Evans City News

Lide B. Lower, 17, of Adrian, was not injured when her vehicle struck a deer along Route 268 at 8:33 p.m. July 3. WEST FRANKLIN - A 1987 Jeep truck, owned by a 45-year-old Evans City male, was set on fire and had its tires, rims and suspension removed between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities have been called to a crash along Brownsdale Road in Evans City. The one-car crash happened at about 11:30 a.m., authorities said.

Bob Karlovits can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7852. In an age when the food chain has come to have a business meaning more than a biological one, a privately owned ice-cream stand is a bit of a rarity.

A federal grand jury has indicted 43-year-old Edward Gene Clutter of Evans City on a charge of bank robbery.

Matthew Santoni can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5625. Thousands of outbound Route 28 commuters will have to criss-cross the Allegheny River when roadwork closes a bridge in Etna from Sunday night through late October, PennDOT officials said.

Authorities are searching for an Evans City man accused of robbing the National City Bank on Route 356 May 6. Edward Gene Clutter, 43, was identified from video footage taken by one of the bank's surveillance cameras.

The temperature's been warm, the sun was sighted over the weekend, and Memorial Day brings the unofficial start of summer.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is warning people in Butler County about giant hogweed.

An invasive plant that can cause blistering and scarring of the skin has been found in Butler County, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said today.

Fresh off a weekend of canoeing much of Armstrong County, Faith Watson has one idea for improving the Alle-Kiski-Connie Rivers Sojourn: Have it more often.

Mike Seate can be reached via e-mail or at 724-320-7845. View Seate's Archive When I first met Blake Kelly in 2004, he was popular, to say the least.

There is a dark cloud looming over this weekend, and it's called The Swine Flu ! Vice President Biden caused quite a panic yesterday when he told the nation he was keeping his family and friends away from enclosed spaces such as subways, airplanes, buses, malls, and the local Wal*Mart. If you don't want to catch this dreaded pig virus, you must ...

Butler County this month offers outdoor activities as well as cultural opportunities.

Disorderly conduct/harassment. According to City of Warren police, a juvenile allegation was filed Monday charging a 17-year-old female with disorderly conduct, two counts of harassment and simple trespass after she pounded on the door at 213 Oneida Ave.

"Hello, Boston!" Robert Baehr shouted from the podium before a crowd of about 1,500 gathered in the noon sunshine yesterday at Allegheny Landing, on Pittsburgh's North Shore.

Several thousand people jammed into Allegheny Landing on the North Shore Saturday afternoon for an event dubbed a "Tea Party" to protest what they say is excessive government spending to bail out the economy and faltering corporations.

The seating area in the bar of LeMont on Mount Washington. Though it was foggy outside that day, inside it's always warm and friendly at LeMont.

Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh accused a Florida man Thursday of bilking at least 51 people through bogus online electronics sales.

Rosemary Jorden's busy life revolved around her family, her businesses and her faith.

Three Westminster College students received travel/presentation grants from Westminster's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to present their research at the National Conference on ...