New Castle News

More than 300 students earned diplomas during the 159th annual Westminster College commencement ceremonies Saturday.

State police say a western Pennsylvania man injured in a shooting stemming from a domestic dispute has died of his injuries.

Today, we are looking at the Beaver Valley from the highest point in New Castle.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging City Rescue Mission of New Castle and one of its employees with refusing to accept a blind man and his guide dog at a homeless shelter in New Castle, PA.

State police say a western Pennsylvania man is dead and a woman has been wounded in a late-night shooting that stemmed from a domestic dispute.

How much does Bruno Garofalo love figs? Enough to smuggle two shoots inside his coat when he came from Italy 52 years ago and to wrap his fig trees every winter to protect them from the cold.

A woman has been released from an Ohio hospital and waived extradition in that state so she can return to face charges for a police pursuit crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer.

Tom Joseph earned his first patent at age 22 and is now running a company that provides clean water technology.

The funeral is set for a western Pennsylvania police officer who died when a car being pursued by police in a neighboring city crashed into his cruiser.

Many police cars are lined up outside a viewing for a Shenango Township police officer who died in the line of duty.

Freshman Marissa Kalsey , a member of the Westminster College women's track and field teams, won the pole vault at the Slippery Rock University Last Chance Qualifier on Friday as she broke her own school-record with a mark of 3.97 meters.

More than 300 students are expected to earn degrees Saturday, May 18 , at Westminster College's 159th commencement ceremonies.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Friday.

A Lawrence County police officer is after a car chased by state police crashed into the township officer's cruiser, killing him and seriously injuring another officer who was driving.

A Shenango Township police officer is dead, and another Shenango Township officer is in the hospital, after a high-speed chase Thursday night.

People in Slippery Rock are stunned after learning a more than 20-year resident is charged with possessing half a million images of child pornography and also that he reportedly admitted to having sex with three young boys.

Westminster College sociology/criminal justice major Joseph Ritchie and criminal justice major Annalisa Ryding have been accepted into the Undergraduate Honors Program of the American Sociological Association .

New Castle, PA. April 30, 2013-Pennsylvania businessman Richard E. Whittaker has re-released his little book of prayers, One Day at a Time, a popular book of devotions.

At the aptly named Gentle Ben's Giant Breed Rescue, 22 dogs romp in a 2-acre fenced yard in New Sewickley.

Seven Westminster College English majors participated in the Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in March in Portland , Oregon .