Joe Napsha stories, Page 25
Pittsburgh SWAT responds to Homewood armed robbery
A boy was jailed after allegedly attempting to rob a woman at gunpoint in Pittsburgh’s Homewood North neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon surrendered, Pittsburgh police said. The suspect barricaded himself in a residence after an attempted armed robbery of a woman at 1 p.m. in the 7000 block of Hermitage Street,...
Environmentalists, natural gas drillers’ group divided on transparency on fracking fluid disclosures
An area environmental organization sees Pennsylvania’s new requirement that natural gas drillers reveal the chemicals in fracking fluids earlier in the drilling process as “long overdue.” A trade group says the industry has been transparent about what it pumps into the ground. ”This gives people a chance to know what...
Brownsville couple accused of keeping 6-year-old girl in dog crate
A Brownsville couple was jailed Tuesday for allegedly keeping a 6-year-old girl in a locked dog crate, restraining the child with plastic zip ties and beating her with a broom on multiple occasions, according to a criminal complaint filed by state police. The alleged abuse at the hands of Jacob...
Libraries see rise in usage since covid; circulation, eBook usage increases
Scott Mason of Greensburg was spending his Saturday morning at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library in Greensburg, reading a 1931 book on Revolutionary War hero Arthur St. Clair for an upcoming presentation before the Greensburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mason relies upon the reference books in...
Saint Vincent to install electric vehicle charging station
Electric vehicle owners who drive to Saint Vincent College near Latrobe will soon be able to get a recharge on campus at a new solar-powered charging station. Saint Vincent College has partnered with the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund to acquire the Smartflower Solar electric vehicle charging station powered...
Latrobe man accused of having child porn
A 68-year-old Latrobe man allegedly admitted to viewing child pornography on his computer that contained multiple files, including one with a girl who was sexually assaulted, according to a criminal complaint filed this week. The suspect, Dennis J. Keefe, allegedly admitted while police were searching his Miller Street residence last...
Worthington man killed in 2-vehicle crash in Manor Township
Officials have identified a man killed Friday night in a two-vehicle accident along Route 66 in Manor Township. The victim was Herbert Wagner, 76, of Worthington, according to Armstrong County Coroner Brian Myers. Myers said an autopsy will be performed Monday. Wagner was killed “when the vehicle he was driving...
Water service restored at Hempfield Towers
Water service was restored Friday afternoon to residents of the 272-unit Hempfield Towers after a line break had shut off water since early Thursday morning, a housing authority official said. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County had repaired a waterline break near the building and had the water service restored...
Spirit resumes Arnold Palmer flights to Myrtle Beach
Spirit Airlines will resume its daily seasonal flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe to Myrtle Beach, S.C., on April 10, the airlines said . The non-stop seasonal flight connecting Westmoreland County’s lone airport to Myrtle Beach International Airport at the beach resort community is resuming about one month...
Norwin community supports alum, lacrosse coach battling cancer
As Zane Yanosko recuperated Thursday in a Pittsburgh hospital room from surgery to attack cancer in his lungs, the Norwin-area community rallied behind the 25-year-old assistant lacrosse coach. Yanosko of North Huntingdon underwent surgery this week to remove cancerous nodules in one of his lungs, according to his mother, Kathy...
Norwin area: St. Stephen to sell soup, pirohi; Irwin to get new street signs
St. Stephen Byzantine Church to sell soup, pirohi St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church at 90 Bethel Church Rd., North Huntingdon, will hold its first Lenten sale of homemade soups and haluski every Friday, beginning Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A 12-ounce container of soup is $5, as...
Hempfield man accused of buying $38,200 worth of hunting gear with stolen checks
A Hempfield man is accused of using stolen checks to buy about $38,200 worth of hunting equipment, clothing, tires, antiques and other items over a three-year period. The purchases were made in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, according to the criminal complaint filed against him. William D. Barnhart, 55, of...
Yukon-area residents rip lawsuit settlement with landfill operator
A group of Yukon-area residents ripped a proposed $275,000 settlement regarding allegations that polluted dust and odors wafting from a hazardous waste landfill near their homes has hurt their quality of life since July 2014. “It would not have covered anything I lost,” said Angela Babich of Yukon, following a...
2 teens shot in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood
Two teens were shot in Pittsburgh’s Fairywood neighborhood late Saturday, police said. Police said they found the wounded teens after responding to the 500 block of Fairywood Street for a reported shooting around 10:15 p.m. Police said a 16-year-old boy had been shot in the stomach, while a 17-year-old boy...
Muzzleloader fans revel in bevy of black powder long rifles at collectors show
Tim Claypool admired the handiwork of the craftsmen who made black powder muzzleloader rifles dating to the late 1700s and 1800s and replicas on display at a collectors show Saturday, but he was aiming to see the man who was customizing a long rifle for him. “I’ve made four guns...
Norwin superintendent to leave district, catching school board off guard
Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor is leaving the district when his contract expires at the end of the school year, he said Monday. Taylor notified district faculty and staff in an email sent at 4:30 a.m. and at Monday night’s board meeting. He wouldn’t detail plans after his contract expires June...
DEP OKs air quality plan for Rostraver landfill leachate system
The state has approved a Rostraver landfill owner’s plan to treat and evaporate the runoff flowing from the garbage dump, three months after fining the operator for how it was handling the leachate. The state Department of Environmental Protection in Pittsburgh said it recently approved the air quality plan submitted...
North Huntingdon closes section of road extension after it slides into creek
North Huntingdon has closed a section of a road off Route 993 in the Ardara neighborhood because part of the roadway slid into a creek that is a tributary of Brush Creek, North Huntingdon said Thursday. Pine Hollow Road Extension was closed between Pine Hollow Road in North Huntingdon and...
Norwin senior citizens could get property tax break for volunteering at schools
Senior citizens in Norwin School District could get a tax break for volunteering in the district. The school board this week tasked school administrators with researching how the district could create what state law calls a “senior tax reduction incentive volunteer exchange” (STRIVE) program. School Board President Matt Thomas said...
Authorities identify man killed in crash on Pittsburgh’s South Side
Authorities have identified the man who was killed in a crash Thursday afternoon on Pittsburgh’s South Side. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jeffrey Thomas Neel, 58, of California. Pittsburgh police said crashed on Pittsburgh’s South Side when he lost control of his vehicle and hit...
Train hits disabled vehicle on tracks in Derry Township
A freight train hit a disabled vehicle early Thursday evening on the railroad tracks in Derry Township, a Westmoreland County Public Safety supervisor said. A woman, who was not identified, got out of the vehicle and was walking around when firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the accident at...
U.S. judge grounds JetBlue-Spirit merger; local airport official optimistic
The planned $3.8 billion merger of JetBlue Airways with Spirit Airlines was struck down Tuesday by a federal judge who feared it would hurt competition among low-cost airlines. Spirit Airlines, based in Miramar, Fla., is the lone scheduled carrier serving Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. “We are going to...
Millions will be spent on logs, rocks to stabilize Allegheny, Westmoreland stream banks
A 1,800-foot stretch of the Little Sewickley Creek in the Herminie and Darragh areas will soon be stabilized with rocks and logs. The project will help to deflect the water’s current and improve the habitat for aquatic life of the trout-stocked stream, said Greg Schaetzle, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s watershed...
Officials identify 2 men found dead in vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood
Officials have identified two men who on Friday were found dead in their vehicle after it crashed into a structure in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood, Pittsburgh police said. Police said that first responders found two unconscious men in the vehicle that had crashed in the 200 block of Carver Street. Both...
Police arrest Pittsburgh man in baby’s death
A Pittsburgh man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 5-day-old infant last month, Pittsburgh police said Friday. The suspect, Shawn Martin, 30, who was accused of the death on Dec. 16 of Jah’Shawn O. Martin, was arrested in the city’s Brookline neighborhood on Friday by Pittsburgh...
