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Police issue warrant for man accused of crashing into Vanderbilt Post Office

A Dunbar man wanted for allegedly crashing into the Vanderbilt Post Office should be considered dangerous, a state police spokesperson said. Police said Justin Lee Martin, 45, fled from troopers “at a high rate of speed,” when they tried to pull him over for having an inoperable brake ...

State police honor troopers killed in the line of duty

Within Pennsylvania State Police Troop B, 13 troopers have died in the line of duty since 1909. The agency recognizes them each year with a memorial service. The annual ceremony was held Wednesday morning at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 47 in South Strabane Township. Troop B covers ...

No timetable yet on reopening of Vanderbilt post office

A U.S. postal inspector general said there is no estimated date for when the Vanderbilt Post Office will again serve customers. “There was significant damage to the building, and there is no date of reopening,” said David Gealey from the USPS Pittsburgh Division Headquarters. The ...

Eyes on the road: Enforcement of ‘hands-free’ law begins in June

Nearly 2,000 Pennsylvania drivers were cited last year for distracted driving, and the rules surrounding mobile device use are about to get stricter come June. Last year Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 37, or Paul Miller’s Law, which prohibits the use of any handheld device while on the ...

Redstone Township man accused of criminal homicide seeks to suppress evidence

A Redstone Township man accused of fatally shooting a potential business partner wants a judge to suppress recorded jail conversations he had with his wife. Fayette County Assistant Public Defender Ethan Carter argued on Wednesday that anything Norman Pennington’s wife said while they talked ...

Family of Grindstone man shot by police starts GoFundMe

A Grindstone man who was fatally shot by police during a welfare check on Tuesday had been struggling with his mental health, his sister wrote in a GoFundMe post. Christopher Hackney, 27, was shot by Redstone Township police at his home on Lyndale Road around 9 p.m. Tuesday. According to a ...