The Pennsylvania National Guard will assist city officials to demolish eight houses in New Castle.

The state police at the New Castle Station have issued an alert that they will be conducting various sobriety checkpoints through the county during the Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.

There will be a new item coming to Forbush’s Drive-In, but it is not a new flavor of ice cream.

Two drivers have been arrested for driving under the influence as the result of a July 31 accident in Slippery Rock Township that injured a New Castle woman. 

A South Side man who police say left his dog inside a car at a grocery store in 90-degree weather is facing consequences, including a smashed car window.

An Ohio man is wanted after he ran a posted stop sign last Friday on Highland Avenue and caused an accident that injured multiple people and disengaged a boat that was being towed, police said. 

There’s been a lot of talk lately by Lawrence County and city officials regarding blight and what to do about the eyesore, ramshackle buildings that are preventing both future development and a positive perception of the community.

By a 4-1 vote, New Castle city council on Thursday night approved the revised Act 47 exit plan aimed at ending the city’s financially distressed status by 2022.

HARRISBURG — Twelve major telecommunications companies have agreed to take steps to make it easier for people to block illegal robocallers, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Thursday.

Peebles, a department and clothing store in Field Club Commons in Neshannock Township, is expected to close next year. 

An East Side woman is facing charges for having a loaded gun in her purse on a traffic stop, police reported.

An East Side man is accused of grabbing a 9-year-old boy by the arm and twisting it during a disturbance.

New Castle police are looking into a report of an armed robbery they received from a man walking on Highland Avenue on Aug. 2.

A Mahoningtown couple are accused of abusing a 5-month-old baby girl, who hospital experts said was diagnosed with broken ribs, skull fractures and other injuries.

A Neshannock Township doctor who prescribed quantities of opioid pills outside of the course of his professional practice has pleaded guilty to 14 counts against him in federal court.

The New Castle Area School Board made several personnel decisions at its regular meeting Monday.

HARRISBURG — A legislative proposal to create a pipeline oversight board intended to provide greater transparency and reassure the public that the infrastructures are safe is running into resistance.

A Croton area teen has been charged by New Castle police for posting nude photos on social media of a woman from his phone.

Employees who have worked for Lawrence County government for a decade received special recognition Tuesday.

Lawrence County commissioner Bob Del Signore last night took exception to comments made earlier this month by New Castle city council. But he didn’t change the minds of anyone on council.

Liberty Mutual’s New Castle office could be on the move.

An Ellwood City woman and a Michigan man pulled over on a traffic stop are wanted on drug charges after police reported finding suspected crack cocaine in the car.

CONNEAUT, Ohio — A normal charter fishing trip turned into a life-saving mission on Saturday as Corky Erdman and his four customers were fishing on Lake Erie.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania State Police announced that troopers made 20,143 driving-under-the-influence (DUI) arrests in 2018, which reflects a one percent increase from the total number of DUI arrests (19,963) in 2017. In addition, troopers investigated 4,926 DUI-related crashes in 2018.

A New Castle man is facing charges after police found him to be in possession of suspected psychedelic mushrooms during a traffic stop.

A Neshannock Township man is facing charges after police say he fired a gun behind his house in the vicinity of other neighboring homes. 

The 24th annual Greek Food Festival almost wasn’t.

Hundreds gathered in the New Castle Junior/Senior High School Monday for the fourth annual Back to School Bash, hosted by Son of the City.

More than 200 Mohawk teachers, staff, administrators, custodians, bus drivers and cafeteria workers were treated to breakfast Monday morning.

For many children in Lawrence County, shopping with a cop means Christmas is coming.

HARRISBURG — Five of the nine casinos and betting parlors in Pennsylvania that offer sports wagering now take bets online, and the remaining four will likely soon join them, a representative of the state Gaming Control Board said Monday.

The Neshannock Township supervisors last week took the first step toward borrowing $6 million for Pearson Park, Hess Ice Rink and road improvements.

As Paul McNulty parked his vehicle outside the U.S. Department of Justice building on Sept. 11, 2001, he heard that one of New York City’s World Trade Center towers had been hit by an airplane, dismissing it as “a bizarre aviation problem.”

The grounds of the Lawrence County Fair resembled a ghost town.

Tracy Scaravino, Perkins’ manager, said she was in the kitchen when she heard the crash, went out to investigate and said the female driver seemed to be OK, but said she was hungry and need to eat. Scaravino then graciously went inside and got her an order of Eggs Benedict until fire and ambulance personnel arrived.

A white Ford pickup truck and a red Pontiac sedan collided at the intersection of Highland and Sheridan avenues on the city’s North Hill yesterday afternoon.