O-R Weekend Recap: 5 things you need to know for Monday
Do you have a case of the Mondays? If you need something to talk about from the weekend today, the Observer-Reporter has you covered with this list of the five most-read stories from our website this weekend.
A Westmoreland County woman, already wanted on a warrant obtained by Greensburg police, was arrested Thursday night by Bentleyville police on prostitution and other charges at a borough motel after police said they found her advertising on the internet.
Iyeashia Cheyenne Hudspath, 24, of Greensburg, also is charged with possession of an incapacitation device and possession of drug paraphernalia. After finding her alleged advertisement, Chief Richard Young said he called her Thursday and negotiated a price.
For more details, click here to read Kathie Warco’s story.
Two Western Pennsylvania men have pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy in a shooting death during a botched robbery more than four years ago.
Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Stepoli and 23-year-old Antoine Hairston were to go on trial next week in Westmoreland County in the December 2012 killing of 36-year-old Chris Fincik in his Monessen home. Prosecutors said they entered the pleas Friday as part of an agreement calling for 10- to 20-year terms.
For more information, click here to read the report from the Associated Press.
When Scott Orndoff takes the field today at Lucas Oil Stadium with the rest of the tight ends at the NFL Draft Combine, he’ll do so with a bittersweet thought in his mind.
Later in the day, he and his parents, Scott and Beverly, will drive back home to Waynesburg in what could be a final family football road trip.
What comes next for the promising tight end could take him to Seattle, Houston or some other far-away city to continue his dream of playing in the NFL.
For a family that gave up so much for their son to chase that dream, the real journey might only be beginning.
Click here to learn more from sports writer Dale Lolley.
A Hickory man was charged last week by Smith police with furnishing alcohol to minors and corruption of minors after he allegedly provided alcohol to a teenage driver who was later killed in a crash in which three of the four passengers were seriously injured.
Joshua William Kusky, 22, of 4210 Henderson Road, was charged after police obtained information from the surviving occupants of the vehicle in the accident that killed Tyler Austin Bowe, 19, of Burgettstown, identifying Kusky as the one who provided Bowe with beer and whiskey for $50.
For more details, click here to read Kathie Warco’s report.
“Pay or Die: A Black Hand Story,” a seven-part serial by Park Burroughs, chronicles the rise and fall in Washington County of what may be called the precursor to the Mafia in the United States. The first part of the series ran this weekend, covering a murder trial in East Canonsburg in 1922.