Brother and sister Ryan and Candace Hall of Unity Township didn’t hold back their excitement on this long-awaited day at the Seton Hill University commencement ceremony Saturday morning. More...
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the Gulf of Mexico for a passenger missing from a cruise ship sailing out of Galveston, Texas. More...
MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — A Siamese cat recently cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest living cat did not live to enjoy the title. Scooter marked his 30th birthday on March 26. More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took more than 60 years but a University of Southern California student has finally received his diploma. Ninety-six-year-old Alfonso Gonzales received a bachelor of science degree in zoology on Friday, making him th More...
The Greater Latrobe Junior High girls’ track and field team, powered by six first-place finishes, captured the overall team championship at the annual Westmoreland Area Athletic Directors Association Meet held Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Latrobe. More...
The pairings have been set for the Ligonier Valley baseball and girls’ softball teams. The Ligonier Valley baseball team will visit Mount Union while the girls’ softball team plays host to the Lady Trojans, both on Thursday. More...
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Friday released its list of students named to the dean’s list for the spring semester of the 2015-16 academic year. To qualify for dean’s list, a Bloomsburg student must earn a quality-point ave More...
YWCA Westmoreland County’s Technology Center, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg, welcomes men, women, boys and girls (all ages), to call 724-834-9390 to reserve a seat in the following June classes: The Cloud - June 1 - 9:15 a.m. More...
Thirty St. Vincent College students are enrolled in three-week or longer study-abroad programs in various countries worldwide this summer and fall, according to an announcement by Sara M. More...
Nearly 500 volunteers planted 15,000 tree seedlings over 23 acres of land
Staff members of the Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau (LHVB) got their hands dirty Friday, May 13, as they helped to plant seedlings during a volunteer event, Plant a Tree at Flight 93, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County. More...
A 10th-grade student at Homer-Center High School lost his life over the weekend when he was struck by a vehicle as he walked along an Indiana County road. More...
Billie Bray-Mekic of Hempfield and Bobbie Sue Mertens of Saltsburg check out the teddy bears and flowers available for purchase from souvenir seller Alexis Diaz, along with fellow graduates Jennifer More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers still fatigued from a record budget standoff with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf may not get much of a break from the partisan battles as the start of the new fiscal year approaches. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Verizon and union officials representing about 39,000 striking landline and cable workers in nine eastern states and Washington, D.C., agreed to restart negotiations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. U.S. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Planned Parenthood is vowing an army of volunteers to campaign for Hillary Clinton and other candidates in this year’s election and against restrictions on abortion rights. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Benghazi committee’s Republican chairman is ignoring statements by his own former lawyer indicating that the U.S. military acted properly on the night of the deadly Sept. More...
LONDON (AP) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he may have a poor relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron in light of his criticism of Trump’s call for all Muslims to be temporarily banned from entering the United States. More...
BAGHDAD (AP) - The Islamic State group launched a coordinated assault Sunday on a natural gas plant north of Baghdad that killed at least 14 people, while a string of other bomb attacks in or close to the capital killed 15 others, Iraqi officials sai More...
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects. More...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. spends more on healthcare and pharmaceuticals than any other country, yet has room for improvement in terms of efficient drug use. More...
NEW YORK (AP) — A urine-based test for Zika virus infection has shown to be more effective than the common blood-based one for many patients, a development that could make testing for the infection easier. The test could potentially aid e More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s “Captain America’s” weekend at the box office once again by a large margin, but even with $72.6 million in earnings, the superhero pic left some room for other newcomers like “Money Monster,” “The Darkness” and “The Lobster” t More...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is eyeing the movie business for growth. Company spokesman Makoto Wakae said Monday details are undecided but the work might be a theater release or a DVD. More...