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Westmoreland County Labor Council endorses Democrat Prah for special election

By lowber on January 28, 2020

The Westmoreland County Labor Council has endorsed Democrat Robert Prah Jr. in an upcoming special election for a state house seat. Source: The Tribune-Review

412 Food Rescue expands mission in Westmoreland, other Western Pa. counties

By lowber on January 28, 2020

A Pittsburgh nonprofit that “rescues” good food from going to landfills is expanding its services to surrounding counties through a smartphone app and a U.S.…

Police: East Huntingdon woman abandoned kids, locked them out in cold, rain

By lowber on January 27, 2020

An East Huntingdon woman remained in the county jail Monday after state police accused her of abandoning her children for hours Friday before returning home…

State police looking for Hempfield hit-and-run driver

By lowber on January 27, 2020

State police are looking for the driver of a blue Honda car that was involved in a hit-and-run this month in Hempfield. Source: The…

Police: Mt. Pleasant Township man out on bail in domestic case tries to kill accuser

By lowber on January 27, 2020

A Mt. Pleasant Township man who was freed Saturday on domestic violence charges is accused of returning to the woman’s home later that day and…

Westmoreland’s political future could hinge on outcome of 58th District special election

By lowber on January 27, 2020

A harbinger of Westmoreland County’s political future, with the 2020 presidential election looming, could be the March special election to fill Justin Walsh’s former House…

Penn Township delays, expands flood relief projects

By lowber on January 27, 2020

Penn Township residents will have to wait a little longer for relief from frequent flooding. Source: The Tribune-Review

Farmers, conservation districts applaud rollback of Obama-era clean water rule

By lowber on January 26, 2020

Not long after he took office, President Trump issued an executive order asking the EPA to review a clean water rule that he said exemplified…

Liberating Dachau concentration camp uncovered horrors, area veteran says

By lowber on January 26, 2020

At age 23 in the spring of 1945, Guy Prestia was in the Army fighting his way across southern Germany when his unit walked into…

Newly accessible records tell story of Holocaust, journey of survivors

By lowber on January 26, 2020

Steven Fenves and his family were swept up from their Yugoslavian home during World War II, when they were split up and forced into ghettos,…

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