Two homes in a senior living community along Heritage Lane in Murrysville were significantly damaged by a fire Tuesday morning. Source: The Tribune-Review
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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. …
Ex-Greensburg police chief hopes to avoid jail time in drug conspiracy case
By lowber on April 25, 2025
Former Greensburg police chief Shawn Denning is hoping to stay out of jail when he is sentenced in federal court next week in his drug…
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.…