Participating in this past Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at the restored barn that will serve as the new headquarters of the Loyalhanna Watershed Association were Wilma Light, of the LWA board; Susan Grunstra, Ligonier Valley Chamber of C More...
Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation Executive Director Craig Shevchik on Thursday reported that the installation of the playground equipment at Third Ward Park already has been completed and now the organization is working on putting in some concrete a More...
After years of receiving a nice windfall in impact fees from natural gas producers, municipalities in Westmoreland County must brace for a reduction of approximately $410,000 due primarily to plummeting natural gas prices that have reduced production More...
It was an exciting time and it was scary, too, for a handful of small-town musicians to find themselves thrust into a world that Mike Vucish, a.k.a. More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A longtime friend and business partner of Ronnie Claire Edwards, who played Corabeth Godsey on “The Waltons,” says the actress has died. More...
HONOLULU (AP) — Richard O. Linke, longtime personal manager for Andy Griffith and an associate producer of the TV series “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. More...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lois Duncan, a prolific writer of suspense novels for young adults who also chronicled her decades-long inquiry into the unsolved homicide of her own daughter, has died. She was 82. More...
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Even a rain-soaked Oakmont didn’t keep the U.S. Open from delivering its usual dose of frustration. Just not the kind anyone expected. More...
OAKMONT — Rarely has so much been done to accomplish so little. Despite the best efforts of Oakmont Country Club grounds superintendent John Zimmers and his expanded U.S. More...
Taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony for a 4,800-square-foot addition to Latrobe Alliance Church, 130 Kingston St., Unity Township, on Sunday, June 12, were the Rev. Dr. More...
The next meeting of the United States Veterans of Foreign Wars Chestnut Ridge Post 444 Auxiliary will be a dinner meeting 4 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at Rinaldi’s Pizza Barn, Derry Township. More...
Truck traffic and coal dust provisions are among the primary concerns for Derry Township officials and residents following a public meeting Thursday afternoon involving the township, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and officials from More...
The trial of three friends who allegedly murdered their friend during a botched robbery attempt in January is still at least several months away from being scheduled. More...
Westmoreland County Commissioners have made the necessary changes to the county prison’s inmate telephone services agreement in order to comply with new FCC rules governing inmate phone calls on Thursday. More...
Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) graduates will have pathways to bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University’s 14 Commonwealth campuses through an agreement signed by college administrators on Thursday, June 16, at WCCC’ More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sen. Pat Toomey introduced legislation Thursday to try to prevent a potential terrorist from buying a gun, days after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say a man had to be rescued from a vehicle that he drove into a Pittsburgh river. Authorities say river rescue crews were called to the Allegheny River Thursday afternoon and broke the driver’s side window o More...
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt said Thursday it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the submerged wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, a major breakthrough in the investigation that could help resolve the mystery of why the jetliner plunged into the Medite More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The slaughter in Florida and an attention-grabbing filibuster in the Senate did little to break the election-year stalemate in Congress over guns Thursday, with both sides unwilling to budge and Republicans standing firm against any More...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - After days of turmoil in a city that’s supposed to be a happy paradise for tourists, residents paused with the president and vice president to mourn victims of the horrific massacre at a gay nightclub. More...
On Saturday, April 2, 42 Greater Latrobe Junior and Senior High School world language students attended the 27th Annual APPLES Foreign Language Festival at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. More...
The Agriculture/Horticulture Department hosted Ag Days at Grandview Elementary School April 25-28. Grades K-3 each had a day to enjoy participating at the different stations. More...
Derry Area School District Future Farmers of America (FFA) members who recently earned a Silver Place as national FFA participants in nursery/landscape include Jessica Barnhart, Amia Martin, Arlyn Sm More...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed on stage during a concert in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday night and was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bradley Cooper is throwing his weight behind a Stand Up To Cancer telecast, serving as executive producer for the fundraiser airing in September. More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page demonstrated a deft touch at deflecting questions aimed at showing he might have lifted a passage for the introduction to the 1971 hit “Stairway to Heaven.” More...
