Ligonier Valley School Board has opted for a proposed $36.36 million district budget that avoids a property tax increase, a little over a week after…
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North Huntingdon to investigate camper parked at former Rivertowne tavern site
By lowber on May 28, 2025
After North Huntingdon won a three-year legal battle that went to the state Superior Court before it could demolish the vacant and deteriorating Rivertowne Pub…
Greensburg-area woman wins $1 million on scratch-off lottery ticket
By lowber on May 27, 2025
A Greensburg-area woman took a chance on spending $20 for a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket and is a $1 million richer for it. Source:…
Retired Greensburg cop Regina McAtee sentenced to 36 months' probation
By lowber on May 27, 2025
A retired Greensburg police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months’ probation in a drug conspiracy case that involved the city’s former police chief. …
Westmoreland GOP concedes endorsements had little impact on county primary
By lowber on May 27, 2025
Days after two Republican row officers were ousted by former longtime Democrats who only recently switched to the GOP, party officials in Westmoreland County are…
Police standoff underway in Unity Township, SWAT team arrives; public told to stay away
By lowber on May 24, 2025
A large police presence can be seen in a Unity Township neighborhood, with reports of officers carrying rifles in the area around Center Drive. …
Faces of the Valley: The Rev. Angelique Edmonds a 'gifted and spirit-filled' pastor
By lowber on May 23, 2025
From prayer hikes to women’s brunches to painting with parables, the Rev. Angelique Edmonds has used her gifts to help strengthen convictions at Faith United…
Greater Latrobe selects Hempfield Area administrator as new school superintendent
By lowber on May 23, 2025
Greater Latrobe School Board has looked to a neighboring school system to find the district’s next superintendent. Source: The Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania legislators vow no tax increases to cover federal funding cuts
By lowber on May 23, 2025
With about five weeks remaining before the deadline to pass a state budget, legislators are in the dark as to how the proposed cutbacks in…
Pecarchik wins over GOP incumbent in Westmoreland register of wills primary
By lowber on May 20, 2025
Westmoreland County Republicans Tuesday nominated former acting Register of Wills Katie Pecarchik to serve an abbreviated two-year term to head the office, apparently ending the…