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Firefighter, Navy Veteran Gets Jail Time For Multiple PA Arsons: DA
A US Navy Veteran and now-former firefighter has been sentenced for starting four fires, Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announced on May 1. Andrew Bischof, 21 of Arnold, pleaded guilty to all arson charges, including aggravated arson, risking catastrophe, and crimin…
Greensburg YMCA extends management deal with Pittsburgh branch
The search for new leadership of the Greensburg YMCA will be suspended until at least next year as officials continue efforts to strengthen the financial health and operational structure at the downtown facility. Board president Sydney Beeler confirmed this week that an agreement with the Greater Pittsburgh YMCA to serve...
South Greensburg man charged in Route 30 crash
A South Greensburg man is free on bail after being arraigned Wednesday on charges in connection with a July crash that left another driver seriously injured. State police said Victor J. Machesky Jr., 63, was impaired when the Toyota Tacoma he was driving crossed over the median of Route 30 in Hempfield and slammed into an oncoming vehicle. He is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and related offenses.
New Mexico man fights extradition to Florida after license plate readers used to track him to New Stanton
The lawyer of a man arrested this week at a Pennsylvania Turnpike service plaza told a judge he will challenge efforts to extradite his client to Florida to answer charges that he shot and killed his own brother. John William Tolbert, 58, of New Mexico, is expected to remain in...
Longtime Westmoreland prison staffer hired as new deputy warden
The Westmoreland County Prison Board on Thursday promoted a longtime staffer to serve as the facility’s new deputy warden for security. The board hired Robert Fagan to the position previously held by the jail’s new warden, who was hired in February. Fagan, 46, of South Huntingdon, was initially...
Man killed in Westmoreland County motorcycle crash
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 39-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 30 in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. The crash happened a little after 1:30 p.m. Monday. The Westmoreland County Coroner said Shawn Pynos, of Johnstown, was traveling west on the road when his motorcycle went...
Westmoreland County standoff ends in arrest after domestic dispute call
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A Westmoreland County man is facing multiple charges after police said he assaulted a woman then refused to come out of a home, leading to an hours-long standoff. Ligonier Valley police were called to Terrace Road around 4:15 p.m. on Sunday for a reported domestic dispute involving a victim who was injured, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said. The victim told an officer she was involved in a fight with 47-year-old Thomas Crary, who allegedly punched her several times in the face, grabbed her and tried to throw her over a railing from the second floor....
A look at 18th century living: Historic Hanna’s Town opens for the season
Historic Hanna’s Town opened for the season Saturday with living history displays about what life was like in the 18th century. The Revolutionary War-era site in Hempfield was established in 1773 as the first seat of government in Westmoreland County. There are several log structures, a fortress and an...
White Oak woman recounts terror of two kids tumbling from 3rd-floor window
Two White Oak children might owe their lives to Andi Cartwright’s busted pair of Bluetooth headphones. Skies were sunny and temperatures lingered in the mid-80s last Monday afternoon as Cartwright strolled down Ohio Avenue in the Mon Valley town she’s called home for 22 years. As she walked, listening to music to perk up her heart rate, her headphones suddenly stopped working.
Norwin notebook: Knights clean up at county meet
Two team titles. A three-time winner. Five individual champions. Norwin track and field had a blast at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships at Latrobe. The Knights cleaned up at the medal stand. Junior Melani Schmidt won the 200- and 400-meter dashes and ran the anchor leg of the 400-meter...
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