Arona News

Hempfield officials say they've been assured by a developer that a crack in a large retaining wall along South Greengate Road is "a cosmetic issue" and that the wall is structurally sound.

Antoine Francis Cawog, was arrested for peddling prescriptions for pain pills and closed his Irwin office.

“We've called the district attorney, the courthouse, Irwin police”

Holly Pedder of Penn Borough said Tuesday that the arrest of her former doctor is stopping her from finding a new one. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“It's way past time, but there are so many elderly people in town that the cost is going to be a major thing”

Arona residents would have to pay almost $70 in estimated monthly fees under a Hempfield Township Municipal Authority proposal to build and connect a new sewage collection system into the authority's Darragh ... via Pittsburgh Tribune

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

A bridge carrying Route 136 over the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Hempfield will close permanently on Monday and will be replaced by another overpass that is expected to be open around Labor Day. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“It came down on the power lines”

Some 1,100 customers in the greater Adamsburg area were without power for about an hour Wednesday morning after a falling tree took out some power lines. via PittsburghLIVE.com

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

An Arona woman who served as an office manager at a North Huntingdon motor sports dealership is facing 64 theft-related charges after she allegedly confessed to stealing more than $39,000 from the business ... via Pittsburgh Tribune