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A Westmoreland County woman who slammed into a railroad signal more than 1 1/2 years ago faces a $140,000 civil lawsuit in addition to traffic fines totaling several hundred dollars.

As the flood waters recede in the Midwest, local volunteers are doing their part to help.

An argument during a game of pool at Sheree's Tavern in Sutersville developed into fisticuffs and then gunfire that injured two men, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

From the oval tracks to the drag strips of the Tri-State area, promoters are looking for a break -- a break in the weather for Memorial Day weekend events.

“Right now they don't have a lot of this in the schools. "The teachers were talking about how wonderful it was to have something like this.”

Children from kindergarten through second grade make a great audience for live theater. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“That's an absolute bald-faced lie”

A debate over an office for Smithton's mayor has turned into a discussion about the mayor's elected office. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Defendant Garrow was attempting to hold off the plaintiff with his right hand while he was holding canine Sheiko with his left hand and while he was ordering the plaintiff to get back and to stop”

A Uniontown police officer ordered his police dog to subdue a handcuffed Westmoreland County man only because the man threatened to kill both of the officers, then refused orders to back off, according to ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

Freight trains collide in Pa.; no injuries reported SMITHTON, Pa. Officials say there are no injuries after a freight train crashed into a train car that had derailed in southwestern Pennsylvania. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

A freight train slammed into a derailed car of another train, causing a pileup of 22 rail cars Sunday in southwestern Pennsylvania. No injuries were reported.

A tanker carrying a paint additive ruptured, but crews contained it quickly, officials said.

A CSX Corp. train was heading west from New Castle to Chicago when it jumped the track around 10 a.m. in Reduction, about 25 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, said CSX spokesman Garrick Francis. About 11 cars left the tracks.

Then an eastbound CSX train crashed into at least one of the derailed cars. The impact derailed about 11 cars of the second train, which was traveling from Willard, Ohio, to Cumberland, Md., he said. Read more

The FBI is searching for a man they believe is responsible for six robberies in Westmoreland County. via Kdka.com

The FBI believes the armed man who robbed a Donora bank Monday also held up one last month in Westmoreland County. via O-R Online

“It will, and the person that doesn't realize that they're living in a fantasy world. It will. That's exactly, that's the best word you can use”

Gas prices are on the rise again, but with diesel fuel costing more than $4 a gallon truckers are now issuing a warning. via Kdka.com

“Did we accomplish what we wanted to accomplish?”

It's been 10 years, but for Bob McKinley it seems like just yesterday that the Youghiogheny River was named River of the Year. via Http

Two people were taken to Pittsburgh hospitals after a three-vehicle crash Sunday on Interstate 70 in Rostraver. via PittsburghLIVE.com

Lori Omasta, of Belle Vernon, was flown by medical helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh following a one-vehicle crash about 2:10 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 west near the Smithton High ... via Http

State police are looking for a man who robbed a National City Bank in Westmoreland County yesterday. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“They kept it just like my original idea. It kind of blew my mind”

Ron and Kelli Sarsfield, of Hunker, Westmoreland County, will appear on the show "My Big Redneck Wedding" on Country Music Television at 9 p.m. tomorrow. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“When you're small, you have a little more leverage.”

When Smithton Mayor Robert L. Prah Jr. graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 2006, he never planned on returning to his alma mater as an administrator. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“They were one of the biggest employers in the area.”

If only the ashes of the Dreamland Ballroom at Conneaut Lake Park could talk. In the 99 years since it opened, the fabled ballroom has been a venue for dozens of big-name performers, including Perry Como; a ... via PittsburghLIVE.com

A firefighter was taken by medical helicopter from the scene of a house fire Thursday night in South Huntingdon. via FireFightingNews.com