Former Greene DA, county detective held for court
A Peters Township teenager is accused of stealing Giant Eagle FuelPerks from 19 people across Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a criminal complaint. Peters Township police allege Paul Kostanich, 18, used the dark web to buy email addresses and passwords for the accounts, which he used to purchase fuel and gift cards at a McMurry GetGo gas station. Police said they were contacted on Feb. 17 by Denise Huspaska, of Cleveland, Ohio, who claimed 1,500 of her fuel points, worth about $30, were used at the gas station at 4031 Washington Road. She also claimed the points were used to buy a Visa gift card for the remaining fuel. The next day, police said they were able to use footage ...
A Uniontown man is accused of stealing nearly $90,000 in Lowe’s digital gift cards to support a gambling habit. State police said Dennis R. Hinton, 45, was acting as a district pro sales manager and handling large volume professional accounts from October 2022 to October 2023, when the ...
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh recently presented a $20,000 check from the county’s opioid settlement fund to the substance recovery unit at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Township. Walsh gave the check to hospital President Josh LeFleur and Substance Recovery ...
The two Republican commissioners in Washington County are defending the decision to hold this month’s Real Estate Expo, saying the event generated enough revenue from sponsorships and vendors that it will likely break even or make money that can be used for next year’s expo. Commission ...
Conroy takes stings away from 4th-place finish in state tournament McMURRAY – Jake Conroy wasn’t set on competing for the WPIAL All-Stars in the 51st Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. The Ringgold senior and Cornell commit didn’t reach his goal of winning a state championship, as ...
Sidney Crosby's OT power-play goal carries Pittsburgh past Ottawa 1-0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Sunday. Crosby has eight goals and 15 points during a 10-game point streak. Crosby also ...
Observer-Reporter Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg, who has led the Rangers to two consecutive WPIAL Class A football championships, was announced Saturday as the winner of the Willie Thrower Award. The Thrower Award is given annually to the top quarterback in the WPIAL. Sieg was selected from a ...
It's painful, with all the farce and fright coming out of the Trump administration, to focus attention on two examples of utter political ineptitude by Democrats. The first example comes from Maine, where Democrats in the lower house of that state's legislature stripped a Republican ...
The inaugural Seader Leadership Scholarships were awarded at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region 8 meeting on Feb. 8 at Pennsylvania Western University California. PJAS is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote ...
