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A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, W.Va., allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block of Millers Run Road in Cecil Township. Johnston is also being charged with improperly crossing the center line and making an unsafe lane change. Johnston was arraigned Friday before Magisterial District Judge Louis McQuillan. Unsecured bond was set at $100,000. According to the criminal complaint, a witness said JohnstonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ vehicle was swerving slightly on the road, and then suddenly turned ...
A number of regional projects are included in the recently approved Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) 2027–30 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which takes effect Oct. 1. The plan, which was approved unanimously by commission members at their June 22 meeting, will direct $4.7 billion in infrastructure investment across the 10-county region. The TIP continues the implementation of the vision, goals, and strategies identified in SPC's Long Range Plan. The plan invests $2 billion in highways and bridges and $2.7 billion in public transit between 2027 and 2030, addressing infrastructure condition, safety, and congestion across the region. It plan continues SPCÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...
A Greene County post office is temporarily closed for repairs. The U.S. Postal Service notified Nineveh residents Tuesday that they would have to go elsewhere for some post office functions for health and safety reasons. A leaking roof in NinevehÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ lobby and back office “poses a safety ...
A Maryland bus driver faces charges in Fayette County after students said she racked up charges on their credit cards while they were exploring Ohiopyle State Park. Monique Logan, 41, of Temple Hills, is charged with three counts each of identity theft, access device fraud and theft by unlawful taking. Students at Landon School, a private school in Bethesda, Md., had been told to leave their belongings on the bus for safekeeping while they went on the May 19 rafting trip, according to the criminal complaint. While they were on the river, one of their parents received a bank alert that her sonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ card was charged $200 by a company named LetÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Ride DC Tours, the complaint said. ...
Every NBA hopeful covets an invitation to the Green Room. To reach that stage on NBA Draft night means a player has been pegged as a probable first-round selection and he, his family, friends and agents have access to that exclusive seating area. Uniontown graduate Christian Kezmarsky was ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Born eight minutes earlier than his twin brother, Liam, Marcus Ruck is fine with ceding NHL draft bragging rights. All that mattered to Ruck on Saturday was being selected with the 39th pick in the second round by Pittsburgh in following his brother, who was drafted 22nd ...
Belle Vernon made sure it kept itself busing during the weekend with three American Legion baseball games in two days. Belle Vernon picked up a 7-1 win at Smithfield-Fairchance in Fayette league play Friday while also defeating Moundsville, 10-5, earlier in the day in five innings and ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is again asking the public to report sightings of all wild turkeys they see this summer. The annual Wild Turkey Summer Sighting Survey runs July 1 through Aug. 31. Public participation is important for wild turkey population management. These ...