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Upper Burrell is getting closer to fixing two of the seven landslides affecting Lower Drennen Road. The township was approved for a federal grant of more than $180,000 through U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s office. But the award doesn’t mean work will start right away. The township, according to supervisors Chairman

Both the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State are requiring people on campus to wear masks when they are indoors at campuses in certain counties. The move comes as a result of the Centers for Disease Control designating those counties as having a high level of covid-19 transmission. The requirement

A homeless man was charged with attempted homicide after, investigators said, he lured a man to the front of the Arnold Manor high-rise in Arnold on Tuesday and shot him three times. Tevian Williams, 20, was charged with felony counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, carrying a firearm without a

A Braddock man was hospitalized Tuesday night after being shot three times in Arnold, according to Arnold Police Chief Eric Doutt. The 20-year-old Black man who was not identified by name was outside Arnold Manor along the 1600 block of Horne Boulevard when someone opened fire around 7:15 p.m., according

With its bright orange cladding, the Digital Foundry at New Kensington stands out in downtown New Kensington. But as it gets up and running, officials hope it will be better known for helping students and residents acquire the skills employers are looking for and giving manufacturers access to technologies they

Upper Burrell police filed felony charges against a man after his girlfriend told them she needed surgery to remove her spleen after he stomped on her during an argument. Marcus Lamont Obey, 41, of the 400 block of 11th Street in New Kensington, was charged with felony counts of aggravated

Pleasure Acres is New Alexandria, Pennsylvania is a rescue center for equines in need.

It’s a family affair at 3740 Cafe in Upper Burrell. Located along the winding and rural Milligantown Road, 3740 Cafe seems like it’s in the middle of nowhere. It is anything but. Mike and Christy Albert strategically chose the one-story building at 3740 Milligantown Road because it is within two

A 1-mile stretch of Seventh Street Road in Upper Burrell was shut down Friday afternoon while police investigated a fatal motorcycle accident, according to authorities. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. near the township’s volunteer fire department and was reported by a passing motorist, according to a Westmoreland County 911

Two people arrested at an Upper Burrell home face multiple felony drug and weapons charges after police said they found more than 2 ounces of crystal meth, a stolen handgun and other evidence of drug dealing during a search of the home. Djuan “Chiz” Osceola Williams, 42, of the 7000