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Tiffany Taylor, convicted in a Union Township home invasion, has been sentenced to 14 to 30 years in state prison.

Police didn't have to go far to bust a suspect drug smuggling operation in Lawrence County.

The Affordable Housing scandal has spread to Shenango Township. On Tuesday, a New Castle resident was indicted for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury last year.

Chrissy Nething, of Evans City, left, Stefany Speakman, of New Castle, and Megan Ross, of Harmony, arrive at AMC-Loews at the Waterfront in Homestead for the midnight showing of "New Moon." Oh, to be Bella Swan.

Police busted a drug-smuggling operation in a local jail. Three women, who were already incarcerated were charged with conspiracy and delivery of a controlled substance.

The Lawrence County prison board is looking into how heroin got into the jail earlier this week.

A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted a New Castle man on a charge of lying to a grand jury.

State police and other authorities are investigating 13 church burglaries in Lawrence County since Sept.

Two men were arrested over the weekend, accused of covering up a car crash in which a Lakeview school teacher and coach was paralyzed in February.

The fire marshal is investigating a fire that damaged a Lawrence County restaurant late Sunday night.

The WPIAL released the sites today for its 16 quarterfinal football playoff games.

A 26-year-old New Castle man has been charged with assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

A New Castle resident was accused of assaulting a 13-year-old girl on Wednesday.

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A body was found Sunday on the porch of a home in New Castle. Police told WTAE Channel 4 Action News that a man's body was found on the porch of an abandoned home on Croton Avenue that's frequented by homeless men.

Westminster College students participated in activities coordinated through Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning as part of the ninth annual National Make-a-Difference Day Oct.

Police in a western Pennsylvania city have dropped charges against a man who was arrested with seven others last month on charges they set 12 arson fires in the last two years.

Plum Mustangs AT Gateway Gators on Friday, November 6th at 7:30pm Penn Hills Indians AT Upper St.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.- Former Naval Judge Advocate General and New Caste-based attorney Joshua Lamancusa is Lawrence County's next District Attorney. Voters elected the Democrat on Tuesday giving him more than 58% of the votes.

Only 42% were cast for Republican candidate and local attorney George Freed.

The unofficial results reported by the Lawrence County Elections Bureau based on 100% of Lawrence County's precincts counted:

JOSHUA LAMANCUSA (D)- 10,068...58%

GEORGE FREED (R)- 7,266...41.89%

Lamancusa will take office in January replacing current District Attorney John Bongivengo.

Lamancusa defeated Bongivengo in May's Democratic Primary Election.

Pennsylvania has a new law that's supposed to protect consumers from questionable contractors.