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Man jailed in $500,000 theft from Bentleyville company

Bentleyville police charged an Allegheny County man Friday in connection with the theft of more than $500,000 from a local forklift dealer. William F. Rohan is accused in court documents of stealing parts from his employer, TruPar America in Bentleyville, and selling them in a scheme dating ...

GoFundMe established for Monongahela house fire victims

A GoFundMe page has been established for a mother and her six children whose home in Monongahela was destroyed by a fire Friday night. The family was not at home when the fire occurred at about 7 p.m. at 419 Parkinson St. "We put a pretty good stop on it, but there was significant damage," ...

Roundabouts proven to be safer than traditional intersections

North Strabane Police Capt. Matthew Mancini admitted to being somewhat skeptical when the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recommended double roundabouts to replace the dangerous intersection at Brownlee and Thomas-Eighty Four roads. About nine years later, the previous site of ...

Bentleyville man posthumously receives Purple Heart

The long wait for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edwin Molesky is over. The World War II veteran was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart in a ceremony Friday at Mon Valley Memorial Park Cemetery in Donora, where Molesky is buried with his wife of 58 years, Louise. All of Molesky’s five children – ...

Red, White & Boom

Editor's note: This story was changed to reflect that Masontown will only hold fireworks at dusk on July 4. Fireworks will light up the skies in many communities as the nation celebrates its independence this week. Connellsville is home to the third annual Red, White & Boom festival ...

Bentleyville man headed to trial on animal cruelty charges

A Bentleyville man accused of keeping dogs in extremely poor condition will head to trial on more than 90 charges. Fredrick A. Frameli, 73, appeared before District Judge Curtis Thompson Monday morning for a preliminary hearing. Thompson held all charges against Frameli for the court of common ...