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A free public screening of a documentary about people living in recovery from an addiction will be held Thursday at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The film — “The Anonymous People” — will be followed by a panel discussion. The event is being sponsored by the Westmoreland...

Suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez was booked into the Westmoreland County Prison on Monday. Sheriff’s deputies transported Vazquez from the Allegheny County Jail, where he has been held for nearly a week after his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a former Scottdale teenage girl. The 28-year-old relief pitcher is...

An 87-year-old woman was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in Salem Township, according to state police. Huldah Holby of Salem was stopped in a Buick on Hannastown Road at its intersection with Route 22 at 8:45 a.m. She pulled out onto the highway and attempted to make a left...

A 15-year-old Indiana County boy was charged through juvenile probation after state police said he brought drugs and a knife into an East Mahoning Township school last week. Troopers said the Rochester Mills boy had a black knife and suspected marijuana in a glass container at the building on Thursday....

A doctor wrote Nicki Ross a prescription for Percocet. It changed her life. The Greensburg woman was prescribed the opiate painkiller after a 2001 surgery. She took three to four pills a day at first. Soon, she was downing as many as 20 daily, taking to the streets to find...

A woman who alleges former Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown made an unwanted sexual advance toward her said she received what she described as intimidating text messages from a number associated with Brown, according to Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated published an article this week detailing a few allegations against Brown,...

Two arson cases against a Jeannette man, including one in which an elderly woman died, will be tried together, a Westmoreland County judge ruled this week. Brian Rendon, 35, had sought stand trial separately on the accusations. Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said the fires occurred within two days of each other,...

Dr. Sam Akhavan won’t be competing, but he will experience all the excitement from the field during Team USA’s play in the men’s 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. The Allegheny Health Network orthopedic physician will be keeping a close eye on the USA players, watching for concussions and knee...

Members of the Laurel Highlands DUI Task Force will be looking for intoxicated drivers this weekend in Westmoreland County. There will be a stationary sobriety checkpoint and roving patrols on Friday and Saturday, according to a news release. Authorities did not say where the enforcement will be taking place. Police...

A Jeannette man allegedly led agents from the state attorney general’s office on a foot chase to his home Tuesday where they found drugs and cash, according to court papers. Damone Akeir Morton, 24, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $20,000 bail on charges of aggravated assault,...

Westmoreland County Prison officials are working to transfer a male inmate who attempted suicide Friday to Torrance State Hospital in Derry Township for mental health treatment, Warden John Walton said. The inmate was found Friday night hanging by a bed sheet in a disciplinary cell as guards made their regular...

A Homewood man riding a motorcycle died Monday night after being involved in a crash in the Pittsburgh neighborhood. Charles William Allen, 24, was riding an off-road motorcycle at 9:40 p.m. when he collided with a car near the intersection of Kelly Street and North Dallas Avenue, according to Pittsburgh...

Faith-based nonprofit The Celebration of Life, which runs the annual Very Special Prom, is in need of help after flooding in July damaged donated gowns, dress shoes and other items set for sale at a flea market. Organization volunteer president Tina Rusiski said the items were being stored in the...

A Loyalhanna Township man is accused of breaking into a Derry Borough home early Sunday and then leading police on a nine mile chase, according to court papers. Clark Headrick, 30, was arraigned Monday on charges of burglary, fleeing from police, reckless endangerment and several other offenses. He was being...

A Latrobe man posted $500 bond last week after he was arrested on animal cruelty charges in connection with 17 dead animals found inside his former Derry Township mobile home. Andrew T. Pevarnik, 44, had been evicted from the home in April. The animals — 11 guinea pigs, five rats...

The books were always calling to Brian Dawson. As a young boy, he’d ride his bicycle a couple of blocks from his Mt. Pleasant home to the library to pore over a series of Time-Life books with gold lettering and brown covers. They’d transport him to a land of cowboys,...

Police are on the look for a West Newton man who allegedly beat up a 1-year-old boy Thursday while the child’s mother was at work. Troopers said Salvatore Albert Salvio, 24, stole a car and cell phone belonging to the boy’s mother after she returned to her Sewickley Township home...

Drugs, six guns and $3,500 were seized Thursday from two Jeannette homes during raids by city police, agents from the state Attorney General’s office and members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, according to police Chief Shannon Binda. Charges were filed Friday against five adults in connection with the raids on...

A 3-month-old East Huntingdon boy remained hospitalized after state police arrested the child’s father Wednesday for allegedly assaulting the baby, leaving him with three broken ribs, bruising and a brain hemorrhage. Taylor Joseph Shipley, 19, is being held without bail at the Westmoreland County Prison on charges of aggravated assault...

A Fayette County man pleaded guilty in federal court this week for making hoax emergency phone calls to a Florida police department following an argument with an online gaming opponent, according to federal court records. Nicholas Huffine, 20, pleaded guilty to interstate threats, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said. Huffine participated...

Dignitaries and families of those aboard United Airlines Flight 93 are gathering in Somerset County this morning for the 18th annual remembrance of the 40 people who died fighting back against terrorists. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt were keynote speakers for the observance at...