Paul Peirce stories, Page 64

A Penn Township man remained in jail this week after police said he threatened to “shoot up” a library because unpaid fines for an overdue book prevented him from using any computers in the county’s library system. Greensburg police charged Boyd N. Klingensmith, 65, with making terroristic threats and possessing...

A Greensburg man who left a loaded shotgun in a corner of his bedroom where it was picked up and accidentally fired by a 10-year-old boy earlier this month is charged by city police with endangering the welfare of children. Robert D. Stevens, 33, was charged this week with District...

A 34-year-old man already serving a five-year term in a federal prison in Cambria County for distributing heroin in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of a prohibited object in prison and was sentenced to serve 13 additional months. Dilpreet Singh of Fairfax, Va., pleaded guilty to an indictment that...

The Belle Vernon Area school officials want permission from a Westmoreland County judge to sell the former community college building in Rostraver to the Monongahela Valley C&M Alliance Church. Attorney Victor Kustra notified the court this week in a petition that Howard Hanna, the school district’s real estate agent, has...

A 30-year-old Trafford man is accused of breaking into a neighbor’s house early Sunday to look for his girlfriend, police said. Michael G. Pecharka was arraigned on charges of burglary, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after the 4:30 a.m. incident. Borough Patrolman Zlatan Avdic reported he was on...

Democrats and Republicans in Murrysville apparently agree on one issue: the long lines voters must endure before they cast ballots in elections must end. A Westmoreland County judge will soon consider a petition filed by 85 registered voters asking that the county board of elections be forced to redraw the...

Two Ohiopyle whitewater rafting guides will be presented Carnegie Hero medals at 2 p.m. Friday for the rescue of two women almost two years ago. Eric Martin and Patrick Nolan McCarty, both of Ohiopyle, will be presented with the medals by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund at a ceremony at...

A Derry Township man remained in jail Monday after a weekend arrest on multiple charges of assaulting and threatening a state trooper who came to his house to investigate a domestic disturbance. Charles D. Leonard, 57, of Pandora, was arraigned before acting District Judge Jason Buczak on charges of assaulting...

One person was reported injured in a crash along Route 136 in Hempfield on Sunday morning, according to authorities. Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department Chief Neil Kush said one person was extricated from a car by firefighters following the crash at about 8:24 a.m. along the two-lane highway. The patient...

Multiple fire units responded to a house fire in North Versailles on Easter morning, according to an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher. The fire was reported at a home located along the 500 block of 1rst Street at 6:34 a.m., the dispatcher said. Reports indicated a witnesses observed seeing the fire...

State police said weather was a factor in a crash Friday that claimed the lives of 17-year-old girl from West Virginia and a 67-year-old Saltsburg man who was a passenger in the sport utility vehicle she was driving on Route 286 in Indiana County. Authorities said Makenzie Marie Deditch, of...

The Pennsyvlania Department of Agriculture has announced that state dog wardens will conduct dog license and rabies vaccination checks in 23 counties through June. The program aims to raise awareness of the importance of up-to-date dog licenses, and rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats for the health and safety of...

Inspection activities on the New Kensington Bridge which carries Route 1038 over the Allegheny River in East Deer Township in Allegheny County and New Kensington will cause traffic delays Saturday, according to PennDOT District 11. Single-lane alternating traffic will occur on the bridge until 3 p.m. as crews from The...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied fines totaling $242,500 against two casino operators Wednesday, including a $12,500 fine against the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington County. The fines were announced at the board’s public meeting disclosing consent agreements between the casinos and the board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel. The...

Two North Huntingdon residents were arrested Tuesday, charged with stealing an 82-year-old woman’s purse last month and going on a three-day shopping spree that racked up more than $5,800 in credit card charges. Laura M. Dick, 45, and Michael M. Kominsky, 29, are charged with multiple counts of identity theft,...

State police say a Jeannette man was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine when he crashed into a parked car in Yukon on March 4, resulting in the death of a 25-year-old Hempfield woman. Trey L. Cue, 23, was arraigned Tuesday before East Huntingdon District Judge Charles Moore on...

State police in Greensburg arrested two New York men Tuesday for allegedly attempting to deliver more than $200,000 worth of marijuana to Southwestern Pennsylvania. Trooper Stephen Limani said 75 one-pound, vacuum-sealed plastic bags of marijuana were seized just after 8:30 a.m. during a traffic stop at the New Stanton interchange...

Acting on a tip from the FBI’s child exploitation unit, state police Friday arrested a Uniontown man on charges of allegedly videotaping himself engaged in sex acts with an underage girl and posting the images on the Internet. Zachary T. Bosh, 35, was arrested by state police on charges of...

A Fayette County man who allegedly threatened his girlfriend and her five children with a handgun last month has also been accused by state police of possessing crack cocaine and marijuana. Rasheme L. Jones, 38, of Uniontown, is charged with multiple counts of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance,...

The long-awaited North Market Street bridge project, which spans Mill Creek in Ligonier Township, was reopened to traffic on Friday, but is still awaiting one more step until it is officially complete, according to PennDOT District 12. The bridge along Route 711 north of Ligonier was replaced as part of...

A Loyalhanna Township woman was arrested Thursday on multiple criminal charges of stealing more than $122,000 from a Greensburg electrical supply firm where she worked. Deborah L. Baker, 51, was charged by city police with theft, theft by deception, forgery, identity theft, criminal use of a communication facility, tampering with...