Regional News category, Page 340
Some Pa. residents receiving ‘unexpected’ medical bills, organization says
When Emily Christian-Michaels went to UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh for a regular scan at 20 weeks pregnant, she didn’t expect to get hit with a $1,900 bill. The now-31-year-old Bellevue resident said hospital staff performed an extended scan without letting her know — a procedure that was not covered...
Butler man arrested on DUI charges twice in same day
A Butler man was arrested for suspected drunken driving twice in the same day early this month, and police say he was more intoxicated during the second stop. State police said they stopped a minivan driven by Jonathan Joseph Dillingham, 26, around 3:30 a.m. June 1 in the 200 block...
Diocese of Greensburg reassigns 27 priests, approves 5 retirements
Bishop Edward C. Malesic has made a series of pastoral appointments involving 27 priests in the Diocese of Greensburg. The announcements, which include retirements for five priests, were made in the affected parishes at weekend Masses June 8-9. The complete list, with the effective dates of the different appointments, is...
East Stroudsburg mother sentenced for drug-related crash that killed daughter
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A mother who authorities say was driving under the influence of drugs when she caused a head-on crash that killed her young daughter is now headed to prison. Rebecca Willis was sentenced Tuesday to a term of 18 to 36 months in prison. The 44-year-old East Stroudsburg...
DUI task forces under scrutiny following Supreme Court decision
Local police departments across Pennsylvania are being advised to temporarily stop conducting sobriety checkpoints with officers from other departments in light of a recent state Supreme Court ruling overturning a woman’s drunken-driving conviction in Allegheny County. In the meantime, elected officials in municipalities where police officers are involved in a...
Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania to gather in Hempfield
A group of 200-to-250 members of the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania are expected to descend upon the Greensburg area next week for the organization’s 74th annual convention. Major John Urban, who has served eight years in the Marines, will be the keynote speaker in the convention that runs from...
Bagged lunch sparks inmate fight in courthouse holding cell
A dispute over a banana and a cookie apparently sparked a fight between two inmates in a holding cell at a Pennsylvania courthouse. Authorities say 18-year-old Ryshawn Crawford and a 35-year-old man were at the Indiana County courthouse for unrelated matters on Friday when Crawford said he wanted the other...
Trial starts in Armstrong County sex assault case
Opening statements were made Tuesday morning in the trial of an Armstrong County man accused of having sex with a teenaged boy. Mark Alan Feeney, 56, a former chief of the East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, is facing charges of statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with...
State needs to create stable funding for mass transit; turnpike CEO to speak at chamber luncheon
A report by the Southwest Partnership for Mobility, chaired by state and local officials, calls for stable statewide public transportation funding without relying on the Turnpike Commission giving PennDOT $450 million a year. Providing a sustainable funding source would ease the Turnpike Commission’s debt burden, as well as the need...
Bill calls for elimination of property taxes collected by Pa. school districts
Property taxes collected by school districts across the state could be a thing of the past if a new bill passes. Introduced by Rep. Pam Snyder (D-Fayette/Greene/Washington), along with state Reps. Marcia Hahn (R-Northampton) and Rosemary M. Brown (R-Monroe/Pike), the bill would enable districts to exclude up to 100% of...
5-county United Way sees growth in services, outreach in 2018
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania continues to set records in the number of people it helps. An estimated 480,831 people received assistance in 2018 as a result of United Way programs or collaborations with other agencies, according to the recently released 2018 annual report. That number represents a 16%...
Cops: Sandwich wasn’t enough — inmate attacked for not giving up cookie, banana
Everybody knows that the cookie is always the best part of a bagged lunch. So, when one inmate wouldn’t give his up to another inmate, you can imagine what happened next. Or maybe you can’t. An Indiana County inmate, who had already handed over his sandwich, refused to part with...
$10K reward offered for information on several suspicious fires in Indiana County
A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information about several suspicious fires that have occurred in Indiana County since last year. The most recent blaze happened March 28 at a barn on Barnard Road in Dayton. According to a news release from The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
Cleveland area rocked by 4.0-magnitude earthquake
Residents in the Cleveland metro area got a jolt on Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.0 earthquake was registered at 10:55 a.m., centered in Lake Erie, just off the shore of Eastlake, Ohio. USGS The USGS received hundreds of reports from the surrounding area, and as...
Good news at the pump as prices continue decline
Average gasoline prices declined in nearly every state last week, and the national average is at its lowest point since early April, an industry analyst said. “The fall has come amidst a deep drop in oil prices set in to play on worries that tariffs could slow economic growth, reducing...
At least 1 dead after train strikes vehicle in Lawrence CountyVideo
At least one person is dead after a Norfolk Southern mixed-freight train struck a vehicle late Sunday night in Lawrence County. Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Rachel McDonnell Bradshaw said the incident occurred shortly before midnight at Larchwood Drive in New Beaver. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the collision....
Butler teen flown to hospital after two-vehicle crash
A 17-year-old boy from Butler suffered a suspected serious injury in a two-vehicle crash on Route 356 in Jefferson Township on Saturday morning, according to state police. State police did not release the teen’s name. He was flown by helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. The crash happened around...
Ross woman embarks on journey to heal and help Catholic women who have been abusedVideo
Kathy Coll beamed as she displayed the stone cross a friend carved for her. Coll, 68, of Ross said she will carry it every step of the way when she embarks on a 250-mile trek on the Camino de Santiago on June 21. The trail that winds through the Spanish...
Muhammad Ali’s Pa. training camp opens to the public
The rustic Pennsylvania training camp where Muhammad Ali prepared for some of his most famous fights has undergone an elaborate restoration, opening to the public Saturday as a shrine to the heavyweight icon’s life and career. The famed Deer Lake camp was in disrepair when California real estate investor Mike...
Police: Homeless Uniontown man tried suicide by setting house, then van on fire
A Uniontown man has been charged with arson after setting fire to a vacant house and a van in attempt to kill himself. John A. Mack, 49, who is homeless but stays in Uniontown, allegedly confessed to the crimes to Uniontown police while being treated at a hospital for burns...
All things jeep celebrated at Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival in Butler County
Jeep owners and those who enjoy the storied history behind them are flocking to Butler County this weekend for the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, which runs through Sunday at Cooper’s Lake Campground in Worth Township, near Slippery Rock. The festival is organized by the Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association...
Police call Uniontown fires suspicious
Uniontown firefighters battled blazes at more than one house in Uniontown late Friday night, a Fayette County 911 supervisor said. The fire was reported at 336 E. Main St., at about 9:20 p.m. The 911 supervisor said that city police said multiple buildings were on fire. The initial report from...
Gateway Rehab has new medical director
A Butler physician is Gateway Rehabilitation’s new director of physician services. Dr. George Lloyd is a surgeon who has refocused on addiction counseling since 2000 and is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. About 18 years ago, he established Evidence Based Recovery Inc., a medical practice treating...
‘Red Baron’ to fly at second annual Jimmy Stewart Airshow
The second annual Jimmy Stewart Airshow is set for this weekend, with World War I-style dogfight maneuvers, skydivers, drones and plenty of activities for kids planned at the Jimmy Stewart Airport in Indiana County. Gates open at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with aerobatics between noon and 5 p.m. Tickets...
‘Flannel shirt eagle’ rescued along highway released back into wild
Not all bald eagle rescue stories end so happily. But the bald eagle saved from the middle of a busy Chester County highway in a motorcyclist’s flannel shirt has been successfully rehabbed and released back into wild. Motorcyclist Dandon Miller of Lancaster, who stepped up to help the bird stranded...
