Police said Tuesday a North Huntington woman and her boyfriend were both charged with assault for a fight over wrapping gifts. Authorities say Daniel Hill and Diedra Dibucci, both 50 years old, were arrested after the incident in the North Huntingdon apartment they shared. Police answered a call about a man with a knife and had to force their way inside. That’s where they say they found Hill on the floor, with injuries and scratches to his face and neck. Dibucci told officers Hill threw a chair at her and grabbed a kitchen knife. Hill was charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest. He was jailed after failing to post bail. Court records indicated Dibucci faces an assault charge. Police say the fight began when Hill found Dibucci wrapping presents for another boyfriend.

As a Pennsylvania attorney general’s office investigation continues, many Ellwood City Medical Center Workers remain unsure when they will get the full wages they are owed. Hospital officials say that the medical center is working closely with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry on a plan for getting the 152 laid off employees paid. They say everyone who is still working at the hospital – which is about 20 people – have been paid in full.

Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help in identifying two suspects accused of stealing cash and a gun safe from a local hardware store earlier this month. According to police, the suspects broke into Parsons Inc., located on Kendall Road in Hanover Township, in the early morning hours of December 19th. The two were caught on camera loading the safe into an early 2000‘s gray and silver Dodge Dakota four-door pick up. The vehicle appeared to have rust damage on the passenger’s side rear door and driver’s side rear fender. Anyone with information is asked to call State Police Beaver at (724) 773-7400.

A man was arrested after police said he rummaged through a family’s home in Moon Township while they slept upstairs. Police said they responded to a report of a burglary Monday in the Crosswinds housing complex off of Becks Run Road in Moon Township. Several homes along Blue Ride Drive were approached from the rear by two people before one of the homes was entered through an unlocked basement door. Police said when the burglary happened, the family living inside the home was sleeping upstairs. Police say items from the home and the cars parked at the home were stolen, including a gun safe containing rifles. On Tuesday, police arrested Shawn Dupree Graham and charged him with burglary. He is currently in the Allegheny County Jail. Police said they also executed a search warrant on the home where Graham lived and recovered many of the stolen items. Police are still working to identify the second burglar or anyone else involved in the crime. Anyone with information is asked to call Moon Township  police at 412-262-5000 and ask for the Special Investigations Unit.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 26TH, 2019

 

 

TODAY – AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. SOME SUN
THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 57.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE DEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT. LOW – 47.

FRIDAY – CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES. HIGH – 56.

SATURDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 50.

SUNDAY – RAIN. HIGH – 57.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office is ordering the owners of Ellwood City Medical Center to pay all money owed and bring the hospital back into compliance or divest itself of control over the facility.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a petition Monday in Lawrence County Court to compel Florida-based Americore Health LLC to pay wages, unemployment taxes and pension contributions due to approximately 150 hospital workers who have not been paid.

The petition also asks the court to hold the owners accountable for their promises and to obey the law by paying their employees and keeping the hospital open to provide crucial emergency medical services or they should be removed

Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help in identifying two suspects accused of stealing cash and a gun safe from a local hardware store earlier this month.

The suspects broke into Parsons Inc., located on Kendall Road in Hanover Township, in the early morning hours of Dec. 10, according to police. The two were caught on camera loading the safe into an early-2000s gray and silver Dodge Dakota four-door pickup. The vehicle appeared to have rust damage on the passenger’s side rear door and driver’s side rear fender.

Anyone with information is asked to call State Police Beaver at 724-773-7400.

 

(Mercer County) A FedEx driver was seen throwing packages into a ditch from a Penske truck in Mercer County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a witness observed the driver in a FedEx uniform throwing packages from the truck into a ditch along Horvath Road. When the witness confronted the driver, he said he was going to pick them up but then drove off without them. Tracking numbers for the packages were scanned by the driver, indicating he had delivered the packages to their destinations. The packages were recovered by state police and returned to FedEx to be delivered. Charges are pending once a final value of the packages is determined.

Tractor-trailer crash sparks explosion, fire on Turnpike
Authorities say a crash involving two tractor-trailers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike sparked a fiery explosion that closed several lanes of the highway in Westmoreland County. The crash in New Stanton occurred around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities say one truck crashed into another that was stopped, causing an explosion and fuel spill. But it did not appear that anyone was injured. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. The crash caused authorities to block all westbound lanes and one eastbound lane near mile marker 75 for a few hours.

It takes a tech village to track Santa on Christmas Eve
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press
Christmas Eve is here, and that means millions around the globe are watching Santa’s journey in real time. NORAD Tracks Santa is back, this time with updated technology and mobile apps for real-time updates on Ol’ Saint Nick’s progress. For the young and young-at-heart, you can still call 1-877-HI-NORAD to get Santa’s whereabouts. The operation has become its own holiday tradition:  For 64 years, NORAD, as the U.S.-Canadian air defense command is known, and its predecessors have kept close watch on Santa’s journey, assuring anxious children and adults alike that he’s on his way. If would like to track Santa on line go to Noradsanta.org