Troy News

ASSAULT: Jose Antonio Chavarria, no address given, was arrested for allegedly threatening Curtis Aldridge, 21, and Zella Powell, 44, with a machete, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg.

Robert Grantier, superintendent of Troy Area School District for the last 31 years, is considering moving on to a larger district near Harrisburg.

A Philadelphia-area teenager has been sentenced to 111 2 to 23 months in prison in the crash that killed two of his best friends.

If there's a dark horse in the run for county court judge, it's Eric Weisbrod. The Waynesboro man has been quietly practicing law outside the political arena since moving here 12 years ago.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced this week it will impose a 10-ton weight restriction on 10 roads because of increased traffic.

The fifth annual Troy High School Alumni Reception will be held May 23 at the Troy Memorial Auditorium, High and King streets, and begins with registration at 6 p.m. A donation of $5 is suggested to help defray expenses.

PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT: Troy Anthony Williams, 39, Chambersburg, was cited for driving on a suspended license after a pedestrian accident Friday afternoon at 464 Hollywell Ave.

A dozen years ago, when Mike Taylor was considering moving to North Ann Street, his boss drove him up and down the street of rowhouses on Lancaster City's east side and tried to talk him out of it.

A cat trapped in the Hanover area is spayed Thursday morning at the York County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by Dr.

An introductory meeting for Strong Women strength training classes for women over 40 will be held 9 a.m. March 31 at First Baptist Church in Troy, Penn State Cooperative Extension has announced.

The Endless Mountain Writing Project's third annual "Voices of the Twin Tiers" writing contest came to a close March 3 with an awards ceremony at Mansfield University.

A Washington man was taken into custody at a hospital Friday morning, days after the fatal shooting that took place outside a now-padlocked bar.

A Washington bar was shut down by District Attorney Steven Toprani on Wednesday, two days after a man was shot to death.

Two people who survived a triple shooting early yesterday in Washington, Pa., still are hospitalized, police said.

The Troy Area School District has announced its schedule of dates for kindergarten registration for the 2009-10 school year.

Investigators collect evidence at the scene of the shooting along Chestnut Street in Washington, Pa., yesterday.

Light from the camera s flash reflects off the vest of a worker walking among a spider-web of interconnected electrical probes on Route 422 east of Palmyra last night.

A Pennsylvania car dealer is getting two years and nine months in federal prison for faking military honors and cashing more than $200,000 in counterfeit checks.

A "smorgasbord" of educational choices is what the Troy Area School District plans to offer students, as it considers more dual enrollment agreements.

Troy L. Martin went to Wal-Mart Saturday night. Then he went out with a friend. Martin, a 45-year-old factory worker who liked Harley-Davidson motorcycles and boats, was tired and wanted to go home, a family ...