Regional News category, Page 332
Keep pets cool during heat wave, vet says
With the heat index expected to top 100 degrees Saturday, keeping the family’s four-legged companion cool is as important as keep the two-legged humans from boiling in the summer sun. “You don’t ever want to get them overheated. The only way dogs have to remove heat is by panting,” said...
Man wanted in Pennsylvania drug case arrested in Connecticut
VERNON, Conn. — Police in Vernon say they’ve arrested a man wanted in Pennsylvania for allegedly distributing drugs that led to the death of a child last year. Vernon Police and the East Central Narcotics Task Force arrested Thomas Keogh, of Vernon, Friday and charged him as a fugitive from...
Blairsville karate instructor welcomes martial arts master from Japan
Tetsuhiro Hokama, known to his students as “Hokama Sensei,” using the Japanese honorific for “teacher,” has taught old-style Okinawan karate in his home country of Japan as well as Europe, Africa and South America. Last week, Hokama Sensei was in Blairsville, Indiana County, supervising trainees at Matt Kohler’s Torii Dojo...
Authorities to discuss whether charges will be filed in toddlers’ drowning deaths, funds being raised
A Uniontown police investigator plans to meet with the Fayette County District Attorney next week to review the results of his investigation to determine whether any charges will be filed in connection with the death of two young boys who drowned in their family’s swimming pool this week. Lt. Thomas...
Stabbings at Lancaster home leave 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
Authorities say stabbings at a Lancaster home have left one person dead and two others wounded. But it wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the stabbings, which were reported around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Police responded to a High Street residence and found one person dead in the home. The two wounded...
No relief from blistering heat until next week
Dangerous heat will hit Southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that starts at noon Friday and runs through 8 p.m. Saturday. It’s been seven years since the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a warning for excessive heat. That was...
Police: Vandal targets Moniteau High School, principal’s home
A vandal targeted a Butler County high school — and the home front lawn of its principal, police said. According to state police, someone in a side-by-side utility vehicle rammed a fence at Moniteau High School in Cherry Township around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. A side-by-side is a small two-to-six...
Beaver Falls man gets 5 years in prison for New Brighton bank robbery
A Beaver County man was sentenced by a federal judge in Pittsburgh to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a New Brighton bank 11 months ago. Ernest Dewayne Taylor, 50, of Beaver Falls, was sentenced the Aug. 17, 2018 robbery of Huntington Bank in New...
Looking to take a dip in the rivers? Swim at your own risk
With oppressive heat in the forecast, swimsuit-clad crowds are expected to not only hit local pools but area rivers and lakes where funky things can happen if swimmers don’t take a few precautions, according to experts. The good news is Southwestern Pennsylvania does not have flesh-eating bacteria and the rash...
GoFundMe page launched in memory of Ambridge electrical worker
A GoFundMe page was launched in memory of an Ambridge man who may have been electrocuted at an Ambridge pipe plant. The page for David Bupp, 46, surpassed its $30,000 goal by about $1,300 Thursday evening. More than 360 people donated. The funds will be used for funeral expenses and...
Science group predicts hotter weather for Pennsylvania, elsewhere in decades to come
If you think it is too hot and muggy in Western Pennsylvania these days, just wait until it gets worse in a few decades, according to a science advocacy organization that is warning about the dangers of climate change. The state will experience an average of 40 days a year...
Community mourns drowning deaths of Uniontown children
Uniontown families and neighbors Thursday mourned the loss of two young brothers who drowned in a swimming pool a night earlier. Hunter George Smith, 3, and Hayden Lewis Smith, 1, were pulled out of the pool in the backyard of their family’s home on Whiteman Avenue around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday...
3 facing charges in suspected meth manufacturing in Indiana Co.
Charges were pending against three people who were found Monday at an Indiana County home where authorities believe methamphetamine was being manufactured, according to state police. The three suspects — a 27-year-old man from Smicksburg, a 33-year-old man from Home and a 30-year-old woman from Penn Run — are under...
Excessive heat watch issued for Pittsburgh region
Dangerously hot temperatures are expected to blanket Southwestern Pennsylvania beginning Friday afternoon as part of a heat wave stretching from the Great Plains to the East Coast. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat watch for the Pittsburgh region through Saturday evening, meaning a prolonged period of heat and...
Man killed in Washington County ATV crash
A man was killed Wednesday evening when he was thrown off his ATV and struck by another vehicle in Marianna, Washington County, according to state police. Tyler Raymond Markoff, 21, of Marianna, was driving his ATV on Rosewood Avenue just after 5 p.m., police said. The ATV overturned when Markoff...
Periodical cicadas perform ‘natural pruning’ on trees across Western Pennsylvania
Drive through nearly any part of rural Western Pennsylvania and it won’t take long to notice: little clumps of dead leaves at the ends of certain tree branches. Fall hasn’t arrived early. The phenomenon is called “flagging” and is the work of the periodical cicadas from Brood VIII, who emerged...
2 toddlers drown in Uniontown swimming pool
Two brothers, ages 1 and 3, drowned in a swimming pool in Uniontown on Wednesday evening, according to city police. First responders were called to Whiteman Avenue for the drowning just after 7:20 p.m. Adults were home at the time, according to Lt. Thomas Kolencik. The incident is under investigation,...
Ambridge man electrocuted at pipe plant
A man shocked at an Ambridge pipe plant Wednesday has died. Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as David Bupp, 46, of Ambridge. Authorities said the electrical worker came into contact with an electrical current along the 2000 block of Duss Avenue around 11:15 a.m. He was transported...
Police plan to crack down on aggressive driving in Western Pa.Video
Risk is a daily, accepted feature of the job for Murrysville police Officer Ryan Auvil. But that doesn’t make it any less frightening when a tractor-trailer driver fails to move into an adjacent lane — to “steer clear,” according to current state law — as Auvil is writing a ticket...
Monessen man sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for role in drug trafficking ring
A Monessen drug dealer man was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in federal prison after being convicted of narcotics violations. Donald Mitchell, 38, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon. Authorities said Mitchell was a heroin distributor for the Jarran Bell drug trafficking organization. The investigation...
Health officials eye nationwide overdose drop with ‘cautious optimism’
Nationwide drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 1990, a decline mirrored statewide and locally, new data show. The drop of 5.1% turned the tide on a nearly 30-year increase driven in recent years by heroin and other powerful opioids. The numbers come from preliminary data...
Patient alleges assault by Philly hospital employee after surgery
PHILADELPHIA — A hospital employee is facing charges in what a patient alleges was a sexual assault in two different hospital rooms after her surgery earlier this year. WPVI—TV reports that 28-year-old Rose Tummarello alleges that a Jefferson University Hospital employee sexually assaulted her Jan. 29 following her nine-hour surgery....
Bike run to honor fallen servicemen from Westmoreland, Beaver counties
Two Western Pennsylvania servicemen killed last year in Afghanistan will be honored during the second annual Fallen Heroes Run, set for Aug. 10 in Hempfield. Beginning at 8:15 a.m. at the Z&M Harley-Davidson dealership on Route 30, the motorcycle run will pay tribute to Army Sgt. Jason McClary, 24, an...
Hops cultivation to be explored at Penn State field day
Are you a farmer who is interested in growing hops, one of the chief ingredients in beer? Penn State Extension is offering a Hops Production Field Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 29 at the Barn at Soergel Hollow, 1078 Prospect Road, Evans City, Butler County. The field...
After ‘person of color’ quip, Rep. Mike Kelly clarifies: ‘We’re all created equal’
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Butler, is defending comments he made to a reporter Tuesday, in the wake of President Trump’s tweets telling four congresswomen of color to “go back” to where they came from. “You know, they talk about people of color. I’m a person of color. I’m white,” Kelly...
