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…
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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…
Latrobe fills new administrative slot, agrees to buy trash 'toters' for pending in-house collection
By lowber on April 19, 2025
Latrobe is ramping up for its takeover of garbage hauling services in the city next year, with moves to fill a new administrative post and…
Murrysville camera company livestreams nearby fox den
By lowber on April 19, 2025
“Sly as a fox” is not just a saying somebody made up. Source: The Tribune-Review
No answers in Rostraver woman's killing as family, friends, investigators release few details
By lowber on April 18, 2025
A week has passed since Jennah Marie Seibert was found dead in the Rostraver home she shared with her fiancé, but authorities have not publicly…
Improvements on track for Latrobe's Amtrak station
By lowber on April 17, 2025
A long-awaited update of Latrobe’s Amtrak station is expected to get underway in the weeks ahead. Source: The Tribune-Review