Coal Center News

The 11-year-old boy who told Southwest Regional police last month that a man grabbed him and tried to pull him into a van near Newell post office, Fayette County, apparently made up the story.

Police never found the rifle that a Washington County man is accused of using to shoot a Fayette County man in the face, but the same weapon was used to fire spent cartridges that were found at the scene and in ...

A Fayette County man who was shot in the face during an attempted robbery testified Wednesday he saw the bullet as it passed through his nose, nearly severing it.

Whether the war in Iraq or a shortage of materials is to blame, local police departments are finding that getting ammunition is taking longer and costing more.

Southwest Regional police are looking for a man who grabbed a 11-year-old boy and tried to pull him into a vehicle in the borough of Newell, Fayette County, just across the Monongahela River from Coal Center, ...

Councilman Thomas Kostolansky said Thursday that he is glad the borough will be reimbursed money taken by a former bookkeeper.

“Thomas didn't believe about the risen Jesus, asking to see proof of the wound”

During his first official visit to the Mid-Mon Valley since becoming spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh last September, Bishop David A. Zubik brought a hopeful message. via PittsburghLIVE.com

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" will be staged 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at California Area High School, 11 Trojan Way, Coal Center, Washington County. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Please give me the chance to find another lawyer”

A Fayette County man was returned to jail Thursday for allegedly intimidating a witness who is set to testify in his trial next week on attempted homicide charges. via O-R Online

“Now the nation can see him. Monty has the makings of a star, he really does.”

National television is coming to Pittsburgh tomorrow for the first live boxing event in nearly four years. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“There is no rewind in life ... so do what it do ... that Boot-Strap Bootie gonna kill 12,000 Cal U. students.”

A California man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on accusations he made a threat on the Internet to kill thousands of students at California University of Pennsylvania because the campus was too crowded. via O-R Online

“When they demolished the other house, I was in tears”

Demolition crews razed a Carroll Township home more than a week after a hillside slide of dirt and trees engulfed the dwelling and endangered a neighboring home. via O-R Online

Dora Savage has been cutting and setting Velia Kennedy's hair for 50 years, but the price has never changed. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“We're definitely cutting back”

The high cost of gasoline is making John DeFranco and other local residents think twice about what they're spending on their holiday shopping this year. via O-R Online

Two men who grew up in the Mon Valley have opened an online retail business selling, of all things, women's underclothing. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“It will get better. Our mornings are not usually busy, unless it's a presidential election.”

Today's general election has just enough contested races on the local and county level to attract voter interest. via Http

“Luckily for her she wasn't in the vehicle.”

A Washington County man was in critical condition Monday with injuries from a one-vehicle crash Saturday in Belle Vernon. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“I'm giving it all up for this. That's how passionate I am about it”

Longtime Magisterial District Judge William Pelkey is hoping to keep his streak of service alive while challenger Joshua Kanalis wants a victory in Tuesday's general election to mark the beginning a new chapter ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

“If we don't start something now, chances are we're not going to have a police force in the future”

Brownsville officials are reviving discussions of joining or creating a regional police department. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“All I have to worry about are the promotions and photo and video shoots.”

Luke Lucostic started rapping at age 16, and now, at age 22, he has released several solo albums and mix tapes. via Pittsburgh Tribune