Category Archives: Regional/State News

Sentencing is being ordered for a New Kensington man who authorities say attacked a house guest with a baseball bat. The incident happened in March of last year and resulted in attempted homicide char...

The criminal case against a Mount Pleasant Township couple accused in the death of their 15-month-old son is moving forward. Michael Blasser and Ashley Makarsky made their first court appearance yeste...

A 29-year-old Clarion man faces multiple misdemeanor charges after allegedly sending an email threatening to have an armed militia kill employees of a mineral services company involved in a property d...

A Punxsutawney man accused of passing a $2,138.45 bad check for metal delivered to a fire station in late 2025 has waived multiple felony charges to the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas. GantNew...

The Westmoreland County Housing Authority is working on new rules for people who are visiting residents at the authority's nearly 40 properties. The agency board has asked Executive Director Michael W...

Charges are being filed against an 80-year-old driver following a February wrong-way crash on I-70. Authorities say that Daniel Oliver drove several miles in the wrong direction before crashing his SU...

Governor Josh Shapiro's office is announcing Pennsylvania's first-ever Maternal Health Action Plan. The initiative unveiled Tuesday is an effort to improve maternal health disparities in the Commonwea...

A Penn Township man remains held without bond as he faces assault charges. Jake Stepansky is charged with aggravated assault following an incident earlier this month that he describes as a playful dri...

Westmoreland County commissioners are appointing an interim public defender. James Spriestersbach was hired last month to lead the public defender's office but has suffered a medical emergency that ha...

Results of a recently-released survey recognize Pittsburgh as one of the healthiest cities in America. Consumer advice website WalletHub compared more than 180 American cities in 41 key metrics includ...