Alexandria News

A Chambersburg woman almost fell prey recently to a scam that could have cost her thousands of dollars.

Nov 29, 2008 A church official says the clergyman credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance has died in Alexandria, Pa.

A church official says the clergyman credited with helping to push Congress to insert the phrase 'under God' into the Pledge of Allegiance has died in Alexandria, Pa. The Rev. George M. Docherty was 97.

Nancy Taylor, historian for the Huntingdon Presbyterian Church, says Docherty died on Thanksgiving at his home in Alexandria, with his wife, Sue, by his side.

Docherty delivered a sermon saying the pledge should acknowledge God in 1952 at Washington's New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, just blocks from the White House.

Two women were taken into custody Monday night after robbing a local convenience store and leading police on a high-speed chase from Mifflin County to the vicinity of Duncannon, according to a report from ...

Paul T. Bean, 65, of Rte. 27, Pittsfield, PA died on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at his home unexpectedly.

Cyril of Alexandria Parish will kick off the 31st annual carnival 6 p.m. Wednesday for four fun nights through Saturday, Oct.

Donavan Miller was back to his playful self on Tuesday, stacking Lego blocks with his brother and chasing a wind-up car across the floor.

Oct 16, 2008 4:35 pm US/Eastern MORE: Westmoreland County News NEW ALEXANDRIA Just one week after a man robbed a Washington County post office at gunpoint, authorities are now investigating another armed ...

The Hartslog Day sign is posted along Route 22, numbers are painted on Main Street and residents are cleaning their yards in preparation for their town's big day Saturday.

For more information on fall foliage driving tours, visit the Allegheny Mountains Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau's Welcome Center at the Blair County Convention Center at One Convention Center Drive, Altoona, ...

Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have made arrests in Huntingdon County and Allentown involving men who are accused of using the Internet ...

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

Often seen and heard by many each day hustling down local streets to help those in need, several members of the Trappe and Goodwill ambulances were recently deployed to Louisiana to help the people there ...

The Super DIRTcar Series visits Lernerville Speedway at 7:30 p.m. today for the North-South 100, a $6,000-to-win 100-lap feature for the Big Block Modifieds.

The sweltering heat and humidity have replaced the hurricane force wind and rain in Louisiana, according to Fayette EMS operations director Rick Adobato, but much of the region is still without electrical ...

Helping to save the lives of the residents in the Alle-Kiski Valley isn't the only job for two paramedics and two emergency medical technicians.

A judge has sided with the parishioners of a Pennsylvania church in their legal battle with their former pastor over church funds.

Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica today, dumping rain and ripping roofs off homes.

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

Q: Girls, if you found out a guy you knew fantasized about you, would you be offended, disgusted, intrigued, flattered, don't want to know, etc.? - Jayarby, 55, male, Philadelphia I think it would be ...