Alexandria News

An Alexandria man is dead after police said he apparently tried to "beat" a train through a railroad crossing at Barree Road in Porter Township, Huntingdon County.

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court.

The memorial service for Col. James Smith couldn't hold the attention of 1-year-old Alexandria Cedrone of York as much as a brightly colored umbrella could.

A philanthropic businessman admitted Wednesday that he lied on bank documents to obtain over $40 million in loans on his jet, Nantucket vacation home and student-loan company.

A computerized spell-checker run amok christened several Pennsylvania high school students with new -- and in some cases unflattering -- last names.

From the oval tracks to the drag strips of the Tri-State area, promoters are looking for a break -- a break in the weather for Memorial Day weekend events.

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“Confrontation and contention is like food to me”

ST. MARYS, Pa. - Welcome to the home of Straub beer, Pennsylvania elk, and a book club that has been meeting for 48 years. via Philly.com

Damage set at $300. Derry Twp. * Theft from a motor vehicle, nine truck tires with rims, chains, binders, tools, and a tarp totaling about $7,500 from a flatbed tractor-trailer owned by J.E.T. Trucking of New ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

Police are investigating a report someone threw rocks at a vehicle traveling Route 30 in Somerset County. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“And (Fed Chairman) Ben Bernanke's going to be in charge of that.”

NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. - Bonnie Kelley thinks of the good times her family had in the 1990s, when it almost seemed as if Bill Clinton pitched in as their financial counselor. via The Honolulu Advertiser

“You're going to have a lot of Allegheny County residents going to that racetrack, and people from other surrounding counties, too. It's not different than people from surrounding counties coming to Pittsburgh for the Steelers or Pirates or Penguins.”

It is more than a year a year away, but Pittsburgh Raceway Park in New Alexandria has been named host of a national event -- the International Hot Rod Association's Nitro Jam. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“What I do will be my own invention or what somebody tells me to do. I'd rather create my own character than imitate others, as great as they were. I believe that in all aspects of life we need more people who march to the beat of their own drummer.”

Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe sings the role of Amneris in Pittsburgh Opera's "Aida." Some singers travel with their pets, a poodle or a dachshund, perhaps. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“I've always been a problem-solver and I've always loved the sciences”

Chelsea Chedrick, a senior at Greensburg Salem High School, has excelled while exploring numerous interests during high school. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A Pennsylvania teenager who was abducted, held hostage and sexually assaulted by a man she met online is asking for more funding in Virginia to crack down on child sexual predators. via The York Daily Record

“Nature seems to have furnished this country in the most lavish manner with all the conveniences and comforts of life. I have seen a deal of limestone, coal and such, iron ore, all convenient for water carriage.”

Some brief excerpts edited from an 1843 history of Pennsylvania give a fascinating perspective to southwestern Pennsylvania communities. via PittsburghLIVE.com

Two charged Uniontown police said Gerard Bozek and Jarod Bozek, no addresses available, were each charged with harassment following an incident in Uniontown at 3:15 p.m. Thursday. via Herald-Standard

Bexley residents Ben Smith, Evan Cook, Simon Horn, Alexandria Penn, Ariel Brodey, Carlin Coffey, Jane Rosenthal, Regan Detwiler, Sarah Lazarus, Britton Stultz, Alexandra Gregory and Emily Reed are among the 128 ... via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Byler Laura Karyn Dively, of Alexandria, and Derek Scott Byler, of Petersburg, were married on Sept. via Lewistown Sentinel