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The attorney for Ronald Weiss yesterday filed a brief objecting to the "cumulative testimony by Scott Robinette", the former state Deputy Attorney General who prosecuted the murder case against Weiss ...

State Police have issued another "Five Most Wanted" poster for Indiana County fugitives, and updated a name that is no longer on the list.   That would be 30-year-old Casey James Crozier of Coude...

In a plea-and-sentence agreement, a New Florence man was ordered yesterday to serve three months of house arrest for trying to set a fire at his girlfriend's apartment in January of last year.   ...

Leaders of Cheyney University are fighting to keep the school afloat, and yesterday they announced a plan for the university's "resurgence". It starts with a $4 million fundraising campaign, with a go...

Yesterday was deadline day for Kevin Murphy's attorney to file an amended appeal of his convictions for the murders of his mother, sister, and aunt in 2009. There is no entry yet on his Westmoreland C...

With a single docket entry, it appears to be the end of the line for Richard McAnulty's appeal of his murder conviction.   The 63-year-old McAnulty was found guilty in 2011 of the murder of 39-ye...

We get WalletHub reports all the time on a variety of subjects, generally on topics such as "best cities for football fans" or "best areas for finding a tech job", and now the personal finance website...

The complicated case against Ronald Weiss inched forward yesterday with the filing of a brief by the state Attorney General's office on double jeopardy issues. Weiss, who is formerly from Shelocta, wa...

With Senator Don White having retired last week, his longtime Chief of Staff, Joe Pittman, has announced that he will seek the Republican nod for the 41st District seat in a special election this Spri...

Jury selection is scheduled today for 36-year-old Shannon Kay Dixon of Creekside, who is facing charges for sexual assault involving two children. Her husband is scheduled for trail on the same charge...