Six teenagers now are charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man Sunday in New Kensington. Of the six, one is in custody, according to a statement Wednesday morning from Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. Charges were filed against five of the six teens late Tuesday evening.
Authorities identified a man who was fatally shot over the weekend in New Kensington as Jason Raiford. Two juveniles were arrested early Monday on felony gun charges, and an arrest warrant was issued for another, Amir Kennedy, on a homicide charge, according to a statement from Westmoreland County District Attorney
Police arrested two Lower Burrell residents after they raided two Lower Burrell homes where they found more than $75,000 worth of drugs, drug paraphernalia, a loaded shotgun and $38,000. Police on May 13 arrested Dalton Smith, 25, and Tessa Myers, 23, both of Lower Burrell, after searching their home on
Jurors on Friday found an Allegheny Township man guilty of four rapes and the sexual assaults of two other woman in crimes prosecutors said dated back to the early 2000s. Eric Wright, 50, could receive up to 100 years in prison for the rape offenses, according to Westmoreland County District
An Arnold man faces felony charges after narcotics agents and local police found more than $15,000 in cash and nearly $12,000 worth of crystal meth when they raided his home, according to Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. Tyson Bargerstock, 36, of the 1600 block of Fourth Avenue, is charged
Nearly two ounces of cocaine along with handguns, digital scales and about $20,000 in cash were confiscated during a raid at a New Kensington home that netted some of the 10 people charged with felonies as part of a drug sweep on Friday. In addition to multiple felony drug charges,