Regional News category, Page 333
3 facing charges in suspected meth manufacturing in Indiana Co.
Charges were pending against three people who were found Monday at an Indiana County home where authorities believe methamphetamine was being manufactured, according to state police. The three suspects — a 27-year-old man from Smicksburg, a 33-year-old man from Home and a 30-year-old woman from Penn Run — are under...
Excessive heat watch issued for Pittsburgh region
Dangerously hot temperatures are expected to blanket Southwestern Pennsylvania beginning Friday afternoon as part of a heat wave stretching from the Great Plains to the East Coast. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch for the Pittsburgh region through Saturday evening, meaning a prolonged period of heat and...
Man killed in Washington County ATV crash
A man was killed Wednesday evening when he was thrown off his ATV and struck by another vehicle in Marianna, Washington County, according to state police. Tyler Raymond Markoff, 21, of Marianna, was driving his ATV on Rosewood Avenue just after 5 p.m., police said. The ATV overturned when Markoff...
Periodical cicadas perform ‘natural pruning’ on trees across Western Pennsylvania
Drive through nearly any part of rural Western Pennsylvania and it won’t take long to notice: little clumps of dead leaves at the ends of certain tree branches. Fall hasn’t arrived early. The phenomenon is called “flagging” and is the work of the periodical cicadas from Brood VIII, who emerged...
2 toddlers drown in Uniontown swimming pool
Two brothers, ages 1 and 3, drowned in a swimming pool in Uniontown on Wednesday evening, according to city police. First responders were called to Whiteman Avenue for the drowning just after 7:20 p.m. Adults were home at the time, according to Lt. Thomas Kolencik. The incident is under investigation,...
Ambridge man electrocuted at pipe plant
A man shocked at an Ambridge pipe plant Wednesday has died. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as David Bupp, 46, of Ambridge. Authorities said the electrical worker came into contact with an electrical current along the 2000 block of Duss Avenue around 11:15 a.m. He was transported...
Police plan to crack down on aggressive driving in Western Pa.Video
Risk is a daily, accepted feature of the job for Murrysville police Officer Ryan Auvil. But that doesn’t make it any less frightening when a tractor-trailer driver fails to move into an adjacent lane — to “steer clear,” according to current state law — as Auvil is writing a ticket...
Monessen man sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for role in drug trafficking ring
A Monessen drug dealer man was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in federal prison after being convicted of narcotics violations. Donald Mitchell, 38, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Authorities said Mitchell was a heroin distributor for the Jarran Bell drug trafficking organization. The investigation...
Health officials eye nationwide overdose drop with ‘cautious optimism’
Nationwide drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 1990, a decline mirrored statewide and locally, new data show. The drop of 5.1% turned the tide on a nearly 30-year increase driven in recent years by heroin and other powerful opioids. The numbers come from preliminary data...
Patient alleges assault by Philly hospital employee after surgery
PHILADELPHIA — A hospital employee is facing charges in what a patient alleges was a sexual assault in two different hospital rooms after her surgery earlier this year. WPVI—TV reports that 28-year-old Rose Tummarello alleges that a Jefferson University Hospital employee sexually assaulted her Jan. 29 following her nine-hour surgery....
Bike run to honor fallen servicemen from Westmoreland, Beaver counties
Two Western Pennsylvania servicemen killed last year in Afghanistan will be honored during the second annual Fallen Heroes Run, set for Aug. 10 in Hempfield. Beginning at 8:15 a.m. at the Z&M Harley-Davidson dealership on Route 30, the motorcycle run will pay tribute to Army Sgt. Jason McClary, 24, an...
Hops cultivation to be explored at Penn State field day
Are you a farmer who is interested in growing hops, one of the chief ingredients in beer? Penn State Extension is offering a Hops Production Field Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 29 at the Barn at Soergel Hollow, 1078 Prospect Road, Evans City, Butler County. The field...
After ‘person of color’ quip, Rep. Mike Kelly clarifies: ‘We’re all created equal’
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, is defending comments he made to a reporter Tuesday, in the wake of President Trump’s tweets telling four congresswomen of color to “go back” to where they came from. “You know, they talk about people of color. I’m a person of color. I’m white,” Kelly...
Driver flown to hospital after truck rolls over in Butler County crash
A Johnstown man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after the truck he was driving rolled in a two-vehicle crash on Route 422 in Butler County on Tuesday afternoon. According to state police, Ryan S. Kimmel, 37, was driving a Freightliner east on Route 422 between the Jefferson Street and...
1 dead, 1 hurt in Lawrence County shooting
Two men in their 20s were shot at a residence in Lawrence County around 1 a.m. Wednesday, state police said. The shooting happened at a residence on Bryson Hill Road in Shenango Township. Brian Robert Eisenhuth, 23, died at the scene, police said. The other victim, Ronald L. Lantz Jr.,...
Heavy downpours to be followed by extreme heat heading into weekend
The Pittsburgh region is set to get up to an inch of rain Wednesday followed by hot and muggy weather that could see heat indexes reach and exceed 100 degrees this weekend, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Isolated and scattered showers crossed the region early Wednesday, meteorologist Jason Frazier...
Ohio man charged with three Western Pennsylvania bank robberies
An Ohio man faces federal charges in connection with bank robberies in Erie, New Castle and Allison Park. Vernon Marquis McGhee-Luster, 33, of Akron is accused of robbing the PNC Bank at 3830 Pine Ave. in Erie on Oct. 18. The indictment also accuses McGhee-Luster of robbing the Citizens Bank...
Girl Scouts add 42 badges for outdoor adventures, computer coding
New badges could soon decorate Girl Scouts vests — 42 to be exact. The badges, which center around outdoor adventures and computer coding, are a way to enhance the organization’s program while offering independent decision making scenarios to help build confidence in leadership abilities in girls in kindergarten through 12th...
Rare lion cub born at Grove City’s Keystone Safari
“The Lion King” remake won’t hit theaters until later this week, but another Simba recently made his debut in Pennsylvania. The lion cub — named in honor of the movie — was born at Keystone Safari in Grove City in May. After spending his first six weeks indoors with his...
Fire reported at Sons of Italy in Fayette County
Firefighters from multiple departments were battling a blaze at a Fayette County social hall Tuesday morning. The fire at the Sons of Italy on Rogers Avenue in Connellsville Township was reported shortly before 6 a.m., a Fayette County emergency dispatcher said. The fire was under control by 7 a.m., the...
Questions remain in death of North Huntingdon teen in fall at YMCA camp
Family and friends are mourning the death of a North Huntingdon teen while questions remained about his death Monday after a fall from a remote Somerset County rock outcrop. Nathan Kanczes, 15, fell more than 40 feet while attending a teen wilderness camp at YMCA Deer Valley Camp in Fort...
Police: 1 person killed in front loader crash in Somerset County
One person driving a front loader was killed Monday afternoon in Somerset County, according to state police. The one-vehicle accident occurred as the person drove along Oden Street in Confluence Borough, near the borough’s VFW, officials said. When officers arrived on scene shortly after 12:30 p.m., they determined the driver...
Remnants of Hurricane Barry to bring more rain to waterlogged Pittsburgh region
Remnants of Hurricane Barry are expected to bring more rain to Western Pennsylvania this week — possibly as soon as Tuesday — as the region is still drying out from last week’s heavy storms. Barry strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph by Saturday morning when...
6 rescued after raft goes over falls at Ohiopyle State Park
Six people are lucky to be alive after their raft went over the falls at Ohiopyle State Park in Fayette County over the weekend. Park manager Ken Bisbee said the six, who are from the Pittsburgh and Monroeville areas, had bruises and scrapes after being rescued from a swollen Youghiogheny...
Police: Summit Academy escapee stole car, remains at large
A juvenile who police say stole a car after escaping from a Butler County detention center Saturday night remained at large on Monday afternoon, according to authorities. The unidentified juvenile, whose age and gender were not released, is believed to have escaped from The Summit Academy in Summit Township around...
