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A Fayette County man is accused of threatening a district judge following his arrest last week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and the family cat. David Lee Kovach, 29, of Smock, was charged by state police in Uniontown with disorderly conduct, harassment and making terroristic threats toward South Union District...

When Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw this month attended his first meeting in roughly 20 months, resident Ronald Mozer asked him, “Why should we even pay attention to what you’re doing here today, after missing 40 meetings?” Mozer paid plenty of attention, though, and now wants a Westmoreland County judge to...

A Greensburg theft victim’s personal sleuthing after his electric bicycle disappeared off a downtown street the day after Christmas resulted in criminal charges being filed against a city man this week. Dalton J. Shepard, 20, was charged with receiving stolen property by city police Lt. Rob Jones in connection with...

Budget airline Allegiant plans to add three nonstop destinations out of Pittsburgh International, the airport announced. The Las Vegas-based carrier will add seasonal routes from Pittsburgh to Nashville, Memphis and the Norfolk area beginning in May, according to Bob Kerlik, vice president of media relations for the Allegheny County Airport...

As Westmoreland Heritage Trail officials begin prep work for the trail’s fifth phase, they are also gearing up for an annual fundraiser to offset the cost of trail maintenance. This year’s Comedy Night will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 15 at Colton Hall in Penn Township’s Claridge neighborhood....

A key Tarentum intersection that had been dark since a crash in November is again illuminated at night. Borough crews Monday replaced the streetlight at Lock Street and East 10th Avenue, Borough Manager Michael Nestico said. A light that had been there was knocked out Nov. 25 when a tractor-trailer...

Pittsburgh’s new $1.7 million employee payroll system was touted as cutting edge for its electronic timekeeping capabilities, but city workers were wishing for the old manual system after the new one went awry during its debut at the beginning of the year. Union leaders said members complained of being shorted,...

A 14-year-old boy was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Indiana County on Monday, according to state police. The boy was a passenger in a pickup truck that police said ran a stop sign in Montgomery Township in the northeastern part of the county. The pickup was being driven by...

WPXI-TV is warning viewers who use Dish Network as a cable provider they may lose the channel when their contract expires this week. The NBC-affiliate in Pittsburgh’s Summer Hill neighborhood warned of the potential changes on its website, stating that “Dish has refused to negotiate a fair deal that recognizes...

Eating with Terry Diehl is like watching a science experiment go awry. “My face turns bright red, and I start sweating,” he says. “My tongue feels like it’s made of lava, and it’s being stung by a thousand needles. The lining of my mouth starts to feel warm, then my...

Memorial service planned to honor fallen Apollo police officer A memorial service in honor of Apollo Police Officer Leonard C. Miller who was killed in the line of duty will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church of Apollo, 214 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The Rev. Philip Ramstad will...

A Plum School District online registration effort has been expanded. Parents of kindergartners and first-graders can sign their children up for school via the district’s website starting Feb. 10. “The district piloted an online kindergarten registration last year,” Assistant Superintendent Rick Walsh said. “Approximately 78% of our kindergarten families registered...

Police are searching for a suspect who escaped custody in Pittsburgh on Monday. Authorities said Robert Logsdon, 22, was in custody with a constable heading to the Allegheny County Jail on three arrest warrants when he got out of the vehicle at the intersection of Fort Pitt Boulevard and Stanwix...

Norwin High School students will be able to choose from five new courses next school year, allowing them to earn college credits from two universities and Westmoreland County Community College, as well as save money in the future. The school board Monday approved the new College in High School courses...

An Elizabeth man pleaded guilty to sabotaging railroad signals at multiple locations in Allegheny County, federal prosecutors said Monday. William Curry Brown, 26, admitted to removing and vandalizing equipment along CSX Transportation railroads in November 2017, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. Brown’s guilty plea acknowledged the acts resulted in...

Regulations governing construction and development in Greensburg are riddled with red tape, unnecessary complexity, redundancies and contradictions, according to a new city-commissioned report. The planning department wants to change that as soon as possible, planning director Jeff Raykes said. Greensburg hired planning consultant Denny Puko, who wrote a 25-page report...

Kennametal Inc. closed its Carbidie plant in Hempfield a few months earlier than it stated in its initial plant closing announcement last year. The plant along Arona Road closed at the end of last year, said Christina Sutter, a spokeswoman for the company, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh with corporate...

Penn State Extension will host the workshop, “Making Cover Crops Pay,” Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Armstrong County Extension Office, 120 S. Grant Ave., Suite 1, in Kittanning. The workshop is free to the public, but registration is required. A free breakfast will be offered....

Greensburg will amend its responses to two lawsuits because of concerns by former police chief Walter J. Lyons, who said the documents gave an inaccurate account of his 2016 retirement. Lyons is not a part of either suit, but he was mentioned in both. Former planning director Barbara Ciampini and...

Highlands School District will use one grant to improve computer science education, while another grant-funded program is aimed at improving students’ eyesight. The district has been awarded a $35,000 Smart Grant from the state to improve its elementary and middle school computer science programs, with a focus on increasing participation...

Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series that features Alle-Kiski Valley residents and the notable things they do. Anna Betti plans to start this year the same way she closed out the last one: making meals for fellow Plum residents. “I’m going to keep going up until I...

Rock ‘n roll had its first major impact about 65 years ago, with the release of the Elvis Presley single “That’s All Right (Mama).” Also in 1954, doctors began a mass trial vaccination of children against polio and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. That...

Gasoline prices fell in Pittsburgh and across the nation in the past week as oil prices fell along with tensions between the U.S. and Iran, according to price tracking service GasBuddy. “With Iran and the United States de-escalating rising tensions last week, oil prices plummeted back under $60 per barrel,...

A proposed artificial turf field at Leechburg’s Veterans Memorial Stadium would reduce water runoff to neighboring streets, according to an architect and the company that makes the turf. Drainage from the field was a concern of at least one Veterans Avenue resident, who said runoff from the current grass field...

A Philadelphia man accused last year of sexually assaulting two girls in Harrison was sentenced to prison after accepting a plea bargain Monday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Willie James Porter III, 46, was sentenced to six to 12 years for rape of a child and five years of...