Mercer County News

Three more people have been charged in connection with the Dec. 20, 2008, shooting death and robbery of a Detroit-area man in Farrell.

Police are investigating the fatal shooting today of an 18-year-old man in Sharon, Mercer County.

An 11-mile stretch of eastbound Interstate 80 is closed because of two crashed tractor-trailers. State police have released few details about the crash that occurred about 5 a.m. between the Sharon and Mercer exits.

While it may seem that there are more convenience-store robberies occurring recently in the Mercer County area, arming yourself or your employees might not be the best idea.

What happens when you mix Steelers, Tigers, Hornets, Blue Devils and maybe Big Reds? It might create a monster.

November 4, 2009 GROVE CITY, Pa.-- Westminster College's WCN will go into friendly enemy territory on Saturday afternoon as WCN televises the Titan/Wolverine football game live.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.- A humming, sucking sound takes to the streets around New Wilmington this time of year and if you can track down the source you will find it comes from an unusual truck.

Kids in the town call it "Suffy"-- short for the longer nickname Snuffleupagus (a reference to a Sesame Street character). It's really a converted street sweeping truck that now sucks up leaves along borough streets.

The Borough picks up leaves from residents who rake them into the gutter and it's all free of charge-- one of the perks of living in New Wilmington.

Videographers Kylee Bennett, Jonathan McAfoos and Corey Emanuele follow the truck around with WCN 24/7's cameras for a chance to watch the leaf sucking vehicle in aciton.

Click here to watch the video via WCN 24/7.

It was a ho-hum Election Day in Mercer County, with unofficial results putting the turnout at a mere 24 percent.

Three people charged with beating a man in a Farrell bar have pleaded guilty to lesser charges that left them with hefty fines and restitution to pay.

When the proposed Farrell budget was announced this week, it contained no pay increases for any city workers.

Nearly five hundred flu shots and pneumonia shots were given on Sunday at Hickory High School, as the Mercer County Pandemic Committee tested its emergency readiness.

A Sharon woman involved in a theft ring where stolen items from 10 house burglaries in Mercer County were found in a Hermitage storage unit got probation on Monday.

A* Farrell High School class of 1949 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny's restaurant, East State Street at North Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage.

In what's likely one of his last official acts as Greenville Borough Manager, Ryan T. Eggleston presented a 2010 budget to borough council Wednesday that doesn't include any tax increases.

A former Pine Township woman facing felony charges for having sex with a boy while he was 14 and she was 32 blamed her actions on judgment clouded by taking multiple anti-anxiety medications.

Pennsylvania made a promise to our children and we are keeping it. The promise is to work together so all children can be safe, healthy, eager to learn, and ready to succeed in school.

One thing about writing for newspapers in the modern era is that one never knows who is reading your story and where that person is in the world.

Today kicks off National School Bus Safety Week and a local driver is raising awareness with help from area law enforcement authorities.

Because of the economic woes that have hit Mercer County during the last year, the number of gifts under trees in some local homes might be few this holiday season.

A* Dr. M. Craig Beaudis, a podiatrist with Ankle and Foot Care Centers and the UPMC Horizon Center for Wound Treatment, will be a guest speaker at 7 p.m. Nov.