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Vance to speak Wednesday in Erie

U.S. Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, plans to hold a rally Wednesday afternoon in Erie. The visit by the Ohio politician, announced Monday, will take place two days before former President Donald Trump, the GOP’s nominee for president, will appear in Johnstown. At the Erie event, Vance...
Slow, steady, bipartisan: Facts, not fiction, guide Rep. Mike Kelly in Trump shooting probe

Controversial claims and conspiracy theories have proliferated in the six weeks since the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. On Monday, the conservative Heritage Foundation hosted an event at which some Republican lawmakers claimed the Secret Service might have been criminally negligent and pushed the notion that...
Woman severely injured in tractor crash in Allegheny Township

A woman was flown from Allegheny Township to a Pittsburgh area hospital with a severe leg injury sustained in a crash Monday afternoon. Westmoreland County Public Safety reported a tractor rolled over onto a woman shortly before 6 p.m. at 1357 Route 356, not far from Leechburg Road. Township police...
How Nintendo nostalgia is driving a new wave of video game production in Pa.

This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Forty years after the cinder block-sized Nintendo Entertainment System introduced America’s youth to virtual duck hunting and Mushroom Kingdom plumbing, devotees...
Washington County broke law by refusing to tell voters when it rejected their ballot, judge says

HARRISBURG — A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters that their mail-in ballot had been rejected and wouldn’t be counted in last April’s primary election, a judge ruled. As a result, voters in Washington County were unable to exercise their legal right...
Jeannette, Greensburg Salem expect supervision of younger students at high school athletic events

Elementary age children attending sporting events at McKee Stadium must have a parent or guardian with them under a new policy approved this month by Jeannette City school directors. Superintendent Matt Jones said the policy stands for any event at McKee Stadium, but it is primarily geared toward high school...
North Versailles man faces felony charge for gun in Verona park

A North Versailles man is facing a felony gun charge after, police say, he was caught trespassing during a Verona officer’s routine patrol on Saturday night. While an officer was securing Riverbank Park, a Verona park that closes at sundown, he came across two men, Rikquan Fulmore, 19, and another...
Attorney for North Huntingdon sex offender claims his client was assaulted at Westmoreland County Prison

A North Huntingdon man who admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl claimed that he was assaulted at the Westmoreland County Prison while awaiting resolution of his court case, his attorney said Monday. Defense attorney Pat Thomassey pleaded for leniency saying James Gockel, 41, has lived a troubled life that...
Guards at fault for jail cell escape; inmate tampering claims dropped

Westmoreland County officials on Monday said guards failed to ensure a cell door was locked, an oversight that led to an inmate’s escape attempt earlier this month. Three guards were fired by the prison board, although no explanation was given as to the reasons for the terminations. Commissioner Doug Chew,...
Monessen teen appeals prison sentence for classmate’s fatal shooting

A Monessen teen convicted in the killing of a 16-year-old classmate in 2022 claims in an appeal filed Monday that a Westmoreland County judge abused his discretion when he imposed a maximum 25-year prison sentence. Terry Newton, 18, was ordered in July to serve at least eight years in prison...
Trafford man stabbed in domestic dispute; woman charged

A Trafford woman is accused of stabbing a man with a knife multiple times Saturday morning during a domestic dispute, Trafford police said. Danielle Smith, 44, is accused of stabbing a man in both arms during an argument at about 9:30 a.m. at her Adrian Avenue residence, Trafford police said....
Police say North Huntingdon Walmart employee used fake return scheme to pocket nearly $48,000

A scheme that police said involved creating fake returns at the North Huntingdon Walmart store led to a Jeannette man pocketing nearly $48,000. Robert O’Brien, 21, of Jeannette, is awaiting a preliminary hearing next month on charges of theft, receiving stolen property, computer trespass and misapplication of property. Township police...
Penn Township man accused of injuring Manor police officer, jailed on assault charges

A Penn Township man is accused of assaulting a Manor police officer during a neighborhood dispute in Harrison City, township police said. Police said Kurt J. Pfeiffer, 58, of Harrison City resisted arrest on Aug. 19 by tucking in his arms and twisting his body, causing the officer to fall,...
Pigeon heroes: Hampton-based Dovecote Missions builds on birds’ heralded tradition

One of the most heralded airborne heroes of World War I didn’t fly a plane. Cher Ami is credited with saving the lives of 194 American soldiers, for which he received the Croix de Guerre from the French government to honor bravery on the battlefield. Not bad for a bird....
Curb appeal: Springdale businesswoman pitches idea to clean up Pittsburgh Street

Kathy Crissman was appalled at what she saw as she strolled Springdale’s Pittsburgh Street during the borough’s community day in early July. “This place is dirty,” she said of the borough’s main business artery. “It has so much trash and dirt on the street.” The top issues, Crissman said, include...
Dave & Andy’s ice cream shop reopening in Oakland

Jason and Laura Kasten had their first date at Dave & Andy’s Homemade Ice Cream shop more than two decades ago. So when the couple heard the iconic store was closing, they and their daughter Sarah reached out to owner Andy Hardie to reopen the business. Jason and Sarah are...

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