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…
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Power companies expect restoration time to be 5-7 days in wake of storms
By lowber on April 30, 2025
Duquesne Light Co.’s 215,000 customers still without power Wednesday because of the severe storm Tuesday may have to wait for five-to-seven days before they have…
Greensburg man pleads guilty to lesser charges in fatal overdose
By lowber on April 30, 2025
Westmoreland County prosecutors dismissed a charge of drug delivery resulting in death in connection with the fatal overdose of a Greensburg man who died in…
World's largest rubber duck to return to Western Pa. this summer
By lowber on April 29, 2025
Back in September 2013, an unusual sight settled on the shores of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh: a several-story-tall rubber duck, brought to Pittsburgh for…
2 Murrysville homes damaged by fire
By lowber on April 29, 2025
Two homes in a senior living community along Heritage Lane in Murrysville were significantly damaged by a fire Tuesday morning. Source: The Tribune-Review
Westmoreland jail population nears limit; juvenile detention center expansion plan progresses
By lowber on April 29, 2025
The inmate population at Westmoreland County Prison has swelled to its highest numbers this decade, prompting officials to watch for signs of overcrowding. Source:…
Lights, camera, action: Westmoreland leaders to take stage in talent show fundraiser
By lowber on April 28, 2025
It’s not every day a county commissioner, university professor and pastor end up in the same room. Source: The Tribune-Review
Westmoreland work zone crash numbers down, but risk remains high, say PennDOT, police
By lowber on April 26, 2025
A PennDOT flagger had a close call with an inattentive driver on Route 66 in Westmoreland County while another state road worker was struck and…
Police: Feds raid upscale home in Hempfield, find steroid lab making millions of dollars of the drug
By lowber on April 25, 2025
A steroid manufacturing and selling operation in Hempfield that state police said was raking in millions of dollars was disrupted Friday as troopers worked with…
83-year-old Greensburg woman identified by police as wrong-way driver in Route 30 crash
By lowber on April 25, 2025
State police have identified an 83-year-old Greensburg woman as being the wrong-way driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday on Route 30 in Hempfield. …