Armstrong County News

A Westmoreland County man is accused of pretending to be an 18-year-old woman and sending text messages to a 12-year-old girl, before propositioning the girl for sex.

A judge in Armstrong County has denied a request for a new trial for a Kittanning man who is serving a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison for shooting and killing his uncle.

A Blair County woman and her former husband were sentenced Tuesday for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two Armstrong County businesses.

A 26-year-old Ohio man was killed Saturday while riding an ATV on a trail about two miles northwest of Rural Valley.

A 20-year-old Kittaning woman was killed in a crash at the intersection of Toy and Claypoole roads in Armstrong County early yesterday.

A 20-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Armstrong County over the weekend. State police said the crash happened between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday but no one reported the crash until about 12 hours later.

A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Leechburg man Saturday night when he was ejected from his vehicle.

Larry McCausland was racking up the prizes in a game of bingo Wednesday at Crooked Creek Lake Park.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to jail records: * Rosemary Rae Harkleroad, 37, of 1025 Anderson Creek Road, Kittanning, by the court on a bench warrant for failure to comply.

Gov. Ed Rendell is pushing an array of taxes but can't find a taker for one of them: raising the sales tax by 1 percentage point in Allegheny County.

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It will be called the PA Hero Walk, an event that organizers hope will raise $250,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Police in Armstrong County are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred in Parks.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail during the weekend, according to jail records: * Joseph Michael Borgne II, 28, of Ecourse, Mich., by District Judge James Owen on charges of burglary, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, theft from a motor vehicle and criminal mischief.

A man killed in a one-car crash overnight in Armstrong County was from Leechburg.

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For more information about becoming a member of the Armstrong County Youth Commission, contact Judy Nolder at the probation department at 724-548-3491. Participants must be able to pass clearances and a background check.

The following people were committed to the Armstrong County Jail on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to jail records: * George Byron Pyle Jr., 43, of 314 Village Road, Shelocta, by the court, on a parole violation.

John L. Shaw Sr., 37, of 11334 Route 422, Elderton, was arrested and jailed after a fight in his home at 10 p.m. Thursday.

DNA tests show that skeletal remains found on a farm in California are not those of Nellie Flickinger, a former Armstrong County woman who disappeared 30 years ago.