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Kiski Township could become newest member of Southern Armstrong Regional Police
Kiski Township is free to join the Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department after a series of approvals from stakeholders in the regional force. The Southern Armstrong police commission accepted Kiski Township’s letter of interest May 20. Within days, the Gilpin supervisors and Ford City Council gave the OK, meeting...
Stranger eating cereal walks into Butler County woman's bedroom: police
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- Police filed charges after a Butler County woman said a stranger walked into her bedroom while eating her Fruity Pebbles. According to court paperwork, the victim told police she was in the bedroom of her home on Eau Clare Street on the afternoon of May 25 when a woman dressed in dark clothing walked in eating cereal.The victim was startled and demanded the woman, later identified by police as 31-year-old Tori Zaborowski, get out of her house. Police said the victim noticed her kitchen window was open and watched as Zaborowski climbed out. Then the victim called 911. Officers said they were called to the area around 4:40 p.m., and when they got there, they found Zaborowski sitting on the back porch of another home on Eau Clare Street. Police said Zaborowski spoke about hallucinations and occasionally made "uncontrolled jerking movements," leading officers to believe she was under the influence of drugs. She was charged with criminal trespass and public drunkenness and similar misconduct.
Burrell grad Zach Miller plays role perfectly in helping IUP baseball team reach World Series
IUP baseball coach Steve Kline remembers the encounter with Zach Miller well. Kline was entering his second year as the Crimson Hawks’ baseball coach, and Miller approached him in an on-campus parking lot. Miller, a Burrell grad, spent his initial college days at Cal (Pa.) but never took the field for the Vulcans, instead taking a redshirt and spending the year watching.
New Bethlehem Man Wins Third Annual Rail 66 Time Trial Race
CLARION/FOREST CO., Pa. (EYT) — Tyler McCauley, 32, of New Bethlehem, outpaced the competition to win first place overall in the Third Annual Rail 66 Bike Time Trial on Saturday, June 8. McCauley bested a field of 44 riders and posted a winning time of 26 minutes and 55.2...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Allison Smola
In last year’s PIAA track and field championships, Burrell’s Allison Smola got hurt in the preliminaries for the 100 hurdles. This year, she was looking for redemption and it started with her offseason training. “I know she did a lot of lifting at the local gym, and that...
Police: Parker Man Accused of Tying Up Elderly Man, Fracturing His Skull During Rimersburg Home Invasion
MADISON TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Authorities have released additional details of a home invasion that seriously injured an elderly man in the Rimersburg area. According to court documents, Clarion-based State Police filed criminal charges against 31-year-old Tyler Scott Wyant, of Parker, in District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller’s office.
Motorcyclist injured in collision with car in Fawn
A motorcyclist and car collided Thursday morning at the intersection of Bull Creek Road and the Route 28 southbound off-ramp in Fawn. The crash occurred about 10:15 a.m. Fawn police were not immediately available for comment. Rich Fry of Shaler said he was driving on Bull Creek Road from Tarentum...
New Lower Burrell American Legion team gets rolling
The Burrell baseball team rose from the No. 14 seed for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs to a top-four finish while earning a PIAA tournament berth for the first time since 2010. The Bucs saw their postseason run end last Monday with a tough 7-3 first-round loss to District 10 champion Fairview at Mercyhurst College.
Jeannette man to serve probation for assault on Vandergrift police
A Jeannette man asked for and received a chance to turn his life around when he was sentenced Monday to house arrest and probation for an assault against a Vandergrift police officer. The officer suffered what likely are career-ending injuries during an escape attempt by Chad Foster nearly three years...
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