12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (381+ words) Five years ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spent less than $25,000 a month on Suboxone (used to treat opioid addiction) for inmates. Today, taxpayers are footing a bill of more than $3 million every month — nearly $37 million a year. That’s an…...

15+ hour, 17+ min ago   (364+ words) Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Sunday, Sept. 13: First measles death reported in Jefferson County A 40-year-old woman in Jefferson County died Saturday from complications related to measles, according to the county coroner. “Many people…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (801+ words) The scope of an alleged cocaine distribution ring involving students at Penn State University remains unclear, but testimony at preliminary hearings offered some clarity as to how much money and drugs were exchanged between the two accused leaders of the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (370+ words) A Baldwin Borough contractor accused of taking nearly $100,000 for jobs he failed to perform — while withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino — was charged this week with home improvement fraud. Brian Falce, 46, faces five counts each of…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (485+ words) Westmoreland County court officials said a growing number of residents are ignoring summons for jury duty. “It’s not only people who don’t show up but people who don’t even fill out questionnaires,” said Court Administrator Amy DeMatt. The county summons…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1227+ words) A Eureka Fire-Rescue-EMS crew from Tarentum was still 90 miles away from Ground Zero and Brad James already could see plumes of smoke billowing from the fallen World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. “We could see it when we got to…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (530+ words) State investigators said a major statewide narcotics ring with roots in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties funneled tens of thousands of illegal drug-laced products and million of dollars in cash throughout Pennsylvania. Criminal charges were filed Thursday in Westmoreland County against…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (834+ words) Four people who have already served decades of their mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to make retroactive its March decision that declared the mandatory penalty unconstitutional. In four separate petitions — all seeking…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (533+ words) Brook Peterson was ready to buy. The Scottdale woman said she had planned to be a bidder when nearly 1,100 tax delinquent properties are put up for auction next week in Westmoreland County. When a torrential summer storm caused wide-ranging power…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (728+ words) A proposal before Allegheny County Council would require sheriff’s deputies to be responsible for both transporting incarcerated people to and from hospitals and maintaining custody of them throughout their medical treatment. The proposal was introduced on Tuesday, just weeks after…...