As fines continue to mount, the company that operates buses for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority said progress has been made to ensure there are…
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Some hesitation, but local leaders see benefit of Penn Twp. turnpike interchange
By lowber on July 21, 2019
Mary Etta Bertolino has lived on Route 130 in Penn Township since the 1950s, when it was a sleepy rural road. Source: The Tribune-Review
Sweltering heat drives cool escapes across Westmoreland
By lowber on July 20, 2019
When a heat wave began to settle over the region like a damp wool blanket Saturday morning, Westmoreland County residents turned to time-honored escape routes…
50 years after moon landing, Western Pennsylvania sets sight on return to space
By lowber on July 20, 2019
Like many American baby boomers, Randa Relich Milliron has vivid memories of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. Source: The Tribune-Review
Penn Township man pleads to damaging Siemens Corp. computer programs
By lowber on July 20, 2019
A 62-year-old Harrison City man pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh on Friday to intentionally damaging his employer’s computer programs for a two-year period,…
2 charged after 39 animals removed from Sewickley Township home
By lowber on July 18, 2019
A Sewickley Township man and woman are facing numerous neglect charges after authorities removed 39 animals from their home, according to court papers. Source:…
PennDOT planning emergency repairs for Route 30 sinkhole
By lowber on July 17, 2019
Work at a sinkhole along Route 30 has been halted while PennDOT prepares to make emergency repairs on an inlet connecting two underground storm water…
IronRock Tap House at Westmoreland Mall to open this fall
By lowber on July 17, 2019
A new restaurant originally set to open this summer outside of Westmoreland Mall is now slated to open its doors in September. Source: The…
Bike run to honor fallen servicemen from Westmoreland, Beaver counties
By lowber on July 17, 2019
Two Western Pennsylvania servicemen killed last year in Afghanistan will be honored during the second annual Fallen Heroes Run, set for Aug. 10 in Hempfield.…
Firm wants to open marijuana testing lab in Trafford — Western Pa.’s first
By lowber on July 16, 2019
A Michigan-based firm wants to open Western Pennsylvania’s first medical marijuana testing laboratory, which would be located in Trafford. Source: The Tribune-Review