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Light snowfall expected Monday in Western Pa., up to 3 inches near Latrobe

By lowber on December 1, 2019

Western Pennsylvania’s commuters could be confronted with slippery, icy roads Monday amid a spate of snow flurries expected to continue through Tuesday morning, meteorologists said.…

Car crashes into creek west of Route 30 in Ligonier

By lowber on December 1, 2019

A car veered off the road Sunday night and crashed into a creek just west of Route 30 in Ligonier, initial reports indicate. Source:…

Fire damages Greensburg home; residents get out unharmed

By lowber on November 30, 2019

Greensburg officials said a late morning blaze Saturday at a home on South Maple Avenue was caused by an overload of electrical appliances. Source:…

Hikers opt out of Black Friday shopping for outdoor adventures

By lowber on November 29, 2019

On a brisk Black Friday morning that left a dusting of snow atop one of the ridges in Linn Run State Park southeast of Ligonier,…

Westmoreland chamber President Chad Amond joins transportation commission

By lowber on November 29, 2019

Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chad Amond has a new role to fill, as a member of the Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission.…

Franklin Regional band’s 3rd appearance in Macy’s parade a holiday high note

By lowber on November 29, 2019

Winds may have kept the famous character balloons close to the ground during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, but the 187 members of…

Westmoreland Mall loyalists cling to Black Friday tradition, leery of its evolution

By lowber on November 29, 2019

Westmoreland Mall isn’t the shopping center Bev Queer and Carol Gowatski remember. Source: The Tribune-Review

Top dog from Ligonier Township just a ‘goofy golden retriever’ outside the ring

By lowber on November 29, 2019

One word — “golden” — from the judge, and the dog world knew that Daniel, a golden retriever from Ligonier Township, had won the best…

Penn Township tattoo parlor will host Toys for Tots fundraiser

By lowber on November 29, 2019

When Justin Schultz opened his first tattoo shop in downtown Jeannette in 2012, a Toys for Tots representative stopped by right around this time of…

Greensburg Kiwanis Club small but mighty after 100 years

By lowber on November 28, 2019

Members of the Greensburg Kiwanis Club like to say they’ve given to charities and organizations covering every letter of the alphabet except V and X.…