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State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa formally requested an audit and investigation by several state agencies into the administration of taxpayer funds by the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council after allegations the nonprofit gave preferential treatment to companies affiliated with Fay-Penn ...

A group of seven men who robbed motorists at rest stops in 2023 pleaded guilty Monday. According to a press release from state Attorney General Dave Sunday, the men pleaded guilty to five counts of third-degree felony robbery, and a Westmoreland County judge sentenced them each to at least ...

The large excavator being used to raze the Courthouse Square parking garage in Washington overturned Tuesday morning and toppled into a trench, bringing the demolition project to a screeching halt. The operator got out of the vehicle on his own power and was checked by medics at the scene ...

A SWAT team was called to Peters Township Saturday night after a man was accused of threatening his neighbor with a shotgun. Gregory Steven Morris, 68, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of terroristic threats, simple assault and reckless endangerment. According to ...

East Washington police charged a man with a felony of aggravated assault Saturday after he was accused of assaulting a police officer while being arrested. Tyler Alan Lash, 30, of Washington, also faces misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of children and resisting arrest. According ...

Cecil Township police arrested a man Sunday for driving under the influence while a teenager was in his vehicle. Grevis Yohan Parada Vasquez, 30, of South Fayette Township, faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of children and a misdemeanor of driving under the influence. According ...