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Somerset County woman charged for lighting husband’s vehicle on fire
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Somerset County woman has been accused of pouring gasoline and lighting a vehicle on fire in Addison Township. Stacy Tressler, 42, of Confluence was charged after she allegedly lit a vehicle on fire after her husband asked for a divorce, according to Pennsylvania State Police. On Aug. 6, officers […]
California man sentenced for drug trafficking operations in Aliquippa area
ALIQUIPPA ― A resident of Oxford, California, has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was connected to a drug trafficking operation in Beaver County in 2022. According to federal judges, 24-year-old Christopher Andrew Salgado received the sentence on Friday after he was found guilty of trafficking over 500 grams...
Washington County business owner unsure of future after car crashes into budling
CHARLEROI, Pa. (KDKA) -- In an already-blighted community, one local business is doing everything to keep it from turning into another empty building.Moke's Martial Arts is off Fallowfield Avenue in Charleroi and has been open since 2018."You drive through Charleroi, you don't see much anymore. We lost the Coyle Theater. We lost the stadium, and then you get to this point, and you see the Moke's sign, and it's just something so unique that, you know, we want to keep that sign where it is," Brad Podroskey said, an instructor at Moke's Martial Arts.On Aug. 4, a car crashed into...
Convicted Trafford rapist accused of attacking woman in Penn Township
A sex offender who served a lengthy prison sentence for rape is back behind bars after Penn Township police charged him with attacking a woman he solicited for sex. Paul Daniel Zagwoski, 56, of Trafford is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000 bail on misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, theft and related offenses.
Jeannette man, wanted in Wisconsin, crashes car after 105 mph police chase on Route 30
A 3-mile midday police chase on Route 30 in Hempfield reached speeds of 105 mph before the suspect crashed, according to court papers. State troopers charged Nathan M. Etheridge, 33, of Jeannette, Wednesday with fleeing from police, driving under the influence and related offenses, as well as a list of summary vehicle code violations.
West Newton man to serve decade-long prison term for 3-year crime spree
A West Newton man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for a series of crimes over a three-year period that included an assault, threats made against police and the theft of an American flag from a Madison funeral home. Shayne R. Moore, 33, pleaded guilty to...
Former Greensburg cop Regina McAtee's sentencing delayed in methamphetamine case
A sentencing date for a former Greensburg police officer accused in a drug case has been pushed back to February. The attorney for Regina McAtee, 51, of New Kensington, requested more time to prepare for the hearing in documents filed in federal court this week. McAtee had been scheduled for sentencing Aug. 22. The new date is Feb 19.
New Kensington police identify, arrest suspect in gas station robbery
A man accused of robbing a New Kensington gas station early Wednesday was quickly identified and arrested thanks to an anonymous tip. Police had sought the public’s help in identifying a man who, armed with a knife, robbed the Sunoco station on Tarentum Bridge Road at Caldwell Avenue around 4:30 a.m. Later that day, New Kensington police Detective Sgt. Samuel Long said he received a phone tip after releasing a photo of the suspect to the media.
At least 1 injured in 2-vehicle crash in New Kensington
At least one person was taken by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital Friday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash in New Kensington. The crash happened around noon. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said emergency crews responded to the area of Industrial Boulevard and Eighth Street. A road closure was in effect for a short time.
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