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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 Johnston鈥檚 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鈥�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 SPC鈥檚 ...
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 son鈥檚 card was charged $200 by a company named Let鈥檚 Ride DC Tours, the complaint said. ...
A Uniontown man and a juvenile are in custody after they were accused of attempting to kill two people who were driving by them in Uniontown Tuesday afternoon. The 14-year-old, referred to in court paperwork as J.C., is alleged to have fired seven rounds at two people in a car passing by on ...
UPMC Washington hosted a birthday celebration for one of its newest and favorite employees 鈥� Savior, the hospital's therapy dog, who turned a year old. Savior, a golden retriever, provides comfort and support for patients, families, and staff at UPMC Washington. Savior's celebration on ...
Over a decade ago, a 23-year-old Andrew Belleson found himself in the public address announcer鈥檚 booth at Wrigley Field. His hand was ready to key up the mic, so his voice could boom from the loud speakers inside the friendly confines, while he read a script for the brass of the Chicago ...
Joe Carei came up with the idea to help a local family. He never knew Chef Joe鈥檚 Omelet Run would evolve into what it鈥檚 become today. The 25th annual event, which includes a 5K run/walk and a one-mile run and is followed by the serving of breakfast omelets to all competitors, took place ...
Hitting and pitching are two keys to baseball but there's third phase that often gets overlooked. Hopwood Village Plaza manager Buddy Marra was doing no such thing after watching his team win at Carmichaels, 3-2, in a showdown of the top two teams in the Fayette County Baseball League on ...
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, ...
This writer has been around long enough to recall when Greene County was not considered 鈥渄eer country.鈥� Deer lived in the mountains. The same conception prevailed about Greene for wild turkeys. Biologists and hunters alike believed that only mountain forests could support the big ...
