Tony LaRussa stories, Page 9

A Vandergrift woman accused of exposing her children to drugs and alcohol and forcing them to live in filthy conditions with food that was expired or rotting has been ordered to stand trial. Rebecca Elaine Toth, 29, of the 400 block of Jackson Avenue was charged April 5 with a...

New Kensington police accused a man of selling cocaine he bought from members of a major drug ring that was dismantled when federal agents arrested 57 people this spring. Larry Weathersby, 44, of the 800 block of Seventh Street in New Kensington was charged with four counts of criminal use...

Harmar police accused a man who was living with a woman in a garage without plumbing or heat of stealing tools, collectibles and coins from a construction company so they could buy drugs. Michael Daniel Gerhard, 34, told police he was homeless when he was arrested on a felony charge...

North Buffalo police accused a man of having a stolen gun and crack cocaine in the SUV he was driving, after he invited police to search the vehicle during a traffic stop. Jeffery Glenn Westwood, 57, of the 300 block of Garfield Street in Kittanning was charged with felony counts...

An albino python isn’t something usually seen slithering through the grass in Ross. But that’s what was discovered Tuesday evening near the baseball diamond in Ross Community Park, where the township held its annual Fourth of July celebration. “One of our officers who responded to the call is familiar with...

A Vandergrift man is accused of breaking his stepfather’s back when he attacked him for refusing to give him a ride to a clinic. The same day, Washington Township police accused the man of attacking his girlfriend, who was recovering from C-section surgery, while she was holding their 6-day-old child....

Fawn police say they arrested a man after a resident gave them video from a Ring doorbell camera that shows him breaking into her house and demanding money. David Spencer Lardin, 34, of Chestnut Street in Harrison’s Natrona neighborhood was charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal trespass along...

Arnold police accused a man of raping a woman after he moved into her house uninvited because his girlfriend and their three children were staying there temporarily. Michael Jerome Jimenez, 37, of the 1500 block of Leishman Avenue in Arnold was charged with felony counts of rape and involuntary deviant...

Police charged a Tarentum man with indecent exposure after they found him walking naked along the street twice in one night. Richard Fox, 48, of the 200 block of West Sixth Avenue was charged with three misdemeanor counts of indecent exposure in connection with the incidents police say happened on...

Police arrested a man they say shot at least eight rounds at two people in Tarentum last month. Steven Jermain Prezzie, 44, of the 800 block of Sixth Avenue in Brackenridge is charged with six felony counts, including aggravated assault, conspiracy and carrying a gun without a license, along with...

A Vandergrift woman was ordered to appear in Westmoreland County Court on charges that she passed counterfeit $100 bills at a local shop. Melissa L. Seibel, 50, of the 100 block of Grant Avenue was charged April 20 with two misdemeanor counts of possession of an instrument of crime and...

A New Kensington man accused of having more than a pound of liquid meth and a stolen pistol when he was pulled over for a traffic violation has been ordered to stand trial. Joseph Michael Singer Jr., 35, of the 400 block of 10th Street was charged with felony counts...

A crash involving a tractor-trailer early Friday shut down the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Irwin and Monroeville exits for several hours. The wreck was cleared and all lanes between Exits 67 and 57 were reopened by 9 a.m., according to PennDOT. The crash was reported at...

The air quality in the Western Pennsylvania region is still rough, but it’s getting better as winds push smoke from Canadian wildfires toward the eastern seaboard. Despite the improvement, it’s still not good for some people to breathe outside. On Friday, with air quality improved slightly, the National Weather Service...

Here are some of the latest news items from Friday, June 30: Pittsburgh fireworks task force activated for July Fourth holiday It’s legal to buy fireworks in Pennsylvania. But there are rules about how, when and where to use them in the City of Pittsburgh. The city’s Department of Public...

New Kensington police filed drug charges against a man who was wanted on multiple arrest warrants after someone at his apartment called 911 to report that he was being accosted. Daevar Lamont Stevens, 24, of the 1600 block of Woodmont Avenue in Arnold was charged with a count of felony...

If you’re planning to travel during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, you will be far from alone. Whether by air or on the road, a record-number of people are expected to be on the move during the long weekend. The Automobile Association of America is projecting 50.7 million people...

Here are some of the latest news items from Thursday morning, June 29: Transit officials unveil East Busway’s renovated Negley Station A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to mark Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s completion of renovations to the Negley Station along the East Busway. The $2.5 million project added a new...

A former employee at the McDonald’s restaurant in Lower Burrell was ordered to stand trial on charges of assaulting a new co-worker by hitting her in the head with a $900 drive-thru window headset. Nicole Monique Brundage, 37, of the 200 block of Freeport Road in New Kensington, was charged...

The founder of a popular Strip District bakery and cafe has died. Larry Lagattuta, who left a corporate job three decades ago to open The Enrico Biscotti Co., died on Monday, according to a post by his family on social media. He was 65. Family members said Lagattuta was passionate...

Here are some of the latest news items from Wednesday morning: 3 people injured in crash on East Busway Three people were injured after a stolen vehicle crashed into a police cruiser along the East Busway on Tuesday night, according to authorities. Two teenagers were traveling inbound on the dedicated...

One of the newest airlines operating out of Pittsburgh International Airport plans to add flights to Tampa early this fall. Breeze Airways, which launched service in Pittsburgh in July 2021, announced that it will begin offering nonstop flights between Pittsburgh and Tampa International on Oct. 5. Round-trip flights will be...

Here are some of the latest news items from Tuesday morning: Penn Hills police seek 2 suspects who shot at Amazon driver Penn Hills police are searching for two men who they say attacked an Amazon driver and fired a shot at him while the driver was making deliveries. Police...

A man was killed Monday night in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood, according to police. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 9 p.m. in the 2200 block of Wilner Drive and found with a man with a gunshot wound to his neck, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the...

An Apollo man who is a registered sex offender is charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a portable restroom at Owen’s Grove Community Park. Joshua Allen Gibbon, 22, of 400 block of Woodward Avenue was charged with felony counts of aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault and criminal use of...