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The state's Department of Agriculture is urging people who recently purchased raw milk or milk products from Stump Acres Dairy farm in New Salem to throw it out; a sample taken from the farm tested positive ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says to throw out raw milk from a particular York County dairy.

A man accused of trying to lure and abduct a 16-year-old girl into his car on Friday faces attempted kidnapping charges.

Stump Acres raw milk is not safe to drink because it tested positive for a bacteria that can make people sick, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said today.

Two men are charged with stealing a Burmese python from a Fayette County pet store. via Pittsburgh Tribune

A Yorkshire Terrier unwittingly went on a 130-mile journey under the hood of her Northern Cambria owners' car and came out unscathed. via Indiana Gazette Online

Federal prosecutors said a 28-year-old postal worker from Fayette County has pleaded guilty to hiding or delaying the delivery of more than 18,000 pieces of mail. via ThePittsburghChannel

A member of the York-New Salem Fire Co. has been charged with setting two fires, according to Pennsylvania State Police. via The York Daily Record

A Uniontown woman has filed a federal lawsuit against three Fayette County residents, claiming they conspired to wrongfully imprison her last month. via Herald-Standard

A Fayette County bus company, already accused of owing more than $600,000 in back federal taxes, failed to pay $25,000 in local earned income taxes, according to the Southwest Regional Tax Bureau. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“But they were not sure where (in Indianapolis) they were coming back from.”

Police recovered almost 15 pounts of marijuana Tuesday afternoon that they said had a street value of $37,500 after stopping a Pennsylvania man for what they said was unsafe lane movement. via Palladium-Item

PennDOT's ongoing Route 22 reconstruction project near Delmont is just the latest of many road improvement efforts that have occurred in that area. via PittsburghLIVE.com

Two Fayette County men were hospitalized Sunday, one in critical condition, after an early-morning crash in Menallen. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“I'm sure she is in a prison of her own creation as a result of the death of her own daughter”

A Fayette County woman whose toddler died after she crashed her speeding car in Uniontown has avoided jail, but a judge said she'll spend the rest of her life in a prison of her own making. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“People have told me that they will hear about it or read something in the paper, and they will come by just to see it”

Stephen "Hack" Barbush of Fairbank understands the importance of a holiday tradition. via PittsburghLIVE.com

The Give-A-Christmas fund now stands at $8,325 as Herald-Standard readers contribute another $710. "We're gaining momentum and that's what we need to reach our goal of raising $40,000 for the Salvation Army,'' ... via Herald-Standard

A Uniontown letter carrier has been charged with hiding more than 18,400 pieces of mail over a two-year period. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Federal prosecutors say a 28-year-old Fayette County mail carrier hid or delayed thousands of pieces of mail entrusted to him. via The York Daily Record

Donkey shot State police reported that a donkey owned by Kenneth James Williams Jr., 37 of Smithfield was shot and killed Friday at 11 a.m. while it was located several hundred yards from the road but close to ... via Herald-Standard