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A Donora man is accused of touching himself inappropriately inside a Westmoreland County ice cream shop’s bathroom last month, as police said he was completely nude when a teenage girl employee went into the men’s room to clean it during closing time. State police said 22-year-old Calvin Horney went to the Dairy Queen in North Belle Vernon Borough shortly before the 9 p.m. closing time on Sept. 7 and entered the public restroom, where he allegedly performed a lewd act on himself. Police said the 17-year-old female employee was cleaning the restaurant’s two bathrooms at the end of the night when she opened the men’s room door and saw Horney fully exposed, sitting on the toilet ...
The state Commission on Crime and Delinquency has unveiled the first phase of an upcoming statewide program to improve testing and tracking procedure for sexual assault evidence kits, which advocates say will improve transparency and accountability for survivors. The new Track-Kit Program will be piloted in three counties throughout October before full implementation across the state by the end of 2026. Signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro in 2024, the Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), is designed to address longstanding concerns with the testing process for sexual assault evidence kits, which are commonly known as rape kits. These kits are containers of physical ...
A Uniontown driver accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash in Redstone Township while driving drunk in August was held for court on all charges Friday. Mark Dimatteo, 66, appeared for his preliminary hearing before Judge Jason Cox, District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a Facebook post. ...
Tucked into the woods behind a field in Washington is a tent and blue tarp where an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran and her two dogs have lived for the past four months. Every other Monday, volunteers from Washington City Mission's WeCare Street Outreach, led by Dr. Monica Speicher, ...
Owners at the Uniontown Mall have brought it back into “at least minimal compliance” with South Union Township code, the township’s attorney said at a court hearing Thursday. Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Linda Cordaro, along with representatives from the mall and South ...
MONONGAHELA — Ringgold had already delivered a flurry of punches to Albert Gallatin with five offensive plays of 32 yards or more during their Class 4A Big Six Conference football game on Friday night. But here were the gritty Colonials, driving into Rams territory midway through the third ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football faced a third-and-9 from its own two-yard line. The Mountaineers needed just a field goal to win the game over Cincinnati. With his fit on his own colors, quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. snapped the ball and heaved a pass to receiver Prince Strachan, ...
FREDERICKTOWN – What better way to celebrate homecoming than clinching a playoff berth? For Beth-Center, it’s been a long time coming, but for the first time in eight years it will be part of the WPIAL football playoffs. The Bulldogs forced six turnovers, including five interceptions and ...
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...
Fox weather news as well as the WMO (“World Meteorological Organization”) announced that the current visit from El Nino has an 83% chance of extending its stay through fall and winter and into the spring of 2027. It has a good possibility of becoming the strongest El Nino on record ...
