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Decisions of Westmoreland County judges
This is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court.
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North Apollo seeks FEMA help with snow costs
By George Guido , FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Last updated: 8:30 am North Apollo officials are hoping the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help to pay for February snow removal, even though state officials repeatedly said such aid is unlikely to materialize.
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Couple, children escape Kiski Township blaze that damages house
The state police fire marshal will investigate the cause of a fire that damaged a house along Route 56 on Sunday.
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Parks man pleads guilty to sexual offenses
The state sexual offender assessment board will determine if a Parks man who pleaded guilty Friday to unlawful contact with a minor will spend the rest of his life on a register of sexually violent predators.
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Thursday night shopping proposed in Vandergrift
By George Guido , FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Thursday, March 4, 2010 Last updated: 9:13 am Vandergrift officials are considering reinstituting Thursday night shopping and plan to welcome participants in the PA Heroes Walk later this year.
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Armstrong 911 dispatches
South Buffalo and Freeport fire departments, along with Freeport ambulance, responded to a reported structure fire at 554 Franklin St.
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Apollo sewer project snags blamed on bad maps
By George Guido , FOR THE VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Friday, February 26, 2010 Last updated: 10:13 am Apollo has several problems related to the $7 million sewage separation project that needs to be solved as the project moves forward.
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Police Blotters 2.23
Borough police reported that at 10:59 a.m. Sunday, Tyler A. Johnson, 18, Ashburn, Va., was cited for underage drinking and two summary violations after driving on the wrong side of the road in the 700 block of South Street.
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Armstrong 911 dispatches
Apollo hose companies 2 and 3 responded to wires down at 617 N. Sixth St. at 11:24 a.m. Friday.
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Guardsmen in Humvees provide assistance to police
Taking snow in their stride, Army National Guard soldiers are helping police and ambulance companies assist local residents despite ice-covered secondary roads.
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Communities haul snow away just in time for another storm
Snow being removed from tight living quarters in some municipalities is being replaced by that of a second storm on the heels of nearly two feet dumped on the region during the weekend.
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Rogue utility markings cost Apollo hundreds of thousands of dollars
Mis-marked utility lines could add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of the borough's sewage system separation project, the borough's engineer says.
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WCCC to offer new athletic programs
Westmoreland County Community College will offer new academic and athletic programs for the start of the fall 2010 term as approved by the college's board of trustees at its Jan.
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Alle-Kiski stores, customers prepare for more snow
By Brian C. Rittmeyer , VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Last updated: 8:21 am No matter how deep the snow gets, Scott Oakes has to keep a space clear at his New Kensington home.
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Kiski Township barn fire kills about 40 pigs
About 50 firefighters from nine departments battled winter's worst to reach a farm fire Sunday night.
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NASA moon program is a no-go
President Barack Obama is redirecting America's space program, killing NASA's $100 billion plans to return astronauts to the moon and using much of that money for new rocket technology research.
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Cameras to examine East Vandergrift sewer lines
TV cameras will be coming to East Vandergrift but not in the way residents might expect.
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Lawsuit alleges death damages from Armstrong County nuclear plants
A Rhode Island law firm filed a federal lawsuit Friday on behalf of three Kiski Valley residents who allege wrongful death, personal injury and damages from the operations of two former nuclear fuels plants in Apollo and Parks.
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Suspect formally charged in masked Apollo CoGo's holdup
A borough man was formally charged Friday as being the robber who wore a clown mask and wielded a hatchet to rob the CoGo's store early Monday.
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Lawsuit alleges death damages from nuclear plants
A Rhode Island law firm that won major settlements against the tobacco industry filed a federal lawsuit Friday on behalf of three Kiski Valley residents who allege wrongful death, personal injury and damages from the operations of two former nuclear fuels plants in Apollo and Parks.
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