Many in the community felt the tremendous void left when Arnold Palmer passed away last month, including those involved in Latrobe’s native son’s two loves, golf and aviation. More...
A Latrobe pair has been convicted of drug charges after nearly three years of trial delays. A jury last week found Bruce Thompkins, 47, and Michelle Muck, 36, guilty of possession of a controlled substance; manufacture; manufacture, delivery or More...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 12-0, in cooperation with the City of Latrobe and its design consultants, will be holding an Open House Public Plans Display for a traffic signal replacement and upgrade pro More...
America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful initiative, will be held in November to recognize the benefits of recycling while providing an educational platform that helps raise awareness about the value of reducing, reusing and recycling. More...
EDITOR’S NOTE — A look at the veracity of claims by political figures WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who’s railed for months about a “rigged” political system, used the final presidential debate to defiantly say he won’t decide until the election en More...
PARIS (AP) — Floods, drought, frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn’t unduly suffer. More...
The Derry Area girls’ volleyball team kept its winning ways going with a 25-15, 25- 15, 25-18 WPIAL Section 5- AA sweep over visiting Apollo Ridge on Thursday. More...
Greater Latrobe took part in the Tri- State Track Coaches Association Cross- Country Invitational on Thursday, but failed to post any top finishers, as the girls’ team took seventh overall and the boys’ squad 14th. In all, 18 school More...
Whether you have always wanted to try yoga or are a yoga aficionado, grab your mat and head to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, and bring the children. More...
The Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau will host the sixth annual Interactive Marketing Summit from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the Fred Rogers Center at St. Vincent College’s Unity Township campus. More...
Workers began demolition work Wednesday on the old Derry Bridge. The new Derry Borough (Route 217) Bridge opened for traffic Wednesday, but the project isn’t finished. More...
Although it’s been a long road, the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. (WCIDC) is one step closer to locating a buyer for the former site of Monsour Medical Center in Jeannette. More...
Incumbent state Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca of Pennsylvania’s 55th District and challenger Michael Geiselhart will be featured at a Town Hall Debate at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. More...
The Derry Borough Municipal Authority (DBMA) Board of Directors on Wednesday awarded a bid for work related to the authority’s yearly patch program. Latrobe-based Seal-Tite Pavement Maintenance LLC was the low bidder at $18,450. More...
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Heavy rains overnight across a stretch of central and western Pennsylvania are bringing flooding, school closures and evacuations. More...
Pennsylvania’s higher education system said it had no official contract talks with its union Thursday, but said negotiators still were looking for a way forward during the second day of strikes by faculty members across 14 state universities. More...
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Penn State Children’s Hospital in Hershey has hired what officials say is the first full-time facility dog at a children’s hospital in the state. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump has stepped back only slightly from his refusal to say during his debate with Hillary Clinton whether he would concede if he loses on Election Day, failing to stem the criticism that flowed from Republicans and Democrat More...
NEW YORK (AP) - Toy companies are working harder to think outside their usual box, offering more-inclusive items like dolls with disabilities, female superhero figures and characters with a range of skin tones. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former National Security Agency contractor’s theft of top secret government information was “breathtaking in its longevity and scale,” federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday aimed at keeping the man More...
Every night in the United States, an estimated 600,000 people live on the streets and need simple things, like socks, to get them through the night. The number one needed article of clothing for those in need is new socks. More...
Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center (EWCTC) Student of the Month Bryce Harr accepts a certificate honoring his accomplishment from Kay Elder, chairperson of the EWCTC Joint Operating Committee (JOC). More...
NEW YORK (AP) — The final faceoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reached 71.6 million television viewers, meaning two of the three most-watched presidential debates in history occurred during this campaign. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elvis Costello is canceling his upcoming show in Pittsburgh in solidarity with striking Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians. In a statement, he says his Nov. More...