Paul Peirce stories, Page 71

A 26-year-old man accused of taking a joyride last month across parts of Southwestern Pennsylvania in a customized Jeep is now temporarily parked in the Westmoreland County Prison. Frank A. Porter, of Smithton, is being held on $75,000 bond as he awaits a Jan. 15 preliminary hearing for allegedly stealing...

Greensburg police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Latrobe man who allegedly accepted $2,000 as partial payment for a roof repair project that was never started. Sean L. Hurley, 34, is charged with one count of home improvement fraud and theft by deception. Frank and Kelly Kern of Bella...

Allegheny County authorities reported no foul play is suspected in the case of two Munhall residents who were found dead early New Year’s Day. The county Medical Examiner Office reported Paulette Joyce and Randy Scafuri, both 49 of Munhall, were found dead at a Vine Street residence just after 3...

Rick Grimaldi couldn’t get over what a difference a year made for the Connellsville Polar Bear Plunge, held annually on New Year’s Day in Yough River Park. “This is more like spring break compared to 2018, when it was about 4 degrees and they had to cut a hole in...

Southwestern Pennsylvania was blessed with three New’s Year’s babies within an hour of ringing in 2019. The first baby, Miles Everett Bartko, arrived at 12:37 a.m. at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. He is the son of Jaclyn and Christopher Bartko of North Irwin. He weighed 7 pounds 5...