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Man in Monongahela SWAT standoff charged in Allegheny County murder

A Carnegie man who kept a SWAT team at bay for hours in Monongahela Wednesday has been charged in connection with a murder in Allegheny County. Emmanuel Houghton, who turned 20 on Saturday, has been charged with criminal homicide, robbery, conspiracy and firearm violations in the death of ...

U.S. Post Office in Marianna closes due to ‘safety concerns’

The U.S. Post Office in the Marianna area closed Friday due to “safety concerns” as workers began decommissioning the location while customers with P.O. boxes were directed to retrieve their mail in Clarksville for the foreseeable future. People living in the 15345 ZIP code were ...

Wiltz, long-tenured school director, dies

Kenneth J. Wiltz, one of the longest tenured school directors in Pennsylvania, died Wednesday. He was 79. Wiltz served on the Charleroi Area School School Board for 49 years, the last 22 as president. “If you could say anybody was a true Cougar, it was him, from the time he was in high ...

Prolific writer and Brownsville native publishes 50th novel

While Brownsville native Linda Rettstatt is best known by her fans as an award-winning author of 50 novels, she is also a devoted member of a religious order of women dedicated to service. She will return to her Mon Valley hometown at noon Saturday to launch “A Well-Imagined Life” at the ...

Suspect in Monongahela standoffs surrenders

MONONGAHELA – After nearly 12 hours and two separate standoffs in Monongahela, a 19-year-old car theft suspect accused of firing at officers surrendered without incident Wednesday evening. Emmanuel Houghton, 19, was led in handcuffs from a house at the corner of Third and Chess streets ...

Waggett exits 50th House race despite securing Democratic write-in nomination

Stephanie Waggett, the Republican candidate from Greene County who unexpectedly won the Democratic nomination for the 50th state House through a write-in campaign during the primary, has withdrawn her name from the general election ballot. Her exit from the race Monday will now allow the ...