A Donora man has pleaded guilty to using a mafia-style threat to bilk $159,000 from a retired schoolteacher in Lancaster County.Yancey Darnell Taylor, 47, pleaded guilty in that county to two counts of felony theft, and he was sentenced by Judge Dennis E. Reinaker to 14 years of probation, ...
Washington County President Judge Katherine B. Emery ruled Tuesday afternoon that Democratic incumbent Clerk of Courts Frank Scandale can remain on the May 21 primary ballot.Scandale, 51, filed an ethics form as an office holder within a timely manner and was, according to the judge, permitted ...
A Bentleyville man who was charged and later found not guilty of mistreating animals has sued the state Game Commission and its two officers, claiming his reputation was damaged by false allegations.Fredrick Frameli, 69, alleged Richard Joyce, a state game warden, brought television cameras and ...
A Washington County woman who has more than 20 retail theft convictions has been arrested again on the charge in Monessen.Monicca Renay Perry-Lee, 50, is being held in Westmoreland County Jail without bond after being arraigned Friday before a senior district judge in Monessen, court records ...
An Elco woman is facing accusations she punched a firefighter in the groin and threatened to kill others who were summoned to her home this month over a health problem.Mary Morgan, 53, of 506 First Ave., also is accused of threatening to kill nurses at Mon Valley Hospital, where she was taken ...
An off-duty Washington firefighter who was enjoying a movie with his family rushed to help a teenager who was shot in the leg during a fight late Saturday at a cinema in North Franklin Township.The 20-year veteran firefighter first took his family to safety after noticing the disturbance and ...
