Category Archives: Regional/State News

The South Greensburg fire chief is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his own department. According to a criminal complaint, White allegedly purchased "donations" using the department's ban...

A central Pennsylvania amusement company has pleaded guilty to a felony tied to illegal gambling machines across the state. Attorney General Dave Sunday says Schuylkill County-based Deibler Brothers N...

A giant black top hat installed in Barclay Square debuted over Groundhog Day weekend as a new attraction and photo opportunity in downtown Punxsutawney. In today's Punxsutawney Spirit, Borough officia...

The owner and namesake of Ruthie's Diner has died less than a month after the eatery was destroyed in a fire. An obituary for Doris Ruth Stevens says she passed away at her home in Somerset County on ...

The Beaver County Farm Rescue team on Monday came to the aid of a Clydesdale horse. The horse -- named Shamrock -- was found entangled in barbed wire. Authorities say it appeared the animal had been t...

Sentencing is being ordered for an Arnold man convicted on federal drug trafficking charges. Kevin Watson was arrested in 2019 after trying flee a traffic stop with a child in his vehicle and crashing...

The trial of a Unity man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend continues in Westmoreland County. Thomas Stanko is charged in the death of Cassandra Gross. Gross was reported missing in 2018 and, though...

Pennsylvania State Police said an 18-year-old driver was cited following a single-vehicle crash Feb. 6 on Cloe Rossiter Road in Bell Township, Jefferson County. Troopers said Willah R. Van Horn of Stu...

A 48-year-old man is jailed after allegedly robbing a convenience store with a machete and then crashing his vehicle into a beer distributor to steal beer, police said. William Dickun III, of Greensbu...

Punxsutawney Borough Police have charged a local man in connection with a pair of weekend restaurant burglaries. According to ExploreJeffersonPa.Com, Tristen Michael Lambert, 27, of Punxsutawney, is a...