2013-05-17 21:13:43
Charles D. Bancroft, died today when an SUV hit his motorcycle.
2013-05-17 08:22:44
Pennsylvania State Police said they found 255 pounds of pot and about $200,000 in cash.
2013-05-16 00:13:54
With funding tight, expenses increasing and limits set on taxes, officials are considering the ads as they look for new ways to raise money.
2013-05-14 00:08:25
James R. Lauffer, chairman, president and CEO of the First National Bank of Herminie from 1971 to 2001, died at age 73.
2013-05-13 10:06:52
One person was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital and another person was taken by ambulance after the crash. The road has reopened.
2013-05-11 00:02:05
Former North Irwin police chief and longtime councilman Bernard Reynolds died Thursday at age 80.
2013-05-09 23:40:05
Kevin Murphy, in first display of emotion during the trial, weeps as he hugs members of his family in the courtroom.
2013-05-09 16:09:07
Speed is believed to be a factor in an early morning motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County that killed a 24-year-old man.
2013-05-09 08:46:08
Global connectedness is a concept whose ultimate impact is nurturing not only peace, but a solid business relationship.
2013-05-09 05:43:56
Incorporated as a borough on June 7, 1889, Jeannette earned the nickname as "the glass city" in recognition of its numerous glass plants.
2013-05-09 04:49:56
Financial problems and a reported lack of community interest may mean the quasquicentennial celebration won't be as elaborate.
2013-05-09 04:46:42
Three candidates are running in the May primary for one seat on Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court.
2013-05-08 22:59:38
Kevin Murphy was found guilty by a jury in Westmoreland County jury of murdering his mother, sister and aunt in 2009.
2013-05-07 22:48:28
A Westmoreland County jury has sentenced Kevin Murphy to death for the killings of his mother, sister and aunt.
2013-05-06 12:02:33
Kevin Murphy, 52, was convicted Friday of killing his mother, sister and aunt at his Westmoreland County auto glass business in 2009.
2013-05-04 00:31:02
A Westmoreland County jury on Friday convicted Kevin Murphy of first-degree murder in the killings of his mother, sister and aunt.
2013-05-04 00:03:50
Fourteen parishes in the Diocese of Greensburg will be affected by a merger and a series of closings and partnerships.
2013-05-02 05:09:42
The Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and the Westmoreland Bar Association will sponsor a public forum Wednesday with the candidates.
2013-05-02 05:04:27
The officials say the Tuesday arson at Monsour Medical Center along Route 30 highlights the dangers of the long-abandoned hospital.
2013-05-02 05:01:58
Trustees of Fort Ligonier have given a vote of confidence to their interim administrator.
2013-05-02 05:00:19
Admission to Fort Ligonier and five other historic sites and museums in Westmoreland County will be free on Sunday.
2013-05-02 04:59:40
The department has received several complaints from residents about motorized vehicle traffic in all of the township's 11 community parks.
2013-05-02 04:58:52
The small town is pulling together to help one of its own.
2013-05-02 00:30:22
A Greensburg mental-health forum turns into a discussion about rights, background checks.
2013-05-02 00:16:30
The Westmoreland County town's abundance of low-cost housing, storefronts and studio space could be a draw for painters, writers and more.
2013-05-02 00:05:23
The Village at Pine, Carnegie, Monessen and Latrobe are making use of new ideas to attract people to the communities.
2013-05-01 16:41:17
Kevin Murphy denied killing his mother, Doris Murphy, his sister, Kris Murphy, and his aunt, Edith Tietge.
2013-04-30 13:19:08
Suspect Kevin Murphy was a "basket case" after his mother, sister and aunt were found dead four years ago, according to his uncle.
2013-04-30 12:11:37
Jeannette fire department Capt. Chuck Miller said a passing Pennsylvania State Police trooper saw smoke coming out just before 12:20 a.m.
2013-04-27 00:08:01
Westmoreland County Community College students will see a $3-per-credit tuition increase for the fall semester.
2013-04-25 05:01:41
Officials see the growth of the workforce at the plant near New Stanton as proof that U.S. manufacturing companies can succeed.
2013-04-25 05:00:05
For these college students, classes comprise more than just papers, exams and a grade.
2013-04-25 04:56:12
More growth is on the way for the community college with an enrollment is more than 6,600 students.
2013-04-25 04:53:05
March 1970: The community college founding approved by the state Board of Education February.
2013-04-25 04:51:18
The new Saint John's Bible contains 1,127 pages and more than 160 artworks using gold, silver and platinum to create a play of light.
2013-04-25 00:15:21
The trial of Kevin Murphy continued for a third day in Westmoreland County court.
2013-04-24 00:11:27
The artist and her work are being celebrated at the gallery in Greensburg.
2013-04-24 00:05:27
Kevin Murphy could face the death penalty if he is convicted of first-degree murder in shootings at glass factory.
2013-04-22 16:45:31
Kevin Murphy is charged with shooting members of his family to death at his auto glass shop because they disapproved of an affair.
2013-04-22 00:13:20
A Westmoreland County jury will hear opening statements today in the trial of Kevin Murphy, accused of killing his sister, mother and aunt.
2013-04-21 00:20:18
Franklin D. Hutchinson killed his wife and son, and then himself, in North Huntington last week.
2013-04-20 14:58:31
North Huntingdon police say they now believe a North Huntingdon man killed his wife and his son in a double murder suicide Tuesday morning.
2013-04-20 00:16:43
North Huntingdon officers discovered the bodies of Franklin Hutchison, 68, his wife Hazel, 67, and their son, William Hutchison, 46.
2013-04-19 13:12:22
Police went to a home on Guffey Road at about 9:20 p.m. to check on an elderly couple and found two men and a woman dead.
2013-04-19 00:08:13
Three Westmoreland County residents and one man from Moundsville, W.Va., were among the 22 named as recipients of the Carnegie Medal.
2013-04-18 15:47:00
Two men and one woman from Westmoreland County who intervened when a neighbor attacked his family in 2010 are chosen as award recipients.
2013-04-18 05:13:58
The prison will not create or update its policies regarding access to abortion for pregnant inmates despite a letter from the ACLU.
2013-04-18 05:12:41
Deaths of 78 people in the county were drug related last year, an increase of 255 percent from 2002.
2013-04-18 05:11:39
Westmoreland County commissioners were scheduled to meet this week with congressional representatives in Washington, D.C.
2013-04-18 05:10:06
Paula Purnell has been using music as a teaching tool for quite some time.
2013-04-18 05:02:41
The YWCA honored female athletes and contributors to women's sports and fitness during a banquet last week.
2013-04-18 00:15:45
Cars, vans and airplanes transport the animals distances short and long to new owners. Most are dogs, but the passengers can be more exotic.
2013-04-11 08:41:00
Sarah J. David, 15, was in the backseat of a vehicle driving on Linn Run Road in Cook, Westmoreland County, when the driver lost control.
2013-04-11 08:27:40
One of the Delmont resident's goals is to become the first American to complete the Ocean's Seven Challenge.
2013-04-11 07:59:17
For Penn-Trafford, which has been producing a musical each spring since 1974, this is the first "Guys and Dolls" performance.
2013-04-11 04:21:42
The primary for Westmoreland County row offices is mostly quiet, but two Republicans are vying to become the keeper of county civil records.
2013-04-11 04:20:11
The annual Westmoreland County Historical Society event is April 22.
2013-04-11 04:14:52
The authority has received a $3.4 million state grant to purchase six new buses.
2013-04-11 04:08:20
Bill McCabe, Meagan Bilik DeFazio and Harry F. Smail Jr. are running to fill the Court of Common Pleas seat vacated by Judge John Driscoll.
2013-04-09 14:36:39
David Cass, Jr., 23, of Plum, went to the BP Fueland on Route 380 to confront his ex-girlfriend.
2013-04-05 16:24:54
No injuries have been reported on Clay Pike Road at Mars Hill Road in Rillton
2013-04-04 19:57:58
Timothy E. Shearer, 54, of Avonmore has pleaded guilty to creating child pornography.
2013-04-04 15:41:45
Erika Ditch, 24, of Greensburg, resigned after having been suspended without pay following her arrest outside a Target in East Liberty.
2013-04-04 11:27:45
The gift from the Richard King Mellon Foundation is for the construction of a new Health Sciences Center on the main campus in Greensburg.
2013-04-04 07:51:58
A benefit dinner and auction to raise money for the Johnson family and a research foundation will be held at 6 p.m. April 13.
2013-04-04 07:24:36
Think "bully" and the stereotypical image is a scowling young boy. But as "Mean Girls" attests, the behavior isn't limited to one gender.
2013-04-04 04:48:57
State Correctional Institutions near Greensburg and in Cresson are being replaced by a new one in Centre County.
2013-04-03 00:11:22
The lawsuit alleges a Corbett administration plan to close and consolidate rural Pennsylvania health centers is illegal.
2013-04-03 00:05:38
The first banana split will get its due in the Westmoreland County town with a state historical marker honoring the dessert's creation.
2013-03-28 08:48:28
Founded in 1963, it has grown from its humble beginnings as a two-year institution to a publicly assisted, four-year liberal arts college.
2013-03-28 08:45:26
These days, the tradition is celebrated at Easter, when groups gather to decorate eggs in intricate, painstaking detail.
2013-03-28 04:56:37
A summary of the history of the University of Pittsburgh's campus in Greensburg and Hempfield:
2013-03-25 21:07:18
Freeport Road is being closed after a landslide occurred between the New Kensington Bridge and Riddle Run Road.
2013-03-25 19:39:56
The university's lacrosse coach and the driver were killed March 16 in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
2013-03-23 00:13:24
The air traffic control tower at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe will close as the FAA cuts its budget.
2013-03-23 00:07:44
Westmoreland coroner will hold inquest next week in fatal shooting outsite store in East Huntingdon by state police trooper.
2013-03-22 11:01:15
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Chad Cope shot and killed Seth W. O'Donnell outside the Save-A-Lot at Crossroads Plaza on Jan. 4.
2013-03-21 18:39:49
Robert E. Briestensky Jr., 39, will be tried in the September beating deaths of a mother and her adult son in Arnold.
2013-03-21 14:22:23
Tyler Ethan Scott Clark was charged with statutory sexual assault and was taken to the Westmoreland County Prison.
2013-03-21 08:55:59
Players in Virginia and Maryland hit Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, sparking crimson-and-gold tributes nationwide for Kristina Quigley.
2013-03-21 07:47:12
While their parents may have viewed senior years as a time to withdraw from work and relax, many boomers today are busy remaking themselves.
2013-03-21 04:57:51
During halftime at Pitt-Greensburg's charity basketball game, the students will continue a princess celebration for Kaeleigh Beregi, 9.
2013-03-21 04:54:59
It's not unusual for a church to stage an Easter pageant during Christian Holy Week. This reaches a different level.
2013-03-21 04:53:11
The police department can view real-time, streaming video, as well as floor plans at the district's three elementary schools and others.
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