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Indianapolis men charged in burglary spree

Three Indianapolis men are accused of conspiring to steal money by breaking into cash machines 27 times across southwestern Pennsylvania over a three-month period. Charges were filed against the three men — Kavon Carter, 24; Demarkis Bartlett, 28; and Tony Edwards, 22 — in Fayette County Wednesday. Between December 2024 and February 2025, they allegedly committed 27 burglaries across Fayette, Greene, Washington, Allegheny, Erie, Butler and Venango counties. Police said the restitution needed to cover the thefts and damages would be more than $83,000, with the dollar amounts of multiple burglaries still to be determined, according to the complaint. Their alleged criminal ...

Two more Charleroi parents charged for poor living conditions

Charleroi police charged two more parents who were living with their children in a building without running water or sewage. Lucner Joseph, 43, and Navilia Norazier, 40, were each charged last week with felonies of endangering the welfare of children. Joseph and Norazier were living at 515 McKean Ave. with their four children. It is the same building where 40-year-old Jackson Alexis and 27-year-old Roldy Noel were living with two children. Their children were allegedly using a bucket to go to the bathroom. According to the criminal complaint, the building was recently condemned and police were “conducting a follow up.” Charging documents state that officers found Norazier in ...

Lawmaker calls for state audit, investigation of Fay-Penn use of public funds

State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa formally requested an audit and investigation by several state agencies into the administration of taxpayer funds by the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council after allegations the nonprofit gave preferential treatment to companies affiliated with Fay-Penn ...

Rest stop scammers plead guilty in Westmoreland

A group of seven men who robbed motorists at rest stops in 2023 pleaded guilty Monday. According to a press release from state Attorney General Dave Sunday, the men pleaded guilty to five counts of third-degree felony robbery, and a Westmoreland County judge sentenced them each to at least three months in prison. Charged in the case were John Black, 41, Wendell Compton, 57, Robert Murphy, 73, Darrell Noel, 41, Robert Chandler, 47, Adam Smith, 41, and Danny Williams, 51. The men are all from Cincinnati, Ohio, except for Compton, who is from Knoxville, Tenn. In April 2023, the group targeted truckers and other drivers at the Pennsylvania Welcome Center in Donegal Township, a truck stop ...

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H-S Athlete of the Week: Kasey Mahoney, Laurel Highlands

NAME: Kasey Mahoney SCHOOL: Laurel Highlands CLASS: Senior SPORT: Swimming MAHONEY’S WEEK: The PennWest Clarion commit won his first WPIAL championship last Friday when he topped the field in the 100-yard breaststroke for the Class 2A title in the boys division. Mahoney won the race ...

WVU’s late rally falls short in loss at Kansas State

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia was presented with a can’t-lose situation on Tuesday. As a collective group, the Mountaineers walked into a half-empty Bramlage Coliseum and said, “We’ll see about that.” Kansas State guard Nate Johnson flirted with a triple-double, finishing ...

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Bruins hold off Penguins, 2-1

BOSTON (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson scored just 42 seconds into the game, but Khusnutdinov ...

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Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

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Man accused of wolf torture agrees to plea to avoid trial, prison

A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has agreed to a plea deal that would spare him from going to trial and potentially prison. Cody Roberts would instead pay a $1,000 fine and serve ...

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