O-R Weekly Recap: 5 things you need to know for Friday
In case you missed any of the biggest news stories from the area this week, we’ve put together a guide of the top five stories from the Observer-Reporter’s website. Read on to catch up on five things you need to know for Friday, November 18!
Friends, family, colleagues and the community paid tribute to Canonsburg police Officer Scott Bashioum, who was shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute last week, at a funeral service Wednesday.
At least 800 officers, with black mourning bands across their badges, as well as firefighters and emergency medical responders, converged to pay tribute to one of their own.
People lined the streets to witness more than 300 police vehicles in a procession that detoured through the borough where Bashioum gave his life to National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township, where he was laid to rest.
For more details, click here to read Natalie Reid Miller’s coverage of the funeral.
Dalia Sabae spoke six languages. She taught dance and yoga. The 28-year-old, who had been a pharmacist in Egypt, was working as a pharmacy intern at Jeffreys Drug Store in Canonsburg in order to earn her license to practice in the United States.
Five months pregnant, Sabae was looking forward to the birth of her baby boy, whom she told co-workers she was going to name Antonio.
On Nov. 10, Sabae’s estranged husband, Michael Cwiklinski, 47, shot her with a rifle in their Canonsburg home, killing her and her unborn child. The gunman also shot and killed Canonsburg police Officer Scott Bashioum and wounded another officer, James Saieva, in an ambush after the policemen responded at 3:19 a.m. to reports of a domestic situation at the Woodcrest Avenue duplex. He then turned the gun on himself.
Sabae’s co-workers at Jeffreys Drug Store spoke with reporter Karen Mansfield to share memories. Click here to read the full story.
Actions often speak louder than words. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin wouldn’t publicly call out any defensive players in the wake of last Sunday’s 35-30 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, but his reaction was resounding.
Outside linebacker Jarvis Jones was moved out of the starting rotation in favor of 38-year-old James Harrison, who will now line up opposite Anthony Chickillo. Those two will start when the Steelers (4-5) head to Cleveland (0-10) Sunday in an attempt to snap a four-game losing streak.
For more details, click here to read Dale Lolley’s story.
He oversaw arguably the greatest era in Canon-McMillan High School wrestling. Now, Chris Mary is going to receive one of the state’s highest honors in the sport.
Mary, who led the Big Macs to five PIAA championships – three individual and two dual meet – will be part of this year’s class of inductees into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
For more information on Mary and the hall of fame honor, click here to read Joe Tuscano’s story.
A Nemacolin man is in jail after allegedly exposing himself to a teenage female who was waiting for the school bus Wednesday morning.
Cumberland Township police said Lawrence Michael Plavi, 35, of 204 Hilltop Court, sat next to the 18-year-old at a bus stop near Roosevelt Avenue in Nemacolin just after 7 a.m. and asked her if she wanted to smoke crack cocaine out of his pipe. She said no twice and turned away from the man, according to court documents.
Click here to read the full story from Greene County reporter Katie Anderson.