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State police arrested a Brownsville man Wednesday in connection with the sexual assault of a 5-year-old earlier this year. Court records accuse 70-year-old Donald Allen Wiederstein of assaulting the child at a home in Fallowfield Township. Wiederstein faces felony charges of indecent assault, ...

The Montour Trail spreads out a bit farther now with the official opening of the Muse branch. The Montour Trail Council held a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local and statewide elected officials Thursday morning to commemorate the new 0.6 mile stretch of trail. “The railroad built a ...

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 ...

Donora police arrested a man Wednesday morning after he was accused of choking a 14-year-old. Andrew Thomas Herron, 38, of Donora, faces felony charges of strangulation, unlawful restraint and a misdemeanor of simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, at about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday ...

Donora woman charged with arson

Donora police charged a woman with arson after she was accused of lighting clothing on fire during an argument with her boyfriend. Tamara Ann Stewart, 64, of Donora faces felony charges of aggravated arson, arson endangering property and risking catastrophe. According to the criminal ...

A Marianna woman was killed Sunday when an all-terrain vehicle in which she was traveling rolled over and went into a ditch. Jenna Slagle, 33, was pronounced dead shortly after 3 a.m., according to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco. A news release from the coroner’s office said Slagle ...