Killing outside area bar leads to prison for woman who conspired
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December 17, 2025

Killing outside area bar leads to prison for woman who conspired

By By JUSTIN VELLUCCI TribLive 

A woman acquitted of homicide in a 2020 shooting outside a McKeesport bar but convicted of conspiring to commit the crime is headed to prison for up to 14 years.

Commissioners plan to strip hotel tax revenue from county tourism to build convention center
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
Commissioners plan to strip hotel tax revenue from county tourism to build convention center
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
December 17, 2025
Jeff Kotula of the county’s Tourism Promotion Agency warns that the move would be a violation of state law. Washington County commissioners are weighing changes to the county’s hotel tax ordinance tha...
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POLICE LOG
December 17, 2025
Monongahela police arrested a Finleyville man who allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven in Monongahela. Gary Kovach, 42, is charged with three counts of robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, receiving ...
Nancy D. Smith
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Nancy D. Smith
December 17, 2025
CENTERVILLE Nancy D. Smith, 88, of Centerville, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jefferson Hospital. A daughter of the late Dr. Gordon E. Dannels and Lavada Hesselgesser Dannels, she was born ...
Priscilla L. ‘Sis’ Hogan
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Priscilla L. ‘Sis’ Hogan
December 17, 2025
WEST NEWTON Priscilla L. “Sis” Hogan, 94, of West Newton, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. She was born April 23, 1931, daughter of the late Arthur H. and Iva G. Jones King. Sis had a devotion to the Bless...