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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 06:26 pm

Derry News

Local news for Derry, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Sex offender is arrested on attempt.....

On Sunday, police arrested a registered sex offender on charges of attempted rape and other related offenses.

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Related Topix: Mifflin County, PA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Patient reported missing from Torrance State Hospital

A Fayette County woman has been reported missing by authorities at Torrance State Hospital in Derry Township.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, PA, Republic, PA, Uniontown, PA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Should towns pay for state police?

Tax rates would quadruple in Westmoreland County's Unity under proposed legislation that would require some municipalities to pay for their state police protection, a township supervisor said.

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Related Topix: New Kensington, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Irwin, PA, Mount Pleasant, PA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Derry Area raises taxes, some will stlll see lower bills

Joseph Soltis appealed to residents of the Derry Area School District to "get passionate" about the district's future Thursday after the school board voted 7-1 to adopt a 2008-09 general fund budget with a ...

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Bradenville, PA, New-Derry, PA

PittsburghLIVE.com

Marshal rules fire at Westmoreland County car wash arson

The state police fire marshal has issued rulings on two recent fires in Westmoreland County.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, New Alexandria, PA, Greensburg, PA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Motorcyclist killed in Westmoreland crash

A Derry Township man was killed Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Route 217.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Filtration plant tour to be held Thursday

The board of directors of the Latrobe Municipal Authority on Thursday will hold a tour of its new filtration plant.

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Related Topix: Latrobe, PA

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Indiana Gazette Online

Man killed in motorcycle crash

TUESDAY: Health TUESDAY: Do you believe Pennsylvania's motorcycle-helmet law should be restored and that helmets again should be mandatory? We have 2334 guests online Written by The Indiana Gazette One ...

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Related Topix: Plumville, PA

Sun Jun 22, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Decision of Westmoreland County judges

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

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Related Topix: Youngwood, PA, Hunker, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Wilkinsburg, PA, Penn Hills, PA

Fri Jun 20, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Plea deal could set Torrance sex offender free

A former mental patient at Torrance State Hospital, a convicted sex offender who assaulted another patient and was labeled as likely to commit another sexual offense, could be released from jail soon.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Torrance, PA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Blairsville Dispatch

Former ICI plant complaints set for county court dates

Hearings are slated in Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court next week regarding one of the borough's chief eyesores, the former ICI industrial ceramics plant that most recently housed multiple industrial and ...

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Latrobe, PA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Reward offered in Derry Township aluminum wire theft

Allegheny Power is offering a $500 reward for information on the theft of 100 feet of aluminum wire from a substation in Derry Township.

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Related Topix: Energy, Allegheny Energy, Greensburg, PA

Sat Jun 14, 2008

ThePittsburghChannel

1 Killed, 2 Injured In Route 22 Crash

A Homer City man was killed in a three-vehicle accident in Westmoreland County on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Homer City, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Greensburg, PA

Thu Jun 12, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Man held for trial in Sleepy Hollow blaze

Minutes after the landmark Sleepy Hollow Tavern in Unity was set ablaze Feb. 23, witnesses were stepping forward linking Edgar Clinton Wiltrout to the fire, according to testimony Wednesday at a preliminary ...

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Ligonier, PA, Latrobe, PA

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Drug raids target street dealers

A former Ross police officer, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to operating a meth lab in his Shadyside apartment, was among dozens of street-level drug dealers arrested Wednesday in raids by state and local drug ...

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Related Topix: Energy, Allegheny Energy, Greensburg, PA, Huntingdon, PA, New Kensington, PA

Sun Jun 08, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

4 charged in burglary of Route 217 store, Derry Township

Four men have been charged with burglarizing a Derry Township convenience store May 14 and stealing $4,315 worth of cigarettes and lighters.

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Related Topix: Latrobe, PA, Homer City, PA, Indiana County, PA, Bradenville, PA

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Derry School plans updates, Grandview renovation eyed

When Derry Area School District first talked about renovating Grandview Elementary in 2003 to bring in students from the since-closed Bradenville Elementary, Kelly Tatone felt torn about how it might affect her ...

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Loyalhanna, PA, New-Derry, PA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

LancasterOnline

Drive-in theater to hit the road

With summer approaching, friends and families will be looking to fill their leisure time with inexpensive, fun activities.

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Related Topix: Dauphin County, PA, Hummelstown, PA, Pennsylvania

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Leader-Times

Derry woman accused of stabbing Fayette man

A Westmoreland County woman faces assault charges after allegedly stabbing a Fayette County man early this morning.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Fayette County, PA

Fri May 30, 2008

Indiana Gazette Online

Local briefs: Craft show set for May 31, June 1

SUNDAY: Five We have 914 guests online NEW ALEXANDRIA - A craft show and exhibition sponsored by the Friends of Keystone State Park will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, at ...

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Related Topix: New Alexandria, PA, Westmoreland County, PA

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