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Police say Connellsville woman attacked cheating boyfriend’s mistress with knife
A Fayette County woman who allegedly caught her boyfriend cheating is charged with breaking into the man’s East Huntingdon home and cutting the other woman with a knife, state police said. Lindsey J. Stout, 32, of Connellsville, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple assault and harassment...
U.S. Marshals nab fugitive linked to overdose death in Washington County
U.S. Marshals on Wednesday arrested a man wanted on charges of selling drugs that resulted in an overdose death in Washington County, officials said. Sherman Springer, known as “Detroit Shawn,” 48, had been on the run as a fugitive for more than seven months, since he was charged in late...
Ligonier Valley police officer seeks GOP nod for House 59th District seat
Ligonier Valley police officer Shawn Knepper is seeking the Republican nomination to fill Pennsylvania’s 59th District House seat, which was left vacant by the unexpected death of Mike Reese. A special election is set for May 18 to select a successor to Reese, 42, a Republican from Mt. Pleasant. Reese...
Butler man admits to stealing nearly $1.5 million from electric company
A Butler man who served as his company’s controller pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to taking more than $1 million. Paul Harmon, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Nicholas Ranjan. He will be sentenced on May 25. Harmon worked for Fuellgraf Electric...
Things to do in Western Pa.
Looking for some home renovation or decor ideas? Head down to the Washington County Fairgrounds for the annual Washington County Home Show. Have a short story idea rattling around your head? It might be a fit for Parsec Ink’s annual speculative fiction writing contest. Wondering how writers for the “The...
Suspect sought in connection with pair of shootings in Washington County
Police in Washington County are searching for a man in connection with a pair of shootings — one fatal — on Tuesday that may be connected. The first shooting occurred shortly before 4:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Family Dollar store at 130 Highland Ave. in the city...
Bantam Jeep Festival set to return; State awards organizers $40,000 for new Butler site
After having to cancel last year because of pandemic restrictions, the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is coming back. It will celebrate its 10th year June 11-13 with a Jeep parade through downtown Butler and events at Cooper’s Lake Campground in Worth Township, which is near Slippery Rock, and a...
Man identified who was fatally shot outside a Family Dollar in Washington, Pa.
A man who was fatally shot in a Family Dollar parking lot in Washington County has been identified. Darnell Steven Brown, 41, of Washington was killed shortly before 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, the coroner’s office reported. The shooting took place outside the store at 130 Highland Ave. in Washington. City police...
Netflix founder gives $3 million to Robert Morris University for minority scholarships
Netflix founder and co-CEO Reed Hastings is donating $3 million to underwrite 20 full scholarships at Robert Morris University, adding the Allegheny County school to a growing list of colleges and universities profiting from philanthropy aimed at boosting the future of minorities. The four-year scholarships —including money for room, board...
Vaccine doses coming to Pa. hospitals ‘don’t match up’ to increased demand, health leaders say
Vaccine allocations to Western Pennsylvania hospitals aren’t enough to inoculate all who are eligible, health care leaders said Tuesday. State officials last week expanded phase 1A of the distribution plan beyond health care workers and long-term care residents – to include people older than 65 and people with various health...
State money to support Fayette ATV trail network, outdoor projects in other counties
Volunteers will have an easier time maintaining and expanding a network of ATV trails in Fayette County thanks to a $54,900 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Indian Creek Valley ATV Club will use the money to buy a Bobcat Toolcat, a utility work machine,...
Nemacolin’s watch parties search for glimpses of the resort on ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’Video
A red carpet lines the staircase. As you make your way up the steps into the spacious resort lobby, you spot 400 vases filled with fresh roses. You almost expect Matt James to walk by. Nemacolin in Farmington, Fayette County, is where James is the leading man for the 25th...
Catholic middle schoolers in Beaver move to online learning for a week
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh officials announced Monday that middle schoolers in St. Peter and Paul School in Beaver will learn all online this week as a result of a staff member testing positive for the coronavirus. Officials said having sixth, seventh and eighth graders go virtual was out of an...
Pennsylvania sets early start, statewide schedule for trout season
Pennsylvania’s trout season will open earlier than usual this year, and statewide, on April 3. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on Monday set the opening date and also approved a single statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day on March 27. As a result of the consolidation, separate regional mentored youth...
Somerset County house fire claims life of 1
CAIRNBROOK — A fire that destroyed a western Pennsylvania home over the weekend claimed the life of one person, authorities said. Emergency officials in Somerset County said the blaze in Shade Township was reported at 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Chief Dave Johnson of the Stoystown fire department told The (Somerset) Daily...
Police investigate homicide of Philadelphia man found in Indiana County
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for killing a Philadelphia man whose body was discovered last week along a rural road in Indiana County. The death of Dashawn C. Green-Brewster, 27, of Philadelphia, was ruled a homicide...
Butler County man sentenced to probation for gang-related heroin, cocaine trafficking charges
A Butler County man has been sentenced to time served and three years of probation for his role in a gang-related conspiracy to sell cocaine and heroin, federal prosecutors said. Ray Chrzanowski, 53, who previously had ties to Portersville and Zelienople, was nabbed as part of an FBI investigation into...
Washington County man gets 9 years behind bars for heroin, firearms charges
A Washington County man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for selling heroin and carrying a gun as a felon, federal prosecutors said. Matthew Curtis McCombs, 34, who previously lived in the city of Washington, pleaded guilty in November 2019 to possessing with the intent to...
How do physicians verify patients’ vaccine eligibility?
Health care workers administering covid vaccines will rely mostly on the honor system to verify that new patients outside of their hospital systems are eligible to get the shot. Pennsylvania officials have expanded eligibility of those who can move to the front of the vaccination line. The top priority group,...
Hundreds of tundra swans fly by for near record-breaking Christmas bird countVideo
The Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count in Pittsburgh tallied 78 species, one of the highest numbers of types of birds recorded in the 110 years the count has been conducted in Pittsburgh. The national Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, in its 121st year, is a birding tradition serving as an...
The top stories for the week of Jan. 18, 2021Video
Here are some of the top stories for the week of Jan. 18: • Biden takes the helm as president Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, calling for unity and declaring a victory for democracy. He took his oath at the U.S. Capitol...
Pennsylvania income tax returns can be filed online with new state system
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has rolled out a new online income tax returns filing system. According to the state Department of Revenue, those wishing to file their state tax returns or make income tax payments can do so on mypath.pa.gov. “We’re excited to offer a new online filing system...
Goodwill of Southwestern Pa. now taking enrollments for online adult classes
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is now enrolling students in its online adult classes. The program offers a range of free classes, including sessions that help prepare students to take a high school equivalency test, learn new digital skills, improve their ability to speak English and to prepare for the U.S....
Allegheny Health Network suspends vaccine appointments as hospitals struggle with supply
Allegheny Health Network has paused scheduling covid-19 vaccine appointments because of a supply issue, hospital leaders said Friday, as other health systems in the region faced increased demand for the shots. Excela Health officials said they are unable to expand vaccine distribution to people who are not health care workers....
Police investigating ‘suspicious’ death of man found along rural road in Indiana County
State police in Greensburg and Indiana labelled the death of a man whose body was discovered Thursday afternoon along a rural road in Indiana County as “suspicious.” Trooper Cliff Greenfield said the man’s body was discovered along Mulligan Hill Road in West Wheatfield Township, near Indiana County’s border with Westmoreland...
