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Man accused of arranging Rostraver Township killing arraigned

A Philadelphia man accused of arranging another manÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ death was arraigned Friday and sent to Westmoreland County jail without bond. Tuan Minh Dang, 47, is accused of hiring someone to kill Boyke Budiarachman in the parking lot of a Rostraver Township shopping plaza on Nov. 5, 2022, at the ...

Monessen home destroyed in early morning fire

An early morning fire destroyed a Monessen home Thursday. The fire at 177 Pacific Ave. was reported just before 1 a.m. Delmar Hepple, Monessen fire chief, lives nearby and said he was able to respond quickly; however, the fire was already heavy and spreading. “We evacuated the homes on ...

Monessen officers, suspects rescued from hillside

Multiple police officers and suspects in a vehicle theft had to be rescued from a steep hillside Sunday night. Monessen Fire Department Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were called at about 6 p.m. to the intersection of Dennis Avenue and Pine Street and that four officers and two ...

Kecksburg UFO incident 60 years ago put Westmoreland County community on the map

It was the time of year when children would look to the heavens to see if they could spot RudolphÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ red nose or their parents would sing about a star shining in the east beyond them far. But as the sun was disappearing over the horizon on Dec. 9, 1965, a Thursday, people across several ...

Monessen parents charged after child tests positive for drugs

Monessen police arrested the parents of a 2-year-old girl this week after the child was hospitalized and tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl. Travis Lee Holmes, 41, and Sable Chantela Ford, 36, each face a felony charge of endangering the welfare of children, and misdemeanors of ...

PennDOT to host job fairs for winter maintenance positions

The state Department of Transportation will be hosting multiple job fairs throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania for winter maintenance positions. The hiring events will be at PennDOT facilities in Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington and Greene counties. The first will take place Aug. 27 from 1 ...