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A Bridgeville woman is facing charges after she was accused of taking money from a fund supporting a middle school choral group. Valerie Kubiak, 42, has been charged with theft by unlawful taking, access device fraud, receiving stolen property and misapplication of trusted property after she was accused of stealing $18,000 from the bank account of the Chartiers Valley Choral Parents Association. Kubiak was the association’s treasurer and, according to Allegheny County Police, she spent the money on vacations, restaurants, sports gambling and at nail salons. Detectives from Allegheny County Police were called to assist in an investigation about the missing funds in February. Kubiak ...
A South Strabane resident is a nominee in the best horror host category in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, a contest that honors horror research, creativity and film preservation. Erik Sprowls appears as "Captain Calico Drake" in the monster movie show “Dead and Buried Treasures.” ...
The Washington County Community Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign for its Close to Home Disaster & Emergency Fund. The foundation is hoping to raise $250,000 to match a $250,000 anchor gift from an anonymous donor. The fund provides grants to human service organizations in the county to provide relief after natural disasters, economic disruptions, public health emergencies and other types of calamities. More than $740,000 from the fund went to Washington County organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, $23,500 in grants were issued as a result of budget impasses on the state and federal levels. “Charities across our community are navigating an ...
Pittsburgh-based Wigle Whiskey has announced the launch of Wigle Craft Cocktails, a new collection of ready-to-drink canned cocktails. The collection consists of five varieties of vodka- and bourbon-based cocktails, each with a different flavor. In a news release, Wigle Whiskey said the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy built his reputation in the NFL on mentoring young quarterbacks. He won't lack for opportunities in his first season coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh — which is still waiting for Aaron Rodgers to decide if he wants to run it back in 2026 — ...
Makayla Gonglik hit a two-out, two-run triple in the top of the seventh inning, giving Bentworth’s softball team a 4-2 win at Brownsville on Friday and the outright Class 2A Section 4 championship. Bentworth is 8-0 in the section and 14-0 overall. The game was tied 2-2 going to seventh ...
Thursday night, Howard “Butch” Brunell was probably looking down at the Waynesburg Central High School track and saying “What’s all the to-do about?,” said his wife, Janice Brunell. “He was a very humble person,” she said of her late husband, who died in October. “And he never ...
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 seed-starting and planting season, and that means it's likely buying season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring home, but also whether they're made of, contained in or wrapped in plastic. Those plastic products eventually break down into minuscule ...
