An investigation into the attack revealed that only half of the required eight employees were on duty at the time of the incident.

State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend.

Young people have been chained to benches at police stations for hours as county officials try to find appropriate housing, the county argued in court.

Four teenage boys are charged as adults after troopers say they caused a riot, threatened staff and damaged property at the Outside In School of Experimental Learning on Saturday.

State police in Westmoreland County say they stopped what they’re calling a riot in a juvenile detention center over the weekend. Four teens are being charged as adults for their roles in the destruction.