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Waynesburg man pleads guilty to Fort Jackson attempted rape

A Waynesburg man has pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a Greene County Department of Human Services employee at the department offices in May. Timothy Hilverding, 36, said he had been under the influence of methamphetamine on May 7, when he went to the county’s Fort Jackson ...

Former Greene County detective detained for several hours

A former Greene County detective accused of helping a former county district attorney retaliate against his political rivals spent several hours in custody after he failed to appear for a court hearing Tuesday morning. Zachary Sams, 41, of McDonald, had been scheduled for a plea court hearing ...

Man charged with attempted homicide after Redstone Twp. stabbings

A New Salem man faces charges of attempted homicide after allegedly stabbing his estranged wife, their 11-year-old daughter and his wife’s parents Sunday afternoon. Richard Hall, 33, broke into the home on Park Street in Redstone Township around 12:30 p.m., by punching out the rear glass ...

Dilliner man accused of seriously injuring Carmichaels woman in robbery

A Dilliner man severely assaulted a woman in her Carmichaels apartment Tuesday morning before stealing her van and other items, according to the criminal charges filed against him. Scott Darnell, 36, allegedly broke the front-door glass to enter Janet Darnell’s Maple Street apartment ...

Driver in fatal South Union Twp. crash charged with murder

A Waynesburg man is charged with third-degree murder after tests showed he had drugs and nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system during a March crash in South Union Township that killed a Washington woman. Anthony Franco, 26, was also severely injured in the crash that killed ...

Homicide charge dropped against woman accused in daughter’s death

A Mount Pleasant woman who had served more than nine years in prison after the death of her 23-month-old daughter was sentenced to time served on lesser charges. “Thank you for listening to the evidence … it’s just a weight off my shoulders,” Andrea Dusha told Fayette County Judge ...