New Salem News

State police at Uniontown are investigating the theft of 32 political signs, valued at about $1,175, for magisterial district judge candidate Albert J. "Rocky" Younkin.

State police are seeking information about a dead dog that was burned in New Salem, Fayette County.

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Curtain time is 1 p.m. Ticket price is $10 for adults, $5 for children. For information or to reserve tickets, call Ballet Lafayette at 724-437-8653. The mission of Ballet Lafayette is to bring ballet to the community and it will stay true to this mission May 3 as it stages "Sleeping Beauty" at Calvary United Methodist Church, Uniontown.

A York County man was killed late Saturday in a one-vehicle crash in Fayette County, said county Coroner Phillip Reilly.

Pasta Lorenzo in Uniontown was buzzing with crowds waiting for tables to clear. Scores of families turned out to support Menallen Elementary School and be to served by teachers.

A man has been charged with robbing three southwestern Pennsylvania banks after his mother identified him from surveillance photos.

A 40-year-old Fayette County man was arrested Friday by state police at Uniontown and charged with robbing a bank in North Union this week.

Robert Messenger, 32, of Merrittstown told state police that burglars entered his garage along Water Street in Merrittstown sometime between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 7 p.m. Saturday and stole a welder and numerous ...

Herald-Standard readers contributed $23,665 to the 2008 Give-A-Christmas campaign in the most recent donations, pushing the total to $46,743 - well beyond the $40,000 goal.

Seven people were injured a two-vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of New Salem and Stoney Point roads in Menallen Township at 5:48 p.m. Monday, according to a Fayette County 911 spokesperson.

Terry Lynn Williams, 50, of 160 N. Mill St., New Salem, told state police that someone smashed his mailbox at 3:28 a.m. Sunday.

A Pennsylvania state trooper walks the grounds surrounding the National City Bank in New Salem Friday after an unidentified white male robbed the bank and made off with an undetermined amount of money.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Fayette County bank teller at gunpoint Friday.

The search is ongoing for a Fayette County bank robbery suspect who remains at large.

State police said change was stolen from a cash register at Marcel's Pottery on Route 51 between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Herald-Standard readers sent in $748 Tuesday, raising the Give-A-Christmas campaign total to $5,874. "That's so great,'' said Sparkle, the official mascot for the campaign.

Mother and son Lisa and Michael Garrett have both entered pleas to end their criminal cases in connection with fires.

The 2008 Give-A-Christmas donations continue to climb higher as Herald-Standard readers donated $1,078 Thursday, bringing the total to $3,681. "Way to go readers!'' said Sparkle, the official mascot for the ...