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Uniontown woman charged with animal cruelty

A Uniontown woman faces charges of aggravated cruelty to animals after her ex-husband’s dog was determined to have died of starvation in her care, court paperwork alleged. Jessica Benedetto, 28, had been reported to police by her ex-husband, Brian Benedetto, who found the dog’s body ...

Man charged with concealing death of 17-year-old girl, hiding her body

A Uniontown man is accused of concealing the death of a 17-year-old girl and hiding her body at an abandoned property in North Union Township in November 2023. Police said Derrick Bradley, 37, conspired with Vincent Cossell, 44, to dispose of the body of Kaitlin Whoolery, who had spent the ...

Connellsville teacher charged with sexting former student

A Connellsville Area Middle School teacher was jailed Friday after being charged with exchanging explicit photos and texts with a 14-year-old former student. The investigation into Ashley Mongell, 30, began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a tip to the ...

Pretrial hearing set for Waynesburg man accused in assault attempt

A Waynesburg man accused of attempting to sexually assault a Greene County Department of Human Services employee in May is preparing to go to trial in the case. The commonwealth did not make a plea offer to Timothy Hilverding, 36, his attorney, Timothy Ross, said at a plea court hearing ...

More charges filed against Fayette parents charged with killing 9-year-old girl

The Fayette County foster parents charged in the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey are facing additional charges after another child at the home was hospitalized for malnourishment caused by conditions a physician described as “torture.” The 6-year-old boy was among four other children ...