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Norwin band and color guard wins regional 3rd year in a row

By lowber on October 15, 2019

Members of the Norwin Marching Band and Color Guard came back earlier this month with a regional championship win for the third time in a…

Greensburg officials to declare emergency after public works fire

By lowber on October 14, 2019

An emergency declaration will help Greensburg officials replace and repair damaged public works vehicles and equipment after a fire tore through the South Urania Avenue…

Pasta dinner raises money to help Rostraver man gain mobility

By lowber on October 13, 2019

Showing the kind of generosity that is so often displayed in the region’s small communities, a group of four West Newton area women marshaled their…

Norwin grad honors mom in performance with Carrie Underwood at Pittsburgh show

By lowber on October 13, 2019

Molly Papp’s champion is her mother, Joan. Source: The Tribune-Review

Neighbor awakens Unity resident as fire sweeps through house

By lowber on October 13, 2019

A Unity Township man awakened his neighbor in the East High Acres area early Saturday morning to a devastating fire that was sweeping through his…

Memorial bike ride set for cyclist killed in Route 30 crash

By lowber on October 13, 2019

An avid bicyclist who was killed Oct. 1 when he was hit by a car on Route 30 while bicycling up Laurel Mountain will be…

In federal, state probes of Western Pa. massage parlors, most roads originate in Flushing, N.Y.

By lowber on October 13, 2019

If there is a common thread linking the sex trafficking industry between Mt. Pleasant and the Florida panhandle, it is Flushing, N.Y. Source: The…

Thousands turn out for huge parade, battle reenactment at Fort Ligonier Days

By lowber on October 12, 2019

The light rain that came down during Fort Ligonier Days’ annual parade Saturday morning did not prevent thousands of people from crowding both sides of…

Derry Township farmer: Aid payments ‘help with bills,’ but tariff strain remains

By lowber on October 12, 2019

Westmoreland County farmers adversely affected by the ongoing trade dispute with China have begun receiving payments from the $16 billion aid package announced by President…

Pennsylvania hospitals struggle under demand for mental health beds

By lowber on October 12, 2019

More than 300 Pennsylvanians a day were hospitalized for mental illness in 2018, leaving mental health professionals in many instances struggling to find beds for…

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