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Drivers were asked to avoid part of Route 40 in Fayette County on Monday afternoon after a truck rollover.

AMITY TWP., Pa. -- Police are investigating after a man was seen hanging from a tree stand in Amity Township. Police say the incident happened Monday. Around 7 p.m. police responded to the 200 block of Geiger Rd. and needed to climb through a corn field and wooded area. Officials...

Police in Connellsville are looking for a man they say broke into his grandmother’s house and robbed her.

Two Bethel Park YouTubers are facing felony charges after “pranks” that police say were targeting elderly people.

(WHTM) — A Pennslyvania Lottery retailer in Washington County sold a winning Monopoly Owns It All scratch-off ticket worth $5 million. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Meadows Racetrack & Casino sold the winning ticket. They will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale. The PA Lottery says Monopoly...

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A bike run on Sunday honored the life of a child who died after choking on a piece of food. The run started at the American Legion post in Uniontown and brought out a big crowd. The parents of Owen Hockenberry are trying to make other...

WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Westmoreland County officer is facing charges after he allegedly falsified traffic stops. According to Westmoreland County Detectives, 18 charges have been filed, with counts of tampering with public records, against Matthew Painter. Painter, who is part of the Jeannette Police Department, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Detectives were […]

After continued warmer weather into October, it’s started to actually feel like fall in the Pittsburgh area. And, for areas east of Pittsburgh, temps are dipping down enough to cause a frost advisory.

The Meyersdale Red Raiders will challenge the Brownsville Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meyersdale's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Brownsville's offense will have their work cut out for them. Meyersdale's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Northern...

The Big Lots on Lincoln Highway in North Versailles is among over 40 other locations that will shutter as the parent company continues to go through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

A lucky couple hit the jackpot — individually — at a Westmoreland County casino recently.

CLARKSBURG, W.VA.- On Monday, October 7, 2024, two Michigan men appeared in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Kleeh for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in Monongalia County, West Virginia. According to...

Four employees of the Blackburn Center in Greensburg are facing charges after, state police said, they denied entry to troopers attempting to serve an emergency child custody order. Police reported prying a door open Oct. 1 in an effort to locate the child after repeated attempts to get inside a...

A Pittsburgh man is facing charges in Butler County after stealing checks and cashing them in for thousands of dollars. Middlesex Township Police received a call in early May from a man who claimed checks had been stolen from his mailbox and $1,985 was missing from his account. Upon investigation,...

Lucky, the dog stolen from his 87-year-old owner at Tractor Supply in Mount Pleasant, is now featured on billboards in Pittsburgh.

A Westmoreland County judge said Tuesday a New Kensington man charged last summer with the murder of his former roommate has been found to be mentally competent. Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Mears said a psychological evaluation appears to have cleared the path for the prosecution of Nico Lee Harris, 40, who was charged in July with criminal homicide, burglary and trespassing in connection with the July 5 killing of 58-year-old David Risher, whose body was discovered in a Freeport Road home police the two men once shared.

Michelle Majocha figures the odds are pretty good that more than doubling the cost of the Mega Millions lottery ticket from $2 to $5 next April won’t help sales of a lottery game that offers a jackpot of millions. With the news this week the consortium directing the 45-state...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 8:. Man arrested outside Kennywood amid fight with police. A 25-year-old man was arrested by Allegheny County Police in connection to a fight over the weekend outside of Kennywood Park. Jabari Ata Wilson Jr., who in court...

Wilson Thomas is credited with saving his mother’s life, and it’s all thanks to the skills he learned in the classroom.

Carl Crawley’s favorite sport? Whichever one was in season. “I played volleyball and we won the state championship,” said the 1957 Monessen graduate. “I was a baseball player and could knock the ball out of the park. Basketball, football, I ran track. My favorite was the one I was doing at the time.”