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Donora woman accused of using pitbull in assault

Donora police arrested a woman Sunday after she was accused of commanding the family dog to attack her daughter. Danielle Lynn Payne, 45, of Donora, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of simple assault, reckless endangerment, obstruction, resisting arrest, harassment ...

Another Greene County elections director leaves position

Greene County is reconfiguring its elections office after the recent resignation of the seventh elections director to hold the post since 2020. Earlier this month, the Greene County commissioners accepted the resignation of Kierra Cannon as elections director retroactive to Nov. 4, Election ...

Greene County man charged in Peters Township hit-and-run

Peters Township police charged a Greene County man Friday for allegedly hitting a woman with his car and driving away last month. Keith Patrick Shearer, 47, of Jefferson Township, faces felony charges of accidents involving death or personal injury, aggravated assault by vehicle, and a ...

Monday crash in Brownsville kills pedestrian

A Brownsville man died after being hit by a vehicle in the borough on Monday. Mark Smith, 30, was walking along Route 40 East when the vehicle struck him, Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said in a release. Smith was transported to WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, where he died Monday ...

Chicago man charged in theft of Peters library check

Peters Township police charged a man Friday in connection with the theft of more than $3,000 from the Peters Township Library Foundation. Deandre Curry, 33, of Chicago, Ill., faces felony charges of forgery, access, device fraud, theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception and identity ...