Laurel: To pursuit of truth. Sometimes what you need to find the answer is a new pair of eyes. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli is putting some cold cases in front of at least 23 pairs of eyes. On Tuesday, Ziccarelli announced the impaneling of an investigative grand jury,
Liza Moran knows she can help. A 37-year-old software engineer from Murrysville, Moran was among five new volunteers sworn in Monday to serve as court-appointed special advocates for troubled Westmoreland County children. “I have been really blessed with support during difficult times in my life, and I thought this is
After sentencing Jaron Haten-McCoy for his role in a 2021 Greensburg apartment complex shooting, Common Pleas Judge Christopher Feliciani asked the 19-year-old how he felt. “Blessed,” Haten-McCoy answered. “Blessed extremely.” Haten-McCoy of Harmar received a light sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and firearm possession charges. He was
The lawyer for a man charged with the robbery and fatal stabbing of a man in his Youngwood home more than five years ago told a Westmoreland County jury Tuesday that his client is not a killer. Defense attorney Ken Noga said Michael J. Covington Jr. of Youngwood, now 25,
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is considering an expedited appeal to a judge s ruling to keep court documents related to a deadly shooting in Rostraver Township sealed.