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Suspended Charleroi attorney pleads guilty to stealing from elderly client

Suspended Charleroi attorney Keith A. Bassi pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from allegations he stole more than $500,000 from an elderly client suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and funneled some of it into the accounts of a Mon Valley newspaper.Federal prosecutors ...

Monessen marks 55th anniversary of President Kennedy visit

MONESSEN – People began filling a supermarket parking lot in Monessen three hours before President John F. Kennedy was to arrive there to campaign for Democratic candidates in a midterm election.Police from throughout the Mon Valley were stationed in storefronts, members of the Secret Service ...

Traffic-safety concerns raised at Monongahela meeting

Monongahela City Council heard Wednesday from residents concerned about traffic safety issues.Resident Chad DeSantis addressed council about speeding in certain neighborhoods, especially on Decker Street and Third Avenue. He asked if speed bumps or stop signs could be installed to deter the ...

Ringgold student had BB gun on bus

A student at Ringgold Middle School displayed a BB gun on a school bus and allowed other students to hold it, district officials said.The incident occurred during an afternoon ride on bus 52 last Thursday, according to a letter posted on the Ringgold School District website the next day. It was ...

Urwin’s petition rejected by DiSalle

Robert W. Urwin failed to show former judge Paul Pozonsky was high on cocaine during Urwin’s trial in the 1977 murder of 16-year-old Mary Gency, another Washington County judge ruled.That finding was part of Judge John F. DiSalle’s ruling, filed Wednesday, denying a petition by Urwin, 60, ...