Category Archives: Regional/State News

Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas is taking issue with an agreement the local sheriff has signed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The disagreement stems from a document Sheriff James...

A 16-year-old driver from Punxsutawney was cited after a hit-and-run crash in a Walmart parking lot in Jefferson County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The incident occurred around 5:12 p.m. ...

Sentencing is being ordered for a former Derry Borough woman convicted on charges including statutory sexual assault. Prosecutors say that 34-year-old Kristen Locher had sex with a teenage boy at leas...

Funeral services are being planned for the four teenagers killed in a Sewickley Township vehicle crash. Fifteen-year-old Brady Hunker, eighteen-year-old Rocco Zugai, fifteen-year-old Felicity Martini ...

Gambling tax revenue is funding a couple of unique police vehicle purchases in Westmoreland County. Over one-million dollars generated by gambling at Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township is be...

Officials in Ligonier Township are launching a plan to turn the closed Ligonier Beach into a public park. The area was permanently shut down in 2018 due to flooding. Now, local leaders are looking for...

A bill that would change how Pennsylvania recognizes marriage has passed the state house and is on its way to the Senate. House Bill 1800 would modify the state's definition of marriage from a contrac...

The Pennsylvania House is passing a measure that would set up a statewide increase in minimum wage. House Bill 2189 passed with bipartisan support in a 104-to-95 vote yesterday. The legislation would ...

Building plans for a new high school in Hempfield Township are coming in under budget. School district officials were expecting a price tag of about 150-million dollars, but recent estimates came in a...

Pennsylvania State Police in Marienville are investigating the theft of a homemade cannon reported stolen March 23 from a residence along Maple Drive in Clarion County. Police said a 64-year-old Leepe...