Greene County man accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ school
State prosecutors plan to drop one of the homicide charges lodged against a Waynesburg woman accused in the fatal shooting of two people. Shawna Smith, 26, is charged as a co-conspirator in the shooting deaths of Kevin Williford, 54, and Judy Hunter, 47, in Waynesburg. If the state鈥檚 motion to amend the complaint is approved, the homicide charge related to Willford鈥檚 death would be dropped, while the criminal homicide charge in Hunter鈥檚 death would remain. Senior Deputy Attorney General Kara Rice said Wednesday that her office wanted to add a charge of criminal solicitation to commit homicide against Smith in Hunter鈥檚 death. Rice declined to comment as to why ...
A Washington County jury will have to decide whether a Monongahela mother was negligent and reckless when her 13-day-old son died while sleeping in bed with her nearly two years ago, or whether it was a tragic, unexplained death that could not have been prevented. The homicide trial for ...
On Monday, Eric Dolfi, 44, of Smithfield entered a general guilty plea to theft, according to District Attorney Mike Aubele. Dolfi initially pleaded guilty to 494 theft-related counts last fall, and was sentenced to one to four years in prison in February. After the sentence was handed ...
Greene County鈥檚 solicitor is suing the former district attorney and his chief detective claiming they attempted to prosecute him two years ago as retribution against their political enemies. Robert 鈥淕ene鈥� Grimm filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Pittsburgh alleging malicious ...
Aijanae Foster won three individual events in helping Brownsville defeat host Charleroi, 120-27, and West Greene, 95-25, in Section 6-2A girls track and field action Tuesday as the Lady Falcons clinched a spot in the WPIAL team playoffs. The Lady Falcons were still in the running for a ...
Eric Palmer is definitely a road warrior, but the Albert Gallatin graduate will compete in his 40th professional boxing match just an hour from home on April 19 at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows in Washington. The nine-card event is presented by Integrity Fighter Management Pro Boxing and ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Erik Karlsson scored his 200th career goal to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on Tuesday night. Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang also scored for Pittsburgh, which lost 3-1 at Chicago on Sunday. Kevin Hayes added two goals in the third period. Tristan ...
Jeers: They鈥檙e a sure sign of spring. Potholes, much to the chagrin of motorists attempting to navigate the region鈥檚 roadways, are popping up again everywhere. The state Department of Transportation will spend more than $1.8 million and use 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across ...
Anglers on two local trout streams had a better experience when the season opened on Saturday, April 5, whether they caught a fish or not. They could fish free of unsightly litter. On March 29, one week before the trout opener, the Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CRTU) conducted ...
