Leechburg News

Joan Bass paid visit to Leechburg Freedom Festival on Saturday for several reasons, but found it hard to think of anything other than food as she stared at a plate of stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes and ...

Police claim it was a real hatchet job. A 24-year-old man is accused of using a hatchet to steal copper ground wire from a Diamond Street utility pole and then attempting a get-away on a bicycle.

After a delay of about 10 years, Vandergrift council was told Tuesday that the time to solve the sewage-stormwater overflow problem has arrived.

The Alle-Kiski Valley's movable feast of fitness and fun is about to roll to a celebratory milestone.

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court.

The hammer is about to fall on Vandergrift, Apollo and East Vandergrift. As it should.

North Apollo fire department responded to set up a landing zone for a medical helicopter at 2112 River Road at 8:01 a.m. Sunday.

The Roy Frick Booher Unit 325 American Legion Auxiliary announced the winners of its 2008 essay contest on June 1. Two schools -- Grace Baptist Academy in Kittanning and Divine Redeemer School in Ford City -- ...

Police are investigating a hand-written threat made to a district school board member Monday night.

Section 8 List opens to residents The Housing Authority of the County of Armstrong has announced the opening of the Section 8 Waiting List for income eligible families.

A veteran firefighter and a garden hose were the first line of defense against a dryer fire that almost claimed several homes Saturday on North Fifth Street.

If you think your gasoline price pain is excruciating, consider your school district's pain or worse yet, Bill Roenigk's. Roenigk, the vice president of W. L. Roenigk Inc., one of the area's largest school bus ...

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by Judge James J. Panchik at a sentence court on Aug.

The following people were committed to Armstrong County Jail on Tuseday and Wednesday, according to jail records: * Stephen Eberhardt, 41, of 128 Burrell Drive, Lower Burrell, by the court, on a bench warrant ...

A woman accused of leading police on a chase from Gilpin into Leechburg last year that ended in a crash that sent a Gilpin woman to the hospital pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault.

The state Insurance Commission has revoked the insurance license of an Armstrong County man who was convicted of mail fraud.

The Marconi Auxiliary in Leechburg awarded its annual scholarship to Matthew Jacob, grandson of member Alda Kostiuk.

Do you think the Los Angeles city council was right to ban fast food restaurants in southern L.A.? Yes, this is a good step to improving health and reducing people's weight.

District officials scrambled to re-hire teaching and supplemental positions Wednesday night exactly three weeks before the start of school.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Monday and Tuesday, according to jail records: * Wendy Sue McManus, 31, of 325 Fourth St., Apollo, by District Judge Michael Gerheim, on ...