Franklin Park News

The National Weather Service has issued a special statement for the Sewickley area of a strong thunderstorm headed this way.

The Allegheny County District Attorney is asking Common Plea Judge Jeffrey A. Manning to order former state Senator Jane Orie to pay $780,000 in damages related to her conviction March 14 of using her state-funded staff for political work.A In a 68-page sentencing memorandum filed with the court, Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Claus explained ... (more)

State Sen. Jane Orie, R-McCandless today resigned her seat, two weeks before she is to be sentenced for using her state-funded staff for political work.

A Cranberry Township man accused of possessing heroin and crack cocaine will stand trial.

The man who prosecutors say shot and killed a Camden man during an early morning melee in a fried chicken restaurant will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon.

The following people were charged and scheduled for preliminary hearings May 1 at District Judge Robert Ford's office in Leetsdale: Waived Timothy Kozminski, 29, of Franklin Park, charged with driving under the influence and operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock.

David Porrata, 33, of Camden is wanted for his alleged role in an altercation that claimed the life of an innocent bystander.