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 ...
Greene County鈥檚 elections director of more than a year has stepped down from full-time work and will assist newly hired elections staff on a part-time basis as they prepare for the upcoming primary election. Joe Lemley, who took the position last January after 25 years as a teacher and ...
The "Gate of Life" Holocaust Memorial located at the former Jewish Community Center in Uniontown is being disassembled and will be moved this summer. 鈥淚 was practically raised at the Jewish Center, and I know how important that monument is to the community,鈥� property owner Chris Parker ...
A Greene County man was arrested after allegedly making a series of death threats, including one that sparked a school lockdown earlier this month. Joseph Miller, 26, of Sycamore, is charged with making threats against the mother of his child, the school the child attends and the Greene ...
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 ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was knocked around by the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night, allowing a career-high five runs in a 5-3 loss at frigid PNC Park. Skenes (1-1), who was electric in his first two starts this season, was spotty this time around. The 22-year-old ...
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 ...
