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• Arnold murder suspect pleads to minor drug-related offense

  by Rich Cholodofsky on July 26, 2021 at 9:43 pm

  A New Kensington man charged in a fatal shooting last year in Arnold appeared in a Westmoreland County courtroom Monday and pleaded guilty to a minor drug-related offense as he continues to await trial on a charge of first-degree murder.

• PWSA receives $24 million state loan for sewer line repairs

  by Paul Guggenheimer on July 26, 2021 at 9:38 pm

  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has been given a $24 million low-interest state loan for wastewater infrastructure repairs.

• New Kensington prostitute sentenced for sex trafficking of teen

  by Rich Cholodofsky on July 26, 2021 at 9:12 pm

  A former New Kensington woman will serve up to 10 years in prison for her role in a sex trafficking and prostitution ring that utilized a 14-year-old girl to maximize their earnings.

• PA. law enforcement, lawyers, legislators try to raise awareness of human trafficking

  by Patrick Varine on July 26, 2021 at 8:54 pm

  A 22-year-old man from Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. A 46-year-old Chinese national from Mt. Pleasant. A 26-year-old man from Buffalo, N.Y.

• Man, woman charged by Latrobe police with selling fatal dose of fentanyl, heroin

  by Paul Peirce on July 26, 2021 at 8:34 pm

  A Latrobe man is in the county prison on $75,000 bond and charges are pending against a 34-year-old woman after city police accuse them of selling fentanyl and heroin to a man who died of an overdose, according to court papers.

• ATV driver arrested for DUI after crashing into state police vehicle following chase in Westmoreland, Indiana counties

  by Paul Peirce on July 26, 2021 at 6:49 pm

  The driver of an all-terrain vehicle accused of fleeing a traffic stop along the border of Indiana and Westmoreland counties is facing DUI and other charges after police say he crashed into a patrol car.

• Bowser Automotive plans to open collision center on William Penn Highway in Murrysville

  by Tribune-Review on July 26, 2021 at 6:15 pm

  Bowser Automotive has been a recognized name in the Pittsburgh region since getting its start in the early 1980s. And after three decades of making their home in the Murrysville area, the Bowser family is bringing the business to their hometown.

• Salem man accused of attempting to hit 6 people with SUV and pointing handgun, troopers say

  by Paul Peirce on July 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm

  A 36-year-old man who became angry after being told to leave a Salem home early Sunday was arrested by state troopers after other residents accused him of twice attempting to strike them in his SUV and pointing a handgun at them as he drove away.

• Man accused of assaulting police, attempting to hit restaurant workers with pickup truck in North Huntingdon

  by Paul Peirce on July 26, 2021 at 4:51 pm

  A bizarre incident outside a McDonald’s restaurant in North Huntingdon resulted in the arrest of a Hempfield man on numerous charges, including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and DUI, according to township police

• New bench at Mt. Odin honors 4 who were dedicated to the Greensburg golf course

  by Megan Tomasic on July 26, 2021 at 4:30 pm

  If added together, the memories of those honored with a new memorial bench at Mt. Odin Golf Course in Greensburg would be countless.