Belle Vernon, PA -- Belle Vernon Area High School hosted its annual College and Career Fair on Thursday evening, March 19, 2026.  Representatives from area colleges, universities, trade and technical schools, military recruiters, community organizations and government ent...

Greensburg, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli and Chief County Detective Ronald Zona were invited to speak to the participants of Leadership Westmoreland.  Leadership Westmoreland is an annual program put together by the Westmoreland County ...

Hempfield Township, PA -- The Westmoreland County Detective Bureau filed charges against a Hempfield Township woman accused of pocketing $46,000 for personal gain.  Darshanna Truss, 35, is facing theft charges after an allegation of the misappropriation of funds from the ...

Pittsburgh, PA -- Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli was honored to be invited to speak to a class at Duquesne University taught by Dr. Jennifer Hammers, forensic pathologist for Westmoreland County.  DA Ziccarelli spoke to the class, Forensic...

New Kensington, PA -- New Kensington Police and Westmoreland County Detectives filed charges against a New Kensington man accused of exposing a child to cocaine.  Al-Don Pryor, 38, is facing a count of endangering the welfare of children for an incident stemming from Octo...

Westmoreland County, PA -- Westmoreland County Camp Cadet Association and Pennsylvania State Police are accepting applications for the 2026 Camp Cadet Program.  The program enlists children between the ages of 12 and 15 years old from Westmoreland County to spen...

North Huntingdon Township, PA -- An Allegheny County woman was arrested after meeting with police to sell drugs during an undercover buy operation led by the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, North Huntingdon Township Polic...

Mount Pleasant Township, PA -- Pennsylvania State Police charged an Acme man and woman with third-degree murder after the death of a 15-month-old last year.  Michael Blaesser, 34, and Ashley Makarsky, 31, are also facing involuntary manslaughter and endangering the w...

Westmoreland County, PA -- Westmoreland County hosted its annual township supervisor's convention on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Stratigos Banquet Center in North Huntingdon Township.  The 115th annual convention featured vendors for service and safety, a legislator's ...

Auto theft declined by 3% in PA from 2024 to 2025, according to the Pennsylvania Unified Crime Reporting system (data as of March 1, 2026). This is the second year of decline after a post-pandemic uptick from 2021-2023. While auto theft rose in Philadelphia County by 4% in 202...