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Clairview student creates Braille greeting cards
Aly Yuschak hopes to bring a touch of the holiday spirit to people who are blind and visually impaired by creating Braille greeting cards. The 10th-grade Clairview School student said she thinks it would be awesome to receive a greeting card in the mail that she could read with her...
Counterfeit $20 bills passed at Live! Casino Pittsburgh
Seven counterfeit $20 bills were passed at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield and the U.S. Secret Service is investigating, according to state police. The fake money was spotted by a bank and returned to the casino Tuesday, police said in a news release. Troopers turned it over to the Secret...
Texas truck driver accused of running over man at Hempfield auto parts store
A Texas commercial truck driver is accused by state police of hitting and running over a man Wednesday at a Hempfield auto parts store, leaving him seriously injured, according to court papers. The incident was reported at ABC Auto Parts on Mt. Thor Road around 5 p.m. A witness told...
Man recounts events that led up to his brother’s stabbing outside Greensburg bar
Nico Williams remembers looking back as he left a Greensburg bar with his brother and seeing Anthony J. Sharp following them. His brother and Sharp, who are acquaintances, had gotten into an altercation inside Rialto Bar & Bistro in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving, and Nico Williams, Joey Williams...
Latrobe police say $4,240 in lottery tickets, cigarettes stolen from Puff N Stuff
A Greensburg man is accused of breaking into a Latrobe store and stealing $4,240 worth of lottery tickets and cigarettes, according to a criminal complaint. Patrick S. Barry, 35, who told a judge he is homeless during his arraignment Tuesday, is charged with burglary, theft and criminal trespass. Latrobe police...
‘Dateline’ profiles murder in Africa of Bianca Rudolph by former Westmoreland dentist
“Dateline” on NBC will cover a murder in Africa with connections to Westmoreland County during Friday’s episode. The long-running investigative series will focus on the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph while on safari in Zambia with husband Larry Rudolph, who founded and once operated Hempfield-based Three Rivers Dental Group. Larry...
North Huntingdon police add new charges against Maryland trio in gift card scheme
New charges were filed Tuesday against three people from Maryland who authorities said used a stolen credit card to try to make gift card purchases at two Walmart stores. North Huntingdon police filed charges of corrupt organizations, access device fraud, theft and receiving stolen property against Maria Branchi, 26, Minodora...
Hempfield man accused of punching state trooper
A Hempfield man is accused of punching a state trooper in the face Monday afternoon, according to court papers. Nathan J. Delligatti, 43, was jailed on $25,000 bail on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Troopers said they were called to Delligatti’s Johnston...
North Huntingdon police charge Philadelphia man after traffic stop
A Philadelphia man who asked North Huntingdon police to “hurry up” during a Sunday traffic stop is being held without bail after authorities said they found a gun and drugs inside the empty flatbed car hauler he was driving, according to court papers. Shawn E. Hunter, 32, was arraigned Monday...
Youngwood man charged with animal cruelty after dog is found with deep cut on its neck
A Youngwood man was jailed Saturday in an animal cruelty case that state police said left a dog with a deep cut on its neck. Bruno P. Boyd, 46, is facing charges of aggravated animal cruelty and neglect of animals. Troopers said they were notified by HEAL Animal Rescue in...
Police say bar fight in Greensburg’s Rialto spilled outside, led to stabbing
A fight between two men inside a Greensburg bar spilled into the street Thursday when one was stabbed and the other arrested, according to police. Anthony J. Sharp, 21, of Jeannette admitted to stabbing the man after getting into an altercation with him inside Rialto Bar & Bistro, investigators said...
Police accuse Duquesne woman of setting fire to her house
A Duquesne woman was charged Thursday after police said she set fire to the home where she lived. Nia Enoch, 35, is facing arson, reckless endangerment and related offenses. City police said they responded to a 911 call just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday made by Enoch from her South Fifth...
Sewickley Township woman gets 8 years probation for animal neglect
A Sewickley Township woman was sentenced Tuesday to eight years of probation after being convicted of 61 counts of animal neglect. Nicole Marzole, 42, was not present at the nonjury trial in her case, according to a court order. The animals seized from her home were ordered to be forfeited...
2 teens hospitalized after shooting in Sheraden
Two teenage boys were injured in a shooting in Sheraden on Thanksgiving night, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers responded at 8:40 p.m. Thursday to Sherwood Avenue after receiving a ShotSpotter notification that 25 rounds had been fired. One boy had gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and leg. The second...
Greensburg nurse sentenced to probation for writing fraudulent prescriptions
A Greensburg woman is prohibited from holding duties as a certified registered nurse practitioner while she serves three years on probation for writing fraudulent prescriptions for thousands of pills. Judge Christopher Feliciani ordered that Kari A. Halaut, 55, continue with drug and alcohol treatment during the probationary period. Halaut pleaded...
Greensburg man sentenced in July assault of 10-year-old boy
A Greensburg man who assaulted a 10-year-old boy was sentenced Wednesday to 11 1/2 to 23 months in the Westmoreland County Prison. Aaron M. Adair, 30, expressed remorse for his actions on July 21. “I’m sorry, I can’t take back what I did,” Adair said. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to...
Shop with a Cop fundraisers in Unity, Latrobe sustain annual effort for children in need
State Trooper Steve Limani is braving Black Friday crowds at the Unity Walmart in an effort to raise money for children in need who will get to participate in Shop with a Cop next month. He’s planning to be outside the store along Route 30 from 10 a.m. to 2...
Police say trio admit to using stolen credit card to buy nearly $2,000 in gift cards at Hempfield Walmart
Three people walking quickly across the parking lot into the Hempfield Walmart store earlier this month caught the eye of Katrina Jaquay, who was outside taking a break from her duties in loss prevention. One of the people glanced over at her. “It gave me a red flag,” she said...
Surveillance video captures Westmoreland Prison guard’s involvement in assault, detectives say
A man being held at the Westmoreland County Prison testified that he started locking his cell door on C Unit after two other prisoners began picking on him. That’s what he did Aug. 20 when he took a nap on the top bunk of his cell in the Hempfield facility....
‘Making great strides’: Jeannette IDs 12 more blighted homes for demolition
Twelve homes in Jeannette were deemed public nuisances and ordered demolished Monday, adding to the city’s list of blight proposed to be removed through Westmoreland County American Rescue Plan funding. Fire Chief Bill Frye said he hopes to push as many as 100 properties through what can be a time-consuming...
Westmoreland County Prison guards injured, inmate from Irwin charged
A man being held at the Westmoreland County Prison was arraigned Monday on aggravated assault and terroristic threats charges after authorities said he injured three guards, according to court papers. Carl A. Jones, 33, of Irwin, is accused in the Oct. 31 incident at the Hempfield jail. Westmoreland County detectives...
Family of victims in East Huntingdon fire located
After more than two days of searching, members of the Westmoreland County coroner’s office have located family members of an elderly East Huntingdon couple killed in a fire Friday. Coroner Tim Carson said Monday that they located a son in Swissvale. Ernest E. Wright Sr., 87, and his wife, Nancy...
Police: Clairton man sold drugs while working at Cricket Wireless in Rostraver
A Clairton man is in the Westmoreland County Prison after police said he was selling drugs during his work hours at a Rostraver store. Melvin T. Payne, 42, was jailed Thursday on $250,000 bail after police reported making two drug purchases through a confidential informant this month. He is facing...
North Huntingdon man pleads guilty to fraud, money laundering from West Virginia business
A North Huntingdon man pleaded guilty this month in West Virginia federal court to stealing $3.5 million from a construction company he managed. A court date has not been set for Michael D. Allen, 60, to be sentenced on wire fraud and money laundering charges. Information filed Oct. 3 in...
Coroner’s office to keep searching for family of elderly couple killed in East Huntingdon fire
Smoke still rose Sunday from the burned remains of a home that sits on about 13 acres of farmland in East Huntingdon, two days after an elderly couple was killed in a fire there. Members of the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office have been working with state troopers and sheriff’s deputies...
