Concertgoers soon may be able to enjoy alcoholic beverages with the music at a growing downtown New Kensington concert venue. Following a public hearing, New Kensington Council unanimously approved the transfer of a liquor license into the city for Preserving Underground, on 11th Street at Fifth Avenue. The concert venue
New Kensington officials are a step closer to one of their community policing goals: making officers more visible to residents. “People notice when our officers are visible and are out in the community, which we really like them to be,” said Mayor Tom Guzzo. “It’s important for us to get
The First National Bank in New Kensington was robbed Friday afternoon, a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher has confirmed. Police responded after receiving a call about an armed robbery at 5 p.m., the dispatcher said. The bank is a freestanding building at the front of the Riverview Plaza property on Tarentum Bridge
The Allegheny Township Police Department is doing away with its “bring your own gun to work” routine with help from the Westmore­land County District Attorney’s Office. The department used $9,300 it received from District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli to buy 15 department-­issued 9 mm handguns and holsters for all of its
A car found abandoned after being wrecked in New Kensington on Friday morning had been stolen from its owner’s driveway the night before, police Chief Bob Deringer said this week. Deringer said the car, a Dodge Charger, was stolen in New Kensington sometime after 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. It