Derry News

A Centre County man died when he fell from a tree stand Monday on the first day of firearms deer season, law enforcement and state game officials said.

Mercades Bone was excited when she finally got to meet her pen pals. "Today was the best day ever," the Jeannette fifth-grader declared.

Explore the natural history and folklore of the Great Horned Owl during a program from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec.

Derry Township police are seeking help in solving a series of thefts from more than 50 parked vehicles that occurred about a week ago in housing developments in Derry and South Londonderry Townships.

When filmmaker Kurt Kuenne arrived at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, in March, his hope of making a difference in Canada's bail laws faded.

A Westmoreland County police chief is upset with how local children's services agents handled the situation after a mother and young son were killed by a train.

A 23-year-old Derry Township man told state police that he thought he was fending off a burglar when he swung a hatchet at a person trying to enter his mobile home early Thursday.

Decades after George McCurdy lost part of his hearing in World War II, he was burned while rescuing a fellow worker in a plant explosion.

Derry Borough Police Chief Randy Glick has responded to many traumatic calls. But after witnessing the deaths of a mother and son on railroad tracks in Derry -- after he shouted a warning of an oncoming train -- Glick decided something needed to be done.

ASSAULT: Derry Township police are investigating an assault in the parking lot of Giant Food Stores, 1250 Cocoa Ave., Friday.

Police are accusing a Derry man of using a hatchet to attack a woman. State police said Brian Maybury, 23, swung a hatchet at the victim and severely injured her.

A Derry man is accused of hitting a woman in the chest with a hatchet, state police said.

Sealed bids are being accepted for the watercraft and food/refreshment concessions at Keystone State Park in Derry Township.

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"Who rode the bus to school today?" Esther Ulery asked. The Grandview Elementary fourth-graders raised their hands.

State police have filed charges against three men who allegedly burglarized a Derry Township residence, taking nearly $8,000 in cash and jewelry.

Danielle Jackson and Christopher Thorn, both 32, wed on August 29, 2009. They now reside in Ross Township.

When a 15-year-old boy was killed by a train in Derry in July, Mayor Susan Bortz thought that people would stop walking across those railroad tracks that split town.

Lance: To Derry Borough's fatal "shortcut." The deaths of Sheila Singer, 37, and her son, John, 2, struck by a freight train while crossing railroad tracks, is a profound loss at a site where such senseless tragedies have become far too frequent.

In reference to the tragic event that occurred in Derry on Oct. 30 : For too long, this community has struggled with its legacy as a railroad town.