Smithton News

Walleyes are being caught on the Allegheny River, mostly by fishermen using minnow-tipped jigs in chartreuse and white.

A tractor-trailer struck a utility pole in Westmoreland County overnight. The truck struck a pole at the intersection of Fort and Third streets in Smithton shortly before 2 a.m. Emergency dispatchers told WTAE Channel 4 Action News that the tractor-trailer hit the pole, causing wires to come down.

Frank Sever says he feels there is a definite need for a police force in Sewickley Township.

Levin Furniture will pay a price for a good deed. In March, the retailer allowed the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society to use an empty warehouse in Monroeville to store discarded electronic equipment gathered in fundraisers.

When Shirley Mae Jones was growing up in Smithton, she had no idea what life had in store for her -- a theatrical career that would bring international renown.

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.

From early April until late October, Orran and Ruth Kelley call a 24-foot Fleetwood Mallard trailer home, parking in the same campsite at Laurel Hill State Park for a dozen years.

Joe Napsha can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-5252. Stoney's and Stoney's Light beer once again will be brewed in Westmoreland County, but it will be at the former Rolling Rock brewery in Latrobe, not Jones Brewing Co.'s old brewery in Smithton, CEO Sandy Podlucky said Thursday.

Jeff Pikulsky can be reached via e-mail or at 724-684-2635. A 71-year-old Smithton man has been accused of selling prescription drugs along the bike trail in Rostraver Township and in front of the Smithton fire hall.

Testimony is expected to continue at an undetermined date in the preliminary hearing of a Westmoreland County man accused of sending sexually explicit messages to a 12-year-old Ford Cliff girl.

Interstate 70 was shut down for two hours Monday night after hay bales being hauled on a trailer caught fire.

More than two-thirds of the dislocated workers who are expected to complete a retraining program at Westmoreland County Community College intend to continue their studies by pursuing an associate degree.

Two teenagers charged with helping to rob the Sunoco gas station in North Belle Vernon July 9 waived their right to preliminary hearings Monday.

A Smithton man has been charged with numerous offenses after he allegedly broke into a South Huntingdon mobile home and assaulted a man with brass knuckles.

Two teenagers charged with helping to rob the Sunoco gas station in North Belle Vernon July 9 waived their right to preliminary hearings Monday.

Two bridges near Layton closed Thursday. They will reopen by Aug. 28. The main bridge project involves maintenance on the bridge that carries Layton Road over Washington Run.

A 5-year-old boy accidentally put a sport utility vehicle into gear, sending it rolling down a hill in Smithton, emergency officials said.

A Ruffsdale man will spend at least nine years in prison for using a toy gun to rob seven local banks over a four-month period last year.

A Smithton man has been charged with numerous offenses after he allegedly broke into a South Huntingdon mobile home and assaulted a man with brass knuckles.

State police at Uniontown will conduct a DUI checkpoint in Fayette County at the end of July.