Hunker News

A coroner says a western Pennsylvania hunter has died of a heart attack in the woods of north-central Pennsylvania, near the New York border.

A Hunker man died of a heart attack while hunting in Potter County in northern Pennsylvania, state police said.

The New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department wants a financial bailout from borough council, despite objections by two departing officials.

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

Hunker down with hot tea and keep your pot warm with this charming cozy, handmade by Cozy Toes in East Falls.

Five men were arrested Thursday and charged with stealing about $80,000 worth of motorcycles in Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

A former Carnegie Mellon University professor was arrested for driving under the influence Thursday night in Shadyside.

Jeffrey Hunker, a former Carnegie Mellon University professor charged with drunken driving three times in eight days last year, has been charged with drunken driving again after police said he hit a car in Shadyside last night and then briefly pulled away when an officer approached his car.

Anglo Canadian Uranium Corp. is pleased to announce that preliminary exploration efforts on the Ore Property in the White River-Dawson District have been completed.

Several dozen residents from Youngwood, New Stanton and Hunker heard a presentation Tuesday from Smithton police Chief Glenn Kopp about the possibility of the department providing the communities with part-time law enforcement.

Laurel : To regional policing. Officials in Madison, Sewickley Township, New Stanton, Youngwood and Hunker are looking into cooperative arrangements with Smithton police to provide coverage of their communities.

After years of relying solely on state police coverage, several Westmoreland County municipalities are exploring options for joining regional departments to provide a part-time law enforcement presence.

Nathanael Pomiabo saw firsthand how Head Start helped his son, Daelan. "I see the difference in him," said Pomiabo, 31, of Hunker.

New Stanton Council President Scott Sistek said Tuesday that hiring the Southwest Regional Police Department to provide law enforcement for the borough is a real possibility.

The Southwest Regional Police Department is reaching out to officials in Youngwood, New Stanton and Hunker to propose its expansion into Westmoreland County.

The Southwest Regional Police Department is reaching out to officials in Youngwood, New Stanton and Hunker to propose its expansion into Westmoreland County.

A federal judge has rejected plea agreements for two northeastern Pennsylvania judges in a kickback scheme involving juvenile detention facilities.

A federal judge has rejected plea agreements for two northeastern Pennsylvania judges in a kickback scheme involving juvenile detention facilities.

A former Fayette County attorney accused of theft is again seeking to delay his trial, previously set for August, for health-related reasons.