A Joffre man faces a string of criminal charges and traffic citations after a police chase Saturday in which the vehicle he was accused of driving twice rammed a Smith Township police cruiser.

"When you venture into these sites, you put your life and the lives of emergency personnel who conduct the search and rescue operations at risk"

A dangerous and steep cliff rises above a stagnant pond filled with tires, just a stone's throw from where adults and children play in rural Smith Township. via O-R Online

"Mining has been a cornerstone of our economy for more than 200 years, but the unregulated mining practices of the past have left us with one-quarter million acres of dangerous and deadly mine lands"

State officials were in Western Pennsylvania today to kick-off a campaign to warn people about the dangers of abandoned mines. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review