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Covid cases on the rise at Westmoreland County Prison

By lowber on December 14, 2020

Coronavirus cases continue to mount at Westmoreland County Prison, with eight additional inmates testing positive for the virus Saturday, bringing the total number infected to…

Loyalhanna Creek in the running for Pa.’s 2021 River of the Year, chosen by public vote

By lowber on December 14, 2020

Pennsylvanians can vote online for the state’s River of the Year, and Susan Huba would like to see a Westmoreland County waterway win the award.…

Westmoreland County adds 666 new covid cases over 2 days

By lowber on December 14, 2020

Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health said there were 666 new cases of covid-19 in Westmoreland County over the past two days. Source:…

Bethlehem Project sees increased need for housing support

By lowber on December 14, 2020

Not surprisingly, requests for assistance from the Bethlehem Project are up substantially this year. Source: The Tribune-Review

‘Monticello Lights’ display backs up traffic in Delmont, second night set for Sunday

By lowber on December 13, 2020

When residents of Monticello Drive in Delmont replaced their annual holiday party with a neighborhood drive-thru Christmas-light competition, they were hoping for an enjoyable weekend…

Working through a pandemic: Ambulance services getting flooded with covid calls

By lowber on December 13, 2020

The onslaught came all at once. Source: The Tribune-Review

Business owners buckle down for new covid restrictions

By lowber on December 12, 2020

For some local business owners, the expanded state health and safety orders that went into effect Saturday were another punch to the gut, during a…

As virus cases, deaths mount, Westmoreland hospital officials plead for the public’s help

By lowber on December 12, 2020

The start of the coronavirus pandemic in March is nothing like the current surge. Source: The Tribune-Review

Westmoreland County posts 568 covid-19 cases; 9 deaths

By lowber on December 12, 2020

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 568 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County. Source: The Tribune-Review

Westmoreland Shop With A Cop adapts to pandemic, starts Monday

By lowber on December 12, 2020

State police Trooper Stephen Limani laughed recalling a dozen years ago at the start of the Westmoreland County Shop With a Cop program when the…

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