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SUSPECT IN FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH PLEADS GUILTY IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY COURT
A Pittsburgh man entered guilty pleas in Armstrong County court on Wednesday in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in 2022 that killed two people from Indiana County. Court documents show Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide by vehicle, while other charges, including two counts each of accidents involving death or injury and aggravated assault by vehicle, and a single summary traffic count were not prosecuted. Police say that on July 3rd of 2022, Flynn was behind the wheel of an SUV that collided with a motorcycle driven by 58-year-old Anthony Stasko on Route 56 at Balsiger Road in Kiski Township. His wife, Kim, was riding with him at the time. State police filed charges over a year after the accident happened after conducting a lengthy and thorough investigation. Flynn was also arrested a year after the crash when he was involved in a rear-end collision in Allegheny County.
Brush fires reported in Atwood, Ford City, Manor Township
Brush fires kept volunteer firefighters busy in portions of Indiana and Armstrong counties Tuesday. Indiana County’s 32nd brush fire of 2024 broke out shortly before noon along Maple Avenue in Blairsville, bringing out Black Lick and Blairsville volunteer firefighters as well as Blairsville Borough Police Department.
Jobless rate rises to 4.0% in Armstrong County
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area increased from 3.2% in April to 3.3% in May, but in Armstrong County the rate went from 3.7% to 4.0%, according to the state Department of Labor & Industry (DLI). The regional rate had a net drop from...
Armstrong County DA releases statement on plea agreement because of 'A great deal of false information'
KITTANNING — Two years after a Kiskiminetas Township crash that claimed an Indiana couple, and in the wake of the defendant in the case pleading guilty to two third-degree felony counts of homicide by vehicle, the Armstrong County district attorney is saying there has been “a great deal of false information ... that does not reflect the commonwealth’s evidence” in the case of Michael Arnold Flynn, 33, of Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs.
Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network and ACMH Hospital formally announce affiliation
KITTANNING – INDIANA – PUNXSUTAWNEY — Having completed a series of regulatory and third-party notices and approvals, the affiliation between Armstrong County Memorial Hospital (ACMH) and Pennsylvania Mountains Care Network (PMCN) has been formally consummated as of July 1, according to a press release issued today. ACMH...
Update: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in part of Pennsylvania Sunday morning
An updated report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 7:36 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8 a.m. for Butler, Clarion and Armstrong counties. Residents can be ready for wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 7:36 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm near Kittanning,...
AGREEMENT MADE OFFICIAL BETWEEN ACMH, PMCN
After announcing their definitive agreement in March, members with Armstrong County Memorial Hospital and Pennsylvania Mountain Care Network made their partnership official on Monday. According to a news release, ACMH officially joined Indiana Regional Medical Center and Punxsutawney Area Hospital as part of the network today following the completion of...
Pennsylvania hospital joins rural healthcare network
Kittanning, Pa.-based Armstrong County Memorial Hospital is officially affiliated with Pennsylvania Mountain Care Network. The news comes after the two parties signed a definitive agreement in March and a letter of intent in October. Punxsutawney (Pa.) Area Hospital and Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center are also part of the PMCN...
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