New Alexandria News

State Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle B. Richman commended Mental Health America of Westmoreland County during a speech Wednesday at the organization's 46th annual award and dinner meeting .

Democrat Vincent DeCario is facing a challenge from Republican Harvey Piper in Tuesday's election for Derry Township supervisor.

A three-dimensional map of the Marcellus Shale underneath eastern Westmoreland County, including Keystone State Park, will be produced in the coming months to help two drilling companies locate the best spots for gas wells.

A 25-year-old New Alexandria man who went into diabetic shock on his way home from work early Wednesday was discovered safe inside his car a short distance from home.

State police in the Kiski Valley said they've found a man who failed to return home to New Alexandria from work in the Greensburg Area overnight.

A neighbor and the son of a man who authorities believe died in a late-night mobile home fire in Loyalhanna Township Tuesday tried desperately to rescue the victim but were held back by thick smoke, the neighbor said.

Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County board members have approved more than $5.5 million in improvement projects that officials said will enhance and protect the region's water supply.

Borough council voted Monday to increase sewage rates in 2010. The minimum monthly rate will jump from $24 to $30 while a separate usage fee will increase from $2.65 to $2.75 for each thousand gallons above 3,000 gallons used per quarter.

Lance: To Hempfield Area's health care fight. The squabble between the district's school board and unionized teachers and maintenance workers over a change in the way health care claims are handled has been an especially bitter pill.

Road construction on Route 22 in Derry Township should be completed late in 2010, a couple months behind schedule.

A four-hour joyride that left behind a swath of destroyed mailboxes throughout central Westmoreland County could cost three New Alexandria teens more than $15,300 each in fines and court costs and $2,700 in restitution.

Tomorrow, Pittsburgh Raceway Park in New Alexandria holds the annual Nostalgia Day and Pittsburgh International Dragway reunion with a Southern twist.

The Paint-Elk Joint Sewer Authority recently voted final approval for a $1.2 million contract to D&M Contracting of New Alexandria for construction and a $51,971 contract to Dave Kronenwetter of St.

NEW DERRY -- Officials of the Derry Township Municipal Authority Tuesday accepted a $1 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist in construction of a sewage treatment plant and two pump stations to serve New Alexandria Borough and adjacent areas of Derry Township.

It was almost her turn to enter the ring, but the brown and white dairy cow wouldn't budge.

It was almost her turn to enter the ring, but the brown and white dairy cow wouldn't budge.

Drag racers from 19 states are set to return to Pittsburgh Raceway Park, the IHRA-sanctioned drag racing facility in New Alexandria, for the IHRA Pro-Am and Sportsman National today through Sunday.

Three New Alexandria teenagers have been charged with smashing 52 mailboxes during a 3 1/2-hour spree in three nearby townships last month.

Three New Alexandria teenagers have been charged with smashing 52 mailboxes during a 3 1/2-hour spree in three nearby townships last month.

The UFo Race Championship tour, featuring dirt late models, makes its first appearance today at Lernerville Speedway for the "Lunarville 33." Tonight's 33-lap race features a grand prize of $2,000 and kicks off a huge weekend for local late model drivers.