New Stanton News

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission continues to rebuild the oldest sections of the 70-year-old toll road from the ground up, despite concerns about whether the turnpike can continue making large transfers of toll money to state accounts, an executive said.

Traffic alert The Pennsylvania Turnpike is scheduled to be closed in both directions between Exit 67 and Exit 75 between midnight and 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

A man who lists a New Stanton motel as his address has been charged with two counts of corruption of minors for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl.

Republican Hempfield Supervisor John Silvis will face Democratic challenger Matt Pecarchik on Tuesday for the only six-year seat up for election on the board of supervisors in a race that has been devoid of controversy.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett says a Pittsburgh-area man is accused of ripping off three credit unions of $2 million.

Several dozen residents from Youngwood, New Stanton and Hunker heard a presentation Tuesday from Smithton police Chief Glenn Kopp about the possibility of the department providing the communities with part-time law enforcement.

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.

Laurel : To regional policing. Officials in Madison, Sewickley Township, New Stanton, Youngwood and Hunker are looking into cooperative arrangements with Smithton police to provide coverage of their communities.

After years of relying solely on state police coverage, several Westmoreland County municipalities are exploring options for joining regional departments to provide a part-time law enforcement presence.

This weekend's third annual Troop Support Poker Run to benefit Charlie Company 1-110th Infantry Regiment of Connellsville and Friedens was postponed until Saturday due to inclement weather.

Mapquest.com said it takes about 15 hours of driving to get from Topeka to New Stanton, Pa.

At the Scottdale Food Pantry distribution in September, there was an announcement for free flu vaccinations at October's food delivery.

Many children dream of owning their own train and riding up and down the tracks.

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court.

Rick Stouffer can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7853. Nuclear power giant Westinghouse Electric Co.

An 18-year-old woman told a Westmoreland County jury on Tuesday that she became intimate with a New Stanton man over a three-month period in 2007, even though he claimed to be six years older than the teen.

More than a dozen years ago, Hempfield resident Richard Shaver was living the good life.

A Fayette County man accused of making a phony report of a murder and hostage situation is accused of making 18 other unfounded calls to 911 over a 12-day period earlier this year.

The story "New Stanton fitness center plans sacked" had one important missing ingredient -- namely, input from the borough.

Bob Stiles can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6622. An Allegheny County businessman who is pulling the plug on a $5 million fitness center he planned to build in New Stanton is blaming the economy and the time involved in the approval process for his decision.