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Troopers find 13 pounds of cocaine hidden in SUV after traffic stop on turnpike
By lowber on April 24, 2025
State police reported finding on Wednesday 13 pounds of suspected cocaine hidden in an SUV while it was traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike through Westmoreland…
Demolition of former SCI Greensburg prison begins
By lowber on April 24, 2025
Now that demolition at the former SCI Greensburg prison is getting underway, Hempfield officials are ready to look at the property’s future. Source: The…
Police blame Hempfield Route 30 crash on wrong-way driver
By lowber on April 24, 2025
A crash that injured two people Wednesday on Route 30 in Hempfield was the result of a wrong-way driver, said state police Trooper Steve Limani.…
Hempfield Area faces $5.1M budget deficit for 2025-26 school year
By lowber on April 22, 2025
Rising charter school payments and growing retirement costs have Hempfield Area school officials exploring how to offset a 2025-26 budget deficit that stands at more…
Plans for Greensburg Amtrak station include new doors, restrooms for handicapped access
By lowber on April 22, 2025
Amtrak is looking to make improvements to its station at Greensburg beginning in 2026, while upgrades at the Latrobe station are set to get underway…
Norwin's $25M stadium renovation project panned by critics
By lowber on April 21, 2025
The Norwin School Board members who voted last week for a $25 million stadium project were ripped Monday by critics who called it unnecessary, too…
Hempfield adjusts school start times to consolidate bus runs, address driver shortage
By lowber on April 21, 2025
Board members of Hempfield Area School District voted unanimously — although reluctantly in some cases — to shift the start and end times for school…
Hempfield driver dies in head-on collision with tree
By lowber on April 20, 2025
A Hempfield man died Saturday after the Ford pickup truck he was driving crashed, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Source: The Tribune-Review
PennDOT sets open house for I-70 interchange project, plans paving, patching in Westmoreland
By lowber on April 20, 2025
PennDOT is hosting an open house Tuesday in Rostraver to offer details on the construction timeline and related traffic changes for its update of the…