Category Archives: Regional/State News

State Police are asking folks to keep an eye out for a suspect wanted on an attempted homicide charge out of Westmoreland County. Fifty-four-year-old James Sever is accused of placing explosives benea...

A request for bail is being denied in the case of a Greensburg man accused of paying an underage girl for sex. Thirty-year-old Samuel Oglesby was arrested near Johnstown last week on charges including...

Charges are being filed against a Western Pennsylvania teacher and athletics coach accused of sexual assault. According to reports, 50-year-old Jared Lampus engaged in sexual contact with a teen on mu...

An elementary school teacher who also coaches volleyball is being charged with rape, trafficking and sexual assault. Pennsylvania State Police say Jared Lampus was arrested Friday in Buffalo Township,...

In Allegheny County, five members of the Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company are being suspended with reports that they responded to a recent call while intoxicated. Officials say a concerned citizen ti...

Residents in the Pittsburgh region may see low flying helicopters and planes in the coming weeks. This comes as the Allegheny County Health Department is working with the U.S. Department of Agricultur...

A suspicious item found in Westmoreland County is being investigated. Authorities say that on Thursday afternoon, a PennDOT worker discovered the suspicious item inside a box on Route 30 near the Penn...

First-time filings for unemployment are decreasing across Pennsylvania. That's according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which says for the week ending August 9th, there were more than 9,600 first-ti...

With SEPTA's deadline to secure funding just hours away, a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate failed to advance after a House Committee voted against it yesterday. Pennsylvan...

A DuBois woman reported missing earlier this week has been found alive, according to city police. Authorities say 39-year-old Brooke Elizabeth Andres was spotted walking along Route 36 between Punxsut...