 a.m....
Hempfield man arrested after police said he extorted woman over $20K in savings bonds
A Hempfield man was arrested Sunday after police said he tried to extort the owner of $20,000 in savings bonds that he claimed he found, according to court papers. Craig Alan Gordon, 35, is charged with theft by extortion, receiving stolen property and theft of lost property. The situation was...
Jeannette school board seeking applicants for vacancy after member resignation
Jeannette City School Board is seeking a new member after approving a resignation Monday. Superintendent Matthew Jones said the vacancy left by Jennifer Rager’s departure will be filled by a board appointment. The open seat runs through December 2023. Anyone interested in the seat should send a letter of interest...
Greensburg woman accused in North Carolina military romance scam
A Greensburg woman surrendered to North Carolina authorities last week after investigators accused her of stealing money from a person on a dating website by claiming to be a member of the military. Authorities in the Pitt County Sheriff’s Department said Jo Ann Burkey, 63, was charged with accessing a...
Jeannette man accused of beating woman with chair, stealing her phone
A Jeannette man is behind bars after police said he beat a woman with a chair and stole her cellphone Saturday, according to court papers. Leon D. Fair, 22, is charged with robbery, theft, reckless endangerment and related offenses. City police were called to South Fifth Street at 11:20 p.m....
2 dead in Fayette murder-suicide
State police investigated a murder-suicide Saturday in Fayette County that left two men dead. Troopers said they were dispatched to a shooting on East End Road in Bullskin just before noon and found Chad William Lowry, 34, of Connellsville, dead. The suspect fled in a truck, police said. While investigators...
