Tony LaRussa stories, Page 30
Man awaiting trial for tossing hammer at Kiski Township officer arrested on drug charges in Tarentum
A man awaiting trial on charges that he threw a hammer and shards of glass at a police officer while fleeing from a Kiski Township home in January has been arrested on drug charges by Tarentum police. Tarentum police say Alfred Keith Steele, 42, called 911 shortly before midnight on...
Repairs done on water main break in Elizabeth that flooded homes and businesses, water back on for customers
Repairs to a 12-inch water main that burst in Elizabeth Borough early Friday morning have been completed and service has been restored for customers, according to Pennsylvania American Water. The break in the line, which is about 70 years old, was reported at 2:45 a.m., causing flooding for about a...
McKees Rocks man, 25, dies after pickup hits utility pole, goes over hillside in Robinson
A McKees Rocks man died when the pickup truck he was driving hit a utility and went over a hillside early Friday morning in Robinson Township, according to investigators. Emergency responders were dispatched to the 4500 block of Steubenville Pike at 2:09 a.m. and transported Cory Rosenwald, 25, of McKees...
Vandergrift man charged with 16 felonies after 2 children tell cops he sexually assaulted them
A Vandergrift man faces 16 felony charges after two police departments in the Alle-Kiski Valley accused him of sexually assaulting young children. Vandergrift police charged Timothy Robert Johnson, 37, of the 300 block of Lowell Street, with 11 felony sex charges after a girl reported he sexually assaulted her multiple...
Pine-Richland debate team wins top spot at international competition
When it comes to making a strong, fact-based and reasoned argument about a complex subject, Pine-Richland students can now claim the title of best on the planet. A six-member team of Pine-Richland High School students emerged from a field of 120 participants from around the world to win first place...
Victim of fatal Arnold apartment house fire identified, cause under investigation
A man died in a fire early Thursday at an apartment house on Woodmont Avenue in Arnold. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Frank J. Cable, 54. The early morning blaze in the two-story frame house at 1937 Woodmont Ave. also claimed the life of Cable’s dog,...
Trapped driver rescued after car hits pole on Route 51 in Whitehall
Emergency responders rescued a trapped driver from a vehicle Wednesday after it crashed into a utility pole along Sawmill Run Boulevard in Whitehall. The wreck was reported shortly after 8 a.m. along Route 51 near Stewart Avenue, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. The driver was transported to a hospital...
Police: Woman faces charges for trying to break into house, set car on fire in Larimer
A woman faces felony charges after Pittsburgh police said she tried to break into a home in Larimer on Monday before attempting to set a car on fire. Chifawn Jackson, 34, of Pittsburgh, was charged with felony counts of attempted arson, trespass and burglary as well as criminal mischief. Jackson...
Pittsburgh police seek tips from public in search for missing woman
Pittsburgh police are seeking the public’s helping locating a missing woman. Detectives with the Special Victim’s Unit are searching for Schurita Charles, 44, who was last heard from on Monday. Charles is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and has blonde hair with silver tips. She was last seen wearing a...
New Kensington woman accused of breaking into former home, strangling woman there
A New Kensington woman is charged with breaking into the house where she previously lived and strangling a woman who now lives there. Nazhae Vicki Nico Banks, 25, of the 1900 block of Victoria Avenue, is charged with felony counts of burglary, strangulation and criminal trespass as well as one...
Tanker truck crashes off road, down hillside near Rankin Bridge
A section of River Road near the Rankin Bridge was temporarily closed this morning while emergency crews worked to remove a tanker truck that went over a hillside. The crash was reported at about 9:50 a.m. along Route 837, or River Road, in Whitaker, according to an Allegheny County 911...
Authorities identify man stabbed to death in Hill District; suspect charged
The victim of a fatal stabbing on Sunday in Pittsburgh’s Hill District has been identified. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Rasheed A. McKamey, 28, of the Hill District. Pittsburgh police said the stabbing was reported shortly after 4 a.m. and stemmed from a domestic dispute in...
Police nab Allegheny Township man facing charges of leading cops on chase and carjacking
An Allegheny Township man accused of auto theft and trying to carjack another vehicle by assaulting the owner has been arrested, according to authorities. Jeffrey Scott Nedley, 39, of the 200 block of McGeary Hollow Road, was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and theft along with two counts...
Police: Tarentum couple arrested on drug charges after bills used in sting found during raid
A Tarentum couple was arrested on felony drug charges after police raided a home where they were living and found heroin and cash that included bills marked for an undercover drug buy, police said. Michael Joseph Spears, 29, and Kelly Flemming, 28, of the 100 block of Curtis Street, were...
Wilkinsburg shooting victim identified, police seek tips from public
Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Sunday night in Wilkinsburg. Allegheny County Police, responding to a 911 call for shots fired shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Franklin Avenue, said they found evidence of a shooting and learned that an adult male was taken...
Police: Man accused of being intoxicated while driving with infant son in Harrison; heroin found in diaper bag
Harrison police charged a Buffalo Township man with child endangerment after they responded to a call that he left his infant son in the car when he went to the bank and then took off speeding to shop at Walmart. Nathan Fantuzzo, 31, of the 100 block of Beale Drive,...
Gas drillers say 3rd-party monitoring shows greater responsibility; environmentalists remain skeptical
Companies that use fracking to drill for natural gas have begun turning to outside technology to help quash what they describe as a legacy of distrust built by years of bad business practices by some drillers. To quell concerns about the impact wells might have on water, air, land and...
Lower Burrell man faces 42 charges after neighbors accuse him of pointing loaded shotgun at group playing yard games
A Lower Burrell man faces 42 charges, including 10 felonies, because a neighbor accused him of pointing a loaded shotgun at 10 people playing games in their backyard. Bryan M. Sarnosky, 48, of the 200 block of Michigan Avenue, was charged with 10 counts of felony aggravated assault, along with...
Pine teen’s covid-interrupted mission trip back on with more hands on deck
It’s been more than a decade since Matt and Lori Fenton of Pine and their 14-year-old son Austen had a life-changing experience when they were invited to participate in a mission trip to Nicaragua. Over the years, those trips have become a family tradition that is spreading. “I can’t express...
State Supreme Court rejects appeal for man sentenced to die for 2017 fatal shooting of New Kensington cop
The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of fatally shooting New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw in 2017. A Westmoreland County jury deliberated for less than 90 minutes on Nov. 12, 2019, to find Rahmael Holt, 33, of Harrison, guilty on all...
Police: Michigan man arrested after stolen car runs stop sign in Pine
A Michigan man was arrested in Pine following a traffic stop after police learned that the vehicle he was driving was reported stolen from a used car dealer in Cleveland. Derek Arlie Peaters, 49, of Flint, Mich., was charged with a felony count of receiving stolen property in connection with...
Police: 2 people arrested after Kiski Township officer pulls them over in stolen car
A man and a woman riding with him were arrested after a Kiski Township patrol officer pulled them over in a car that was reported stolen. Investigators said the pair were stopped near the intersection of River Road and 19th Street on April 22 after an officer patrolling in North...
Scholarship set up to honor Plum motorcyclist who died in crash; family says justice system failed them
The family of a 20-year-old Plum man who died in August when his motorcycle collided with a car that pulled out in front of him has set up a scholarship in his memory at his high school alma mater. The Adam J. Garvin Memorial Scholarship, for seniors at Plum High...
Convicted sex offender charged with escape for leaving West Deer facility
A convicted sex offender was charged with a felony for leaving a West Deer behavioral facility where he was living under court order. Brandon Jamal Baker, 32, who last listed his address as Surrey Lane in Elizabeth Township, was charged with one count of felony escape along with making terroristic...
Police: Man with 16 prior theft convictions faces felony charge for stealing from Frazer Walmart
A Homestead man who police say has 16 previous convictions for theft was charged with a felony and barred from all Walmarts because, authorities said, he tried to steal $134 worth of lighters, batteries and golf balls from the store in Frazer. Robert Carl Harris, 57, of the 100 block...
