Members of the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce are invited to celebrate the accomplishments of president David Martin and director of membership Denise Martin. More...
The City of Latrobe is issuing a reminder to pet owners to please be courteous to your neighbors and that it is a violation of Latrobe Code to permit your pet to roam unattended off of the owners’ property and to leave dregs on a public or priv More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia home where Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly grew up and accepted a marriage proposal from Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1955 is now in the hands of the royal family. More...
CHICAGO (AP) — It was a striking image. A photo of an 89- year-old man hunched over, struggling to push his cart with frozen treats. Fidencio Sanchez works long hours every day selling the treats because he couldn’t afford to retire. More...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sporting goods retailer REI will keep its stores closed on the day after Thanksgiving for the second straight year, even though it’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year. More...
Thomas More (Ky.), ranked No. 13 in the nation in NCAA Division III, defeated the host St. Vincent College football team, 45-14, in Saturday’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference matchup. More...
The Ligonier Valley girls’ soccer team is still looking for that signature victory. The Lady Rams feel that could come in the playoffs. Ligonier Valley opens the District 5-6 Class AAgirls’soccer playoffs as a No. More...
Seton Hill University outlasted visiting Mercyhurst, 55- 45, in Saturday’s Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Homecoming game at Offutt Field in Greensburg. More...
The Diamond Dolls Twirling Team, LLC, based in Derry, Friday announced registration for the 19th season will be held Monday, Nov. 7, and Wednesday, Nov. More...
The public is invited to join YWCA Westmoreland County for a “Circles of Diversity” panel discussion event. “Four Women’s Stories: Muslim Life in Southwestern Pennsylvania” will be held Thursday, Nov. 3, at the YWCA Westmoreland County, 424 N. More...
Ditch the dairy to make the most flavorful, creamy soup
BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press
EDITOR’S NOTE: KitchenWise columnist Sara Moulton is on a book tour and is taking a break from writing her column for the remainder of 2016. In her absence, the AP is moving a weekly Kitchenwise-Best Of from Sara’s archived recipes. More...
Police investigating assault at Adelphoi Village State police at Greensburg report at 11:08 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, a Latrobe man struck a Seward man in the face and bit a Blairsville man at Adelphoi Village in Unity Township. More...
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department’s bloodhound team hosted the 53rd annual Fall National Police Bloodhound Association’s Training Seminar in Latrobe on Friday and Saturday. More...
The Westmoreland County Historical Society's annual Fall Family Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield Township. The program fee is $5. More...
Employers and those who have served in the military will come together from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15, at the Fred M. Rogers Center at St. Vincent College, Unity Township, for the inaugural Regional Veterans Employment Summit. More...
BEAVER, Pa. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in the western Pennsylvania trial of a man charged in the death of a woman whose body was found in an abandoned building on an old steel mill property more than a dozen years ago. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — One person was found dead inside a burning home in western Pennsylvania. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Monday on Gibson Street in Kilbuck Township. More...
BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State positions outside Mosul on Monday as fighting to retake the extremist-held city entered its second week and a rights group urged a probe into a suspected airstrike that hit a mosque, killing ov More...
KHAZER, Iraq (AP) - In the week since Iraq launched an operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, its forces have pushed toward the city from the north, east and south, battling the militants in a belt of mostly uninhabited towns and vil More...
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - A maintenance crew had slowed down traffic on a California highway through the night, and the work had gone on for hours without problems. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There’s a right way and a wrong way to raise a baby on vegan food. Those who get it wrong, parents say, give the responsible ones a bad name. More...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The health insurer Cigna has agreed to end a policy that required physicians to fill out extra paperwork before they could give patients a drug used to treat opioid addiction. More...
NEWYORK (AP) — The government on Wednesday recommended Zika testing for all pregnant women who recently spent time anywhere in Florida’s Miami-Dade County. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an evening filled with jokes about Bill Murray’s elusiveness and quirky personality, the actor was honored with the nation’s top prize for comedy. More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Glover is joining the “Star Wars” universe. Disney announced Friday that the writer, actor and rapper will play Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo “Star Wars” film. Alden Ehre More...