Renatta Signorini stories, Page 95
Excela Health plans coronavirus vaccine clinic in Greensburg
Excela Health is having a coronavirus vaccine clinic July 31 for anyone 12 and older at a Greensburg church. The Pfizer vaccine will be available by appointment from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Greater Parkview Church, located at 103 Westminster Ave. Second doses for those attending the clinic will...
Construction complete at Elliott’s new facility in Jeannette
The property that once served as a source of pride for Jeannette is ready to return to those roots. Construction at Elliott Group’s $60 million cryogenic pump test stand has been completed, returning the parcel once used by Jeannette Glass in the city’s downtown area to an industrial use. Spokeswoman...
Jeannette woman accused of hitting officer in face with mug, trying to grab 2 guns
A Jeannette police officer was hurt Wednesday when a woman who had been lying in the street hit him in the face with a mug, according to court papers. Amanda L. Harris, 33, tried to grab the guns of two officers during her arrest, according to court papers. She is...
Man accused of bringing loaded gun into Jeannette district court building
A Jeannette man is accused by police of bringing a loaded gun into the city’s district court office, according to court papers. John Raymond Horne, 30, is being held without bail at the Westmoreland County Prison. City officers were called to the court building on Jayhawk Drive at 2 p.m....
Man arrested after police say he confronted woman with PFA against him at Westmoreland courthouse
An Arona man is behind bars after police said he yelled at a woman headed to a protection-from-abuse hearing involving him at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, according to court papers. Shawn E. Grbach, 43, is facing two counts of intimidation of a witness. County detectives said Grbach confronted the woman...
1 arrested in North Huntingdon drug bust
A McKeesport man is being held without bail after North Huntingdon police said they busted him for selling heroin Tuesday, according to court papers. Joshua Kevin Bavin, 40, is charged with drug offenses. Township police worked with a confidential informant to arrange a buy from Bavin just before 1 p.m....
Somerset County man killed in crash
A Somerset County man died after crashing his pickup truck early Tuesday, according to state police. Lucas D. Hayman, 20, of Berlin, was driving a Ford Ranger on Route 31 near Ringler Road in Stonycreek just before 6 a.m. when he crossed the center line and slammed into a building,...
2 Jeannette men accused by police of shooting gun from back porch
Two Jeannette men are accused by city police of repeatedly firing a gun outside a South 11th Street home earlier this month, according to court papers. John Raymond Horne, 30, and Steven Paul Klingerman, 50, are charged with a weapons violation, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. Horne, who is being...
Police say Derry Township man broke into neighbors’ home wielding knife
A Derry Township man is being held without bond after state police said he broke into his neighbors’ home and tried to attack two occupants with a knife, according to court papers. Kenneth Copeland Johnson, 40, is charged with aggravated assault, burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. Troopers...
Tots bring home the bacon at Derry Township Agricultural FairVideo
Three-year-olds Kyler Bishop and Sofia Cline went home with blue ribbons Monday from the Derry Township Agricultural Fair. It was their first time showing pigs and they went head-to-head in the ring, guiding their animals around with a small whip while judge Sean Gallagher watched closely. He gave both of...
18-year-old Murrysville man killed in Derry Township crash
A Murrysville man was killed early Saturday after hitting a deer in Derry Township, according to the Westmoreland County coroner. Damian W. Bearley, 18, was driving an Infiniti Q50 south on Route 982 at 3 a.m. when investigators said he hit a deer, crossed the opposite lane and slammed into...
Ground broken for new War on Terror memorialVideo
It didn’t take long for Stephen Clark, superintendent of Flight 93 National Memorial, to see that Randy Musser had a great idea. Musser approached Clark several years ago with a plan to create a memorial honoring those who fought and died in the global war on terror. It would be...
St. Vincent College to host drug summit at Fred Rogers Center
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...
New Stanton man sentenced to jail, probation for firing gun toward woman
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...
3 old cases against Unity man linked to woman’s disappearance dismissed
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...
Bond denied for 2 Westmoreland men police say were involved in separate domestic assaults
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...
Air quality action day advisory in place for Southwestern Pennsylvania
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...
Man dead after swimming in Monongahela River in Washington County
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....
Fundraising ongoing for Somerset County post-9/11 War on Terror memorial
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 lifting some visitor restrictions, closing covid testing center
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...
Man charged in connection with New Alexandria crash that injured 2
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...
Penn Township woman arrested in drug bust
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...
South Huntingdon man charged after gun fires inside bar
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...
Youngwood man charged with having boy steal packages from neighborhood porches
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...
Charges filed in 2019 Sewickley Township crash that injured 2
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...
