The regional mine safety office in Hempfield remains set to close while three others in the state have received a reprieve. Source: The Tribune-Review
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Providing health care in rural areas offers challenges for physicians
By lowber on May 18, 2025
Dr. Richard Conn is well-versed in the challenges of providing health care in rural areas. The primary care physician has been seeing patients in Connellsville…
As Rite Aid collapses, customers and other pharmacies bear the impact
By lowber on May 16, 2025
It takes Kathy Younkins just a few minutes to walk to her neighborhood Rite Aid. The 67-year-old has picked up her prescriptions at the company’s…
Ex-Hillandale Farms executive sentenced for embezzling $6.8M
By lowber on May 7, 2025
A Canonsburg man who embezzled nearly $7 million from Hempfield-based Hillandale Farms over more than 13 years is going to federal prison. Source: The…
'Short, sharp storm': Fast-moving squall line leaves death, widespread destruction in W. Pa.
By lowber on April 30, 2025
Crews and residents in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday began the long process of cleaning up after a severe storm described by officials as an “unprecedented…
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will host TSA PreCheck enrollment sessions
By lowber on April 15, 2025
Airline passengers who want to speed up their security line screening times will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program April…
Southwestern Pennsylvania's glassmaking tradition dates from late 18th century
By lowber on April 12, 2025
The closure of the Pyrex cookware plant in Charleroi brings to an end 132 years of manufacturing at that facility, but the regional footprint of…
Independence Health cuts 151 positions, locations not specified
By lowber on April 9, 2025
Independence Health System is laying off 151 employees as it looks to cut costs. Source: The Tribune-Review
FirstEnergy lays off 75 in Pennsylvania; 350 companywide
By lowber on March 31, 2025
Electric utility owner FirstEnergy Corp., parent company of Greensburg’s West Penn Power Co., said Monday it has laid off about 75 employees in Pennsylvania. …
Solar projects go commercial — growth up, power costs down
By lowber on March 31, 2025
A fire hall in downtown Greensburg is going solar this year with rooftop panels to generate electricity, which the city fire chief says will save…