Briefs from around the state - GoErie.com

7 February 2012, 9:49 pm

Briefs from around the stateGoErie.comPITTSBURGH -- A Pennsylvania State University branch campus has joined three western Pennsylvania school districts that will stop using a private security firm after learning that some guards were convicted felons or sex offenders.... Read More »

The Monitor: Steering mechanism fails - Waynesboro Record Herald

7 February 2012, 1:13 pm

The Monitor: Steering mechanism failsWaynesboro Record HeraldBy Staff reports Pennsylvania State Police said the steering mechanism on a 2003 Ford Escape driven by Brenda L. Butler, 57, of Shippensburg failed, causing the vehicle to sideswipe a cement barrier on Route 533 at 3:50 pm Jan. 18.... Read More »

Pa. town ponders councilman's arrest in old murder - Seattle Post Intelligencer

4 February 2012, 9:25 am

Pa. town ponders councilman's arrest in old murderSeattle Post IntelligencerKEVIN BEGOS, AP FILE - This undated file photo made available by the Butler County, Pa, District Attorney, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, shows Gregory Scott Hopkins. Based on a DNA test, Pennsylvania State Police have charge... Read More »

BC-PA--Pennsylvania News Digest, PA - PennLive.com

3 February 2012, 9:43 am

BC-PA--Pennsylvania News Digest, PAPennLive.comPITTSBURGH — Two western Pennsylvania school districts have stopped using a private security firm after learning that some guards were convicted felons or sex offenders. The Moniteau School District in Butler County has dropped Pond Security, ...and m... Read More »

State police investigate hit-and-run - Leader Times

3 February 2012, 5:49 am

State police investigate hit-and-runLeader TimesTrooper Dan Kesten from the state police division headquarters in Butler said Markilinski put in a call for assistance following the incident. Investigating officers have been reviewing video related to the hit and run, Kesten said, but would not ...an... Read More »

Couple Arrested in New Wilmington Bank Robbery - WKBN/WYFX-TV

2 February 2012, 1:22 pm

Couple Arrested in New Wilmington Bank RobberyWKBN/WYFX-TVThey were both arrested in Beaver Falls on Friday on probation violation and parole violation warrants out of Butler and Beaver counties. The two admitted their involvement in the robbery during questioning, police said. Both are in Beaver Co... Read More »

W. Pa. couple lose links to daughter in robbery - Philadelphia Inquirer

31 January 2012, 11:47 am

W. Pa. couple lose links to daughter in robberyPhiladelphia InquirerAP EAU CLAIRE, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania couple says a robber stole the only links they have to a daughter who died as an infant. The Butler Eagle ( www.butlereagle.com) reports Tuesday that along with electronics, Tricia and Bra... Read More »

Tens of thousands mourn Penn State's Joe Paterno - Carlisle Sentinel

25 January 2012, 1:50 pm

New York PostTens of thousands mourn Penn State's Joe PaternoCarlisle SentinelSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Police say tens of thousands of mourners have showed up at a Penn State campus worship hall to pay their respects to former football coach Joe Paterno. Two of Paterno's children shook hand... Read More »

Police: Driver was high when she struck, killed York woman - York Daily Record

23 January 2012, 10:34 pm

Police: Driver was high when she struck, killed York womanYork Daily RecordBy RICK LEE York, PA - Police have charged a York woman with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of marijuana for the Sept. 20 death of Catalina Colon. Colon was on the sidewalk in the 500 block of Roosevelt... Read More »

Frozen Food Dispute Leads Man To Stab Girlfriend, Police Say - WPXI Pittsburgh

17 January 2012, 11:20 am

Frozen Food Dispute Leads Man To Stab Girlfriend, Police SayWPXI PittsburghBUTLER, Pa. -- Police said a Butler City man stabbed his girlfriend with a steak knife after she tried taking frozen food from his freezer. Investigators said Ken Orloski, 40, is accused of stabbing his girlfriend during an a... Read More »