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Suspect in custody in robbery half a mile from Regency Mall
State Police at Troop A, Indiana, said a Clearfield County man was charged with robbery and other crimes following an investigation into an incident Tuesday along Pompano Drive in White Township. Troop A spokesman Trooper Cliff Greenfield said Nicholas Joseph Holbert, 22, of Osceola Mills, was charged with one felony...
‘It Would Mean a Lot’: WPIAL OL Jaiden Brown-Demery Eyeing Opportunity at Pitt
Before the start of the high school football season, Jaiden Brown-Demery is hoping to find his future home. The 6-foot-4, 345-pound offensive line product out of West Mifflin will have a difficult decision to make with programs such as West Virginia, Duke, Akron and Bowling Green in the mix, along with his hometown school.
Man dies after being shot by officer outside home in Forest Hills
FOREST HILLS, Pa. — A 48-year-old man who was shot by an officer outside a home in Forest Hills has died overnight. An officer with the Churchill Police Department shot the man outside a home late Thursday night, Allegheny County police report. The situation began shortly before 9:30 p.m....
Police remain mum about man killed by Churchill cop in Forest Hills
A Churchill police officer shot and killed an armed man Thursday night outside a Forest Hills home, but details about the incident remained sparse Friday as officials refused to divulge more information. The 48-year-old man, who police did not name, died overnight, according to Allegheny County Police. Officials and police...
‘Give Back King’: Go-getter Jamal Woodson a leader on and off the court
The rumor that Jamal Woodson never sleeps turns out to be unfounded. “I sleep 3½ hours a night,” said Woodson, a Murrysville resident. Woodson, 45, seems to always be on the go, just as his long list of job titles would indicate. Basketball is close to Woodson’s heart....
Route 2075 Leechburg Road Daylight Lane Restrictions Begin Monday in Plum
PennDOT District 11 is announcing utility work on Leechburg Road (Route 2075) in Plum Borough, Allegheny County will begin Monday, July 22 weather permitting. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through late mid-August on Leechburg Road between Elicker Road and Tilio Drive for gas line replacement work.
Vandergrift building partially collapses, 911 dispatcher says
A Vandergrift building partially collapsed Wednesday evening, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Vandergrift fire, police and EMS crews were dispatched around 5:10 p.m. to a building located at 125 Grant Ave., the dispatcher said. The rear of the structure had collapsed. The cause of the collapse has not...
Judge limits taxpayer funds for father's death penalty defense in New Kensington slaying
A Westmoreland County judge said she will limit defense spending of taxpayer funds for the pending trial of a Brackenridge man who faces a potential death sentence in connection with the alleged killing of his 9-year-old son. Common Pleas Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said Wednesday excessive costs incurred by public defenders...
Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department Annual Fish Fry Set For Aug. 2; Delivery Available For Perry Township Residents
The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department announced its Annual Fish Fry set to kick off the Ole Hickory Days Festival in Colfax, and deliveries will be available again this year. The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry will be held on Aug. 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m....
Churchill police officer shoots and kills man in Forest Hills, authorities say
A Churchill police officer shot and killed a man Thursday night in Forest Hills, authorities say. Allegheny County Police said officers arrived at the scene in the 200 block of Glasgow Road just after 9:20 p.m. after county 911 received a call for a “disturbance.”. Officers “heard a firearm...
North Versailles police chief wins Can-Am mountain bike competition
BUTLER TWP — When a sweating, exhausted Norman Locke finally, mercifully crossed the finish line after coming in first at the grueling, 15-mile 2024 Can-Am Police-Fire Games Mountain Bike Race, he got a scare from race official John McLaughlin. “One more lap,” McLaughlin said nonchalantly as Locke passed the...
Erica Wheeler misses All-Star skills challenge with flight issues, teammate Mitchell replaces her
PHOENIX (AP) — Indiana's Kelsey Mitchell was a last-minute replacement for her Fever teammate Erica Wheeler in the WNBA All-Star skills challenge competition. Wheeler wasn't able to get to Phoenix because of the faulty software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday and delayed flights.
East Central alum NaLyssa Smith's game grows with the WNBA's Indiana Fever
ARLINGTON – One of the assists on Caitlin Clark’s record-setting night was a perfect behind-the-back bounce pass in transition that NaLyssa Smith finished with a layup plus the and-one. That was one of 19 assists – a WNBA single-game record – Clark dished for the Indiana Fever in...
Pittsburgh man convicted of murder in shooting death of 23-year-old rookie Oakdale police officer
A jury on Friday convicted a Greenfield man for the 2022 fatal shooting of an off-duty police officer in Blawnox. Kevin McSwiggen, 42, was convicted of third-degree murder for killing 23-year-old Charles G. Stipetich, a rookie police officer in Oakdale. McSwiggen had maintained since his arrest that he shot Stipetich in self-defense after a road-rage incident.
Fatal Crash On PA Rt 322: Police
The deadly crash happened in the 800 block of East Governor Road/PA Rt 322 around 3:30 a.m., according to the police. The area is along the same road as the entrance to Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, as shown on Google Maps. The road was closed for hours from...
Connellsville Legion rallies late for 7-4 victory
Connellsville rallied with seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 7-4 victory over Charleroi on Friday on the first day of the American Legion Baseball Region 6 tournament at Chippewa Park. Connellsville rode the wave of momentum into the winner’s bracket game with a 5-0 victory...
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