Belle Vernon News

State police intending to serve a warrant at a Fayette County motel ended up in a foot chase with two men in Georges last Thursday. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Things must be getting better at the properties”

The executive director of the Fayette County Housing Authority said Thursday that an increase in the number of applications for public housing indicates situations have been improving at the authority's ... via Herald-Standard

“We're still looking for input.”

South Huntingdon supervisors plan to discuss a possible curfew ordinance at their Nov. via Pittsburgh Tribune

One person was killed and another suffered major injuries in a motorcycle accident late Sunday afternoon. via Http

Traffic on Interstate 70 westbound was snarled for about three hours Saturday as a result of a tractor trailer that rolled onto its side. via Http

“Any study done by the state does not recommend laying off any officers”

If Brownsville Borough is going to have a regional police department, it will need to find another community with an existing police department that is also interested in regionalization. via Herald-Standard

State police intending to serve a warrant at a Fayette County motel ended up in a foot chase with two men in Georges Thursday. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“You just don't expect something like that to happen.”

Year after year, the veterans collecting money in front of the Grindstone Foodland typically raise the most money out of all the American Legion posts in Fayette County for their homebound brethren. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A stretch of both eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in South Huntingdon were closed for 3 1/2 hours Monday night so emergency crews could clear the wreckage of a four-vehicle, chain-reaction crash that injured ... via Pittsburgh Tribune

Southwest Regional Police Force has grown -- again. Last week, Coal Center Borough signed a one-year contract with the regional force. via Http

“We have had good government in place”

Encouraging and controlling growth, keeping taxes low, and promoting recreational opportunities are among the goals of four candidates for three available seats on the Rostraver board of commissioners. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“It's amazing what the kids come up with”

The grimace on a pumpkin might give a frightened family a little comfort some time this coming year. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“It's just shocking to hear something like this would happen. We're trying to raise a family here. We're just glad it's over with”

Investigators said they have arrested three people wanted in connection with an illegal shopping spree that spanned five counties and struck jewelry shops, gas stations and a Wal-Mart store. via ThePittsburghChannel.com

Two Belle Vernon men have been accused of conspiring to steal credit cards from vehicles and use them to make several purchases. via Http

“It's a very eerie sound, a very plaintive sound.”

A few months after the World Trade Center was destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, David Olson wanted to do something - anything, really - to help out. via O-R Online

“But she knows why she's doing it, what it's for. She knows what makes colleges and universities work, and she's able to communicate it. ... And she's just as happy talking to a farmer chewing tobacco as she is talking to a CEO of a Fortune 50.”

Betsy Flanagan remembers flipping through the freshman facebook her first year at Bethany College. via New River Valley Current

A high-speed chase in the Mid-Mon Valley ended early Wednesday night with the arrest of a Charleroi man. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A high-speed chase in the Mid-Mon Valley ended early Wednesday night with the arrest of a Charleroi man. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A Belle Vernon man accused of running over a Fayette County man and striking another after he was caught stealing scrap metal faces up to 6 years in prison. via PittsburghLIVE.com

State police in Belle Vernon are seeking a man who crashed a stolen car in West Brownsville and fled the scene. via PittsburghLIVE.com