High winds wreak havoc in three-county area
DONEGAL Assault alleged: Andrew Tyler Melton, 32, of Donegal Township, was charged Thursday by Donegal Township police with strangulation and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, at about 6:30 p.m. police were called to Melton’s home in the 10 block of Jansen Road. Christine Citerella told police that was asleep and woke up to Melton strangling her. District Judge Louis McQuillan sent Melton to the Washington County jail on $100,000 bond. NORTH STRABANE DUI crash: Kristopher Brown, 35, of Donora, was charged Thursday by North Strabane Township police with driving under the influence, endangering the welfare of children and reckless endangerment. According to the ...
A Philadelphia man accused of arranging another man’s death was arraigned Friday and sent to Westmoreland County jail without bond. Tuan Minh Dang, 47, is accused of hiring someone to kill Boyke Budiarachman in the parking lot of a Rostraver Township shopping plaza on Nov. 5, 2022, at the behest of Keven Van Lam. Authorities have said Lam, 58, of North Strabane Township, and Budiarachman, 49, of Rostraver, were former business associates whose relationship had soured. The alleged hitman, who has never been arrested, shot Budiarachman in the head, though Lam told police he’d only wanted Budiarachman beaten on the leg with a baseball bat. According to court documents, Lam gave ...
Washington County officials are soliciting bids to build a new 18-hole miniature golf course at Mingo Creek County Park. Interested builders have until March 30 to submit their sealed proposals to the county controller’s office, where they will be opened after the 11 a.m. deadline, according ...
You swipe your card, take your purchase and walk out of the store. It’s a pretty common scenario. It’s also one that can leave you with less money in the bank or less room on your credit card. Skimming and shimming cases are on the rise everywhere, said state police Trooper Kalee ...
Chatting with a fellow firefighter shortly after the Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company’s 50th anniversary, former chief Clovis Wright was asked if he thought the department would still be there for the 100th. His answer: “Somebody will carry on.” Wright’s words, ...
By Doug Feinberg AP Basketball Writer Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday. For the first time, the NCAA revealed the 16 teams that will be hosting on opening weekend a day ...
California’s Bryson Lucas has earned a rich reputation as a standout college basketball player with his play on the defensive end of the court. The 6-7 redshirt junior forward from Clarksburg, W.Va., has twice been named the Defensive Player of the PSAC West and his performance this year ...
McMURRAY – As the buzzer sounded the final score read South Fayette 67, Baldwin 46, but that doesn’t really depict the consternation the Lions went through Saturday afternoon at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. Midway through the third quarter, the Lions lead was three points and a Baldwin ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
It’s well-documented that kitchens are popular gathering spaces in homes. Perhaps that’s one reason why homeowners looking to sell their homes direct so much attention to the kitchen before listing their properties. The real estate experts at Trulia note that emphasis is well worth it, as ...
