Boswell News

A teen faces attempted homicide and assault charges after he allegedly cut a juvenile's throat at a drinking party.

A 15-year-old girl who was committed to a Cambria County facility fled a dental appointment Thursday and stole four vehicles, crashing three of them in Somerset County before she was caught.

A Somerset County man was arraigned on drug charges stemming from a police chase in Croyle Township last month.

Share + Nov 9, 2009 7:04 pm US/Eastern Reporting Trina Orlando LIGONIER TWP. 1 of 1 Brandon Behie, 24, of New Florence, is now facing charges.

A 50-year-old man was killed yesterday when his motorcycle struck a deer on Route 31 in Somerset County, state police said.

Congress has passed an appropriations bill that includes $725,000 in federal funding for the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.

A Rockwood woman was chargedwith robbery after a failed attempt to steal smokeless tobacco from S&S Quick Stop outside Rockwood around 11:30 a.m. Friday.

A Somerset County man was charged with felony terroristic threats after police said he threatened to get a gun and shoot his neighbor.

A Somerset County handyman admitted to state police that he beat and kicked a 60-year-old Hempfield man to death in a dispute over pay, according to court testimony Monday.

A 2006 graduate of North Star High School was among several Marines wounded Thursday during fighting in Afghanistan.

Paul Paterra can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6220. A Somerset County man faces numerous charges after leading police in a high-speed pursuit in Hempfield and North Huntingdon townships Tuesday.

A Pittsburgh couple was arrested this week in a million-dollar heroin bust, the second largest such arrest in Somerset County history, state police said.

A Pittsburgh couple was arrested this week in a million-dollar heroin bust, the second largest such arrest in Somerset County history, state police said.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with arson and reckless endangerment in connection with a house fire at 8937 Somerset Pike on the afternoon of July 15.

A Somerset County man wielding a knife attempted to rob a West End pharmacy Friday but was cornered by customers until police arrived, authorities said.

Share + Jul 19, 2009 1:32 pm US/Eastern BOSWELL, Pa. Authorities in western Pennsylvania have charged a man with killing another man and hiding his body in the house the two were working on.

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Frequently parched Somerset County thinks it has a game-changer in a new $23.5 million pipeline that connects the water-rich Quemahoning Reservoir to a half-dozen communities and rural neighborhoods in the county.

State police liquor control officers have charged a Somerset County club with illegally selling take-out alcoholic beverages and food concession violations.