Former youth football director pleads guilty to embezzling league funds
The former director of a youth football league in the Pittsburgh area who embezzled hundreds of thousands from the organization over the past several years pleaded guilty last week. William Spencer, 57, of Canton Township, appeared Wednesday at the Washington County Courthouse before President Judge Valarie Costanzo and entered an open guilty plea in connection with theft from the Western Pennsylvania Youth Football League. Spencer pleaded guilty to one felony count of theft by unlawful taking and misdemeanor charges of receiving stolen property and misapplication of entrusted property, according to the state Attorney General’s office, which prosecuted the case. Spencer was ...
Washington City Councilman Joseph DeThomas fused his love of community service and motorcycles when he joined the National Flag Foundation’s Sojourn250 event earlier this month in celebration of the United States’ semiquincentennial anniversary. The sojourn saw a 5-by-3-inch American flag ...
A tire recycling plant, service dog training facility and a local library are among the nearly $61.7 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant awards announced Friday by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The 17 recipients in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties are part of the $134 ...
Pilates classes Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair will offer Pilates classes on Wednesdays, July 15 through August 26, from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. for $60. These beginner-friendly mat Pilates classes focus on building core strength, mobility and posture. Register at wroc.westminster-church.org. or Kathy Long at 412-835-6630. Meadow Lands Food Pantry Meadow Lands Food Pantry, 300 W. Pike St., announces an updated schedule for the pantry: July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. Hours are 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. July begins the requalifications. This will start at 8 a.m., followed by distribution at 8:30. Faith and fitness classes Westminster Presbyterian ...
BEAVER FALLS — At least it was water. Tom Jackson couldn’t escape the ceremonial water bucket dousing after Belle Vernon Post 484 won the Region 6 American Legion Baseball Tournament in walk-off fashion over Baden on Monday at Chippewa Park. Jackson’s players celebrated the championship ...
Winning a national championship is a dream come true for anyone, but each team's journey to get there is unique. Defeating a team that beat you earlier in the tournament makes it even sweeter and being the first from your organization or league to win a national title is a cherry on ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in consecutive at-bats against All-Star Braxton Ashcraft and drove in five runs, powering the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Both benches and bullpens emptied after José Caballero bounced into an ...
Pennsylvania is divided into 67 counties and features a remarkably high number of local governments. Each parcel of land within the commonwealth falls into a specific city (57), borough (956), incorporated town (1), or township (1,546). The large number of municipalities resulted from early ...
A dilapidated bar at the crossroads of Routes 519 and 136 in Washington County is a somber reminder of a murder that rattled the Eighty Four community in 1985. March 11 started out like any other day for 46-year-old Robert Dickinson of Chartiers Township, a well-respected businessman who ...
