State and local officials at the Derry Township Supervisors’ meeting Tuesday recognized the four young men who saved another man’s life on Christmas Day by pulling him from a fiery crash with moments to spare. More...
A mix of snow, sleet and rain early today led to slippery road conditions and scores of school cancellations. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a winter weather advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. More...
The Unity Township Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of the second phase of a site plan at Reparex Inc.’s machine shop, pending the receipt of some remaining items. More...
A Derry Township man on probation for firearms violations is back in Westmoreland County Prison after prison guards allegedly discovered he was hiding prescription pills during a strip search. More...
APOLLO, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after police say the 19-year-old attacked his family while tripping on LSD and then resisting arrest while naked and covered in cooking oil. More...
For the first time in four years, there will be no section title — outright or a share — for the Greater Latrobe boys’ basketball team. But the Wildcats have known for a week now that they’re headed back to the playoffs More...
Achieving little goals. That’s how the Derry Area wrestling team made it to the PIAA Class AA Championships that begin Thursday, and that’s how coach Mike Weinell plans to prepare his Trojans for their 4 p.m. More...
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra and co-presenter Seton Hill University announce that the 2018 Young Artists Competition Winners’ Recital will take place 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. More...
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Multiple Choice: Dance/Machine featuring Antony Hamilton Project’s Meeting with musician Alisdair Macindoe and a dance marathon after party 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s election-year budget plan unveiled Tuesday will renew battles with the Republican-controlled Legislature over imposing a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas and increasing the minimum wage. More...
The Westmoreland County Commissioners voted Tuesday to move $230,000 from the county’s surplus account to pay for costs being incurred for the special election to replace former Republican U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy. More...
The capital murder trial of a New Florence man accused of killing St. Clair Township Police Officer Lloyd Reed in November 2015 will begin Thursday with opening statements. More...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will hold a special dedication ceremony for the new Forever Stamp honoring Latrobe native and children’s television icon Fred Rogers next month at WQED’s Fred Rogers Studio. More...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania already figured prominently in Democrats’ attempt to win back control of the U.S. House. Adecision this week in a long-running redistricting case is set to give those efforts a boost. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An estimated 2 million people celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles’ long-awaited first Super Bowl win will descend on the city Thursday as the Vince Lombardi trophy is paraded through five miles of jubilant fans. More...
Bertha Otto Potthoff, 92, of Latrobe died Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at her daughter’s home. Born Aug. 29, 1925, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Joseph J. Hoffmann Sr. and Mary Hritz Hoffmann. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is continuing his habit of painting immigrants as criminals, highlighting gang connections, calling family reunification a national security threat and bemoaning the death of a pro football player involved in More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new effort to protect the rights of health workers who object to participating in abortions and other procedures will cost the health care system more than $300 million to set up, according to a More...
A second patient has been treated in a historic gene editing study in California, and no major side effects or safety issues have emerged from the first man’s treatment nearly three months ago, doctors revealed Tuesday. Gene editing is a More...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. nursing homes have significantly reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among their elderly residents, responding to pressure from many directions. More...