New Kensington News

The amendment must be approved in two consecutive General Assembly sessions and by voter referendum to take effect.

Sharon Cassidy tells her sons _ Donny, 14, and Jacob, 13 _ to get right to their homework when they come home from their school day at Good Shepherd Catholic School in Braddock, about five miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh.

State Rep. Tim Mahoney insists it's time for Fayette County's political subdivisions to "end decades of parochialism in providing public services" by conducting town hall meetings to discuss regionalization of police and fire protection.

Witness reported an extremely bright light hovering, or moving slowly, in the distance in this Westmoreland county community.

The proposed 2010 city budget is slightly smaller than the one council approved for this year.

The arrest of a man in charges of public urination and drunkenness along a New Kensington street led to charges against another man for having a shotgun commonly called a "street sweeper." Detective Sgt.

City residents likely will pay more in both property taxes and sewage rates in 2010 for the second consecutive year.

A dinner/dance benefit for motorcycle accident victims Charlie and Debbie Allshouse will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Power Play Sports Bar, Craigdell Road, New Kensington.

A former New Kensington man who has been a fugitive since 2008, has been arrested.

Democrat Janine Remaley lost her write-in bid for Gilpin supervisor but took encouragement from how many votes she collected given that she didn't launch her campaign until mid-October. Remaley was among a handful of write-in candidates in Alle-Kiski Valley elections who failed to defeat their balloted opponent, according to unofficial election ...

A man is being held by police in Jeanette after leading them on a high speed chase.

Thanks to a competitive grant provided by the Grabel Foundation, 17 students and eight adults were able to travel to Beijing and Jillin City, China, from Wednesday until next Thursday.

Two area men suffered minor injuries Wednesday in a two-vehicle accident at the base of the Tarentum Bridge, police said.

The trio - Steve Patrick of New Cumberland, Josie Farinelli of New Kensington, and Ryan Kramer of Maryland - made their video as part of their honors-level English class.

Police arrested a man inside the Victoria Avenue house that was the site of a drive-by shooting last month.

New Kensington businessman and philanthropist Charles H. Booth Jr. is suing the estate of his dead attorney for alleged errors made in documents intended to protect Booth's estate from federal taxes.

New Kensington is moving to settle a federal gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a former female police officer, but neither side would comment about details.

Dealing with trees in the fall means more than simply raking. When its limbs and canopy are bereft of leaves, it can be a good time to judge a tree for pruning.

A New Kensington man pleaded guilty to third-degree murder this morning in exchange for a sentence of 25 to 50 years in prison.

The creators of an oral history video on New Kensington about to have its premiere are hoping that the past will be prologue.