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A man is accused of nearly hitting people with his car at a parade. It happened Saturday during the Christmas celebration in Freeport Borough. Southern Armstrong Regional Police say a blue sedan was seen driving recklessly on Riverside Drive near a gazebo, as well as on grass. The suspect then allegedly led police on a chase.

The trial of three men charged in connection with a fatal July 2022 shooting in New Kensington is expected to begin Tuesday. A 12-person jury and two alternates were seated Monday to hear evidence in the cases against Amir Kennedy, 16, DaMontae Brooks, 17, and Elijah Gary, 20, all of New Kensington. Prosecutors said they and four others participated in a melee that led to the shooting death of 39-year-old Jason Raiford at the Valley Royal Court Apartments.

Summit Academy says two students have left the school and are believed to be in the area. School officials sent the alert out Sunday around 2 a.m. They say the students are not dangerous, but urge residents in the Herman area to lock their doors and cars. If you see...

Whether you're thinking about adopting a pet or simply delight in watching cute animals, you'd find a plethora of endearing pets awaiting adoption at animal shelters across and close to new kensington..

RAYBURN, Pa. — Firefighters were called to the scene when flames broke out in a home in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County. The fire was reported around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at home on Iron Bridge Road. There were no initial reports of injuries. There was also no early word on...

Two years after a raging fire swept through St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arnold, support has swelled to see the rise of a new $2.2 million sanctuary. The disaster on Dec. 4, 2021, could easily have destroyed the congregation of just 35 members. Instead, it made the parish...

Thousands of Penn Power customers will be without power on Sunday during a scheduled blackout happening in Butler County.

A Leechburg woman with power of attorney for her elderly relative is accused of keeping the money after selling her relative’s home and then abandoning her at a nursing home with the $25 left over from $80,000 in savings and investments she had. Virginia R. McLachlan, 72, of the...

Outgoing Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will be taking a new position next month. After serving in the top position for 12 years in Allegheny County, Rich Fitzgerald will become the Executive Director for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. It’s a federally designated metropolitan planning organization in charge of guiding government...

A woman arrested during a late September raid at a home in Vandergrift has been accused by police of being a meth dealer. Olivia Rimma Newcamp, 27, of the 400 block of Cedar Run Road in Indiana Township was charged with two felony counts of possession of drugs with the intent to deliver along with three misdemeanor drug charges and a count of tampering with evidence.

Photo from Unsplash and unrelated to the city. For most people, it is a constant necessity of life to manage gas prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Monday is $3.242, a week ago the price is $3.250 , according to AAA.

MARS — A new radio station may be coming to Butler County soon, according to Mayor Gregg Hartung. At a borough council meeting Monday evening, Dec. 4, Hartung announced that he had recently been in preliminary talks over a potential Low Power FM station in the borough. The talks were between Hartung and Phil Lenz, a retired former broadcast engineer for Pittsburgh radio stations who contacted the mayor’s office.

When he got Isabella DeVito into the wrestling room at Lock Haven, second-year coach Matt Lackey immediately was struck by her demeanor. For someone who competes in such a high-intensity sport, she was, in Lackey’s words, “very mild mannered.”. But once she got on the mat, that demeanor...

Joy and excitement — and even some fake snow — were in the air in New Kensington on Saturday morning, as crowds lined Fifth and Fourth avenues to make way for the city’s Christmas parade. “It’s nice to see everyone come out for the holidays,” said Justin...

This week in Butler County, Pennsylvania, there were several incidents that occurred, resulting in minor injuries and property damage. These incidents include a three-vehicle accident in Butler Township, a man charged for staying at a stranger's campsite and stealing a car, a house fire near Connoquenessing Elementary, a student making improvements a year after a car crash, a crash between a school bus and a dump truck, and the location of an accused driver involved in a hit-and-run.

Some Steelers fans in Beaver and Butler Counties couldn't watch part of Sunday's game due to a planned power outage. The outage affected about 3,000 customers, according to Penn Power. The planned outage shut off power about an hour before the game started, and it left some fans and local...

LANCASTER TWP — The parking lot of a small country church along Perry Highway overflowed with cars, adults, teenagers and a former Pittsburgh Steelers player Saturday as several religious and secular groups brought, sorted and shelved more than 12 pickup truckloads of nonperishable food for the needy. Jocelyn Christensen,...

A failing water distribution system in Tarentum coupled with an impractical contract for wholesale water costs to East Deer will spur a rate increase this spring for people in both municipalities. Costs will climb by $1.30 per 1,000 gallons — about an 11% increase in Tarentum and about a 29%...

GREENSBURG, Pa. — Several people charged in connection with a deadly shooting are set for trial Monday. Seven people, a mix of teens and adults, were charged in connection to the death of Jason Raiford. Originally, six defendants, including Da'Montae Brooks, Raquan Carpenter, Jonathan Felder, Amir Kennedy, Elijah Gary...

Four years ago, residents of rural Warren County were shocked when a Pennsylvania developer announced plans to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses on 600 acres of prime farmland in White Township. From the local viewpoint, nothing about the Jaindl Land Co. plan made sense. High quality soils for...