Lower Burrell police accused a woman who had a warrant out for her arrest of dealing drugs after she was pulled over for a traffic violation and offered to let police search her vehicle. Michelle Lynn Dzugan, 45, of the 1500 block of Horne Boulevard in Arnold was charged with
PennDOT spent $925,000 fixing four landslides impacting state-maintained roads in Plum this year. The work on Old Leechburg, Milltown, Leechburg and New Texas roads inconvenienced drivers who had to take detours or find other ways around as the slides were repaired and the roads were rebuilt and resurfaced. The four
Three people are accused of stealing more than $5,000 from businesses in Lower Burrell and Allegheny Township by using computers to alter the payout slips from games-of-chance machines to a higher amount. Lower Burrell and Westmoreland County detectives said the suspects had computers and a printer in their vehicle so
Halloween is just a couple of days away, which makes it the perfect time to scour the local history centers and newspaper archives, searching for stories of hauntings, paranormal activities and strange happenings that have occurred over the years across the Alle-Kiski Valley. Here are some of the stories that
The story of Karen Watkins’ business isn’t ending anytime soon. In fact, it’s starting a new chapter. Watkins, 52, of Lower Burrell owns The Last Word bookstore along Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell. She held a grand reopening of the store Sept. 15. “I’m here. I’m open. I will be