Latrobe has expanded its police force to 16 officers with the hiring of Patrolman Andrew Ong. The 11-year veteran of law enforcement was recognized for a lifesaving rescue during his previous stint with the Blairsville Police Department. Ong, who was sworn in at Latrobe council’s Monday meeting, is credited with...

The Mt. Pleasant and Freeport football teams are no strangers to one other. The Vikings and Yellowjackets met as nonconference foes the past two seasons and as members of the same conference as recently as 2019. The teams again will be back together on the same field Friday evening in...

The bridge that carries the eastbound lanes of Route 30 over the Loyalhanna Creek in Ligonier Township is due for a roughly $2 million upgrade next year, including deck repairs and drainage improvements. Near the western edge of Westmoreland County, PennDOT is also set to replace a foot bridge that...

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced it will be holding an Open House Plans Display meeting for the state Route 130 Interchange Project in Westmoreland County. In a statement Tuesday, the PA Turnpike Commission said the new interchange, located near PA Turnpike Milepost 63 between the...

Yesterday afternoon, a barn on the 200 block of Trees Mills Road in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, was reduced to ashes as a blaze took hold and rapidly engulfed the entire structure. According to a WPXI report, the incident was reported around 12:45 p.m., and by the time emergency services arrived, the site was already a raging inferno.

With a playoff game on the line, Hollidaysburg rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Somerset Eagles by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Golden Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Hollidaysburg walked away with the victory (and...

While his pedestrian 7-5 final week of the regular season probably would not have earned him wild card consideration by the WPIAL committee, the Birdie is fired up for the playoffs. “I make it no matter what my record is,” he said, shrugging his shoulders and grinning like the cat...

The Latrobe football team is coming off a huge 28-27 road win against the Gateway Gators on Friday, October 18. This win is fueling the coaches and team as they head into a bigger game on October 25th against the Penn Trafford Warriors at home, at Memorial Stadium. The Cats are faced with a unique situation. Said by linebacker and tight end coach, Coach Armstrong, “We win and we are in.”

The Latrobe Ice cats were faced with a unique battle this week. The boys had their work cut out for them with a long road trip to take on the Cathedral Prep Ramblers. Not only has Cathedral Prep had a strong start to the season with a 4-1 record, but the home arena for the Ramblers is a two-and-half-hour drive from Latrobe. The Cats had a tough time overcoming this challenge as they fell to the Ramblers for the second time this season, this time by a score of 6-3.

Residents can shine a light on loved ones by participating in an annual holiday display and fundraiser organized by the Latrobe Area Hospital Aid Society. Now in its 37th year, the Lights of Love program illuminates an evergreen tree outside the main entrance of Independence Health Latrobe Hospital, with each light representing someone remembered or honored through a donation to the society.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Two excavators are loading soil into dump trucks at the bottom of the Conemaugh River. One load at a time, the trucks are removing sediment and vegetation to restore the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project, safeguarding lives and property. With each scoop, the work uncovers more...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Richland School District board continued a trend of approving safety expenses in the district during Monday’s regular meeting. In total, the board passed motions totaling slightly more than $20,000 for door hardware at the fieldhouse and the elementary school, as well as interior blinds.

PITTSBURGH – Behind 26 points from junior guard Amiya Jenkins, the Pitt women's basketball team defeated Pitt-Johnstown, 106-37, Wednesday evening at the Petersen Events Center. Individually, Jenkins led all scorers, shooting 8-for-15 from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. Additionally, the Lexington, Ky., native shot 8-for-11 from...

• The Loyalhannon Spinners Guild will host a free display of some of their finished works and the raw fleece and tools used to get wool ready for spinning now through Nov. 14 during regular operating hours at the Greensburg Art Center, 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. Membership in the group is open to anyone who is interested in spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, crocheting, rug hooking, basket weaving and other fiber arts. Details: 734-837-6791.

GREENSBURG, Pa. — Just eight days ago, Westmoreland County Election Director Greg McCloskey told Channel 11 his office had processed about 1,800 in-person absentee ballots. As of Tuesday afternoon, that number has jumped. “We have taken over 6,000 ballots across the counter of people voting in person just in...

On Oct. 19 Donald Trump supporters gathered for a rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe in Westmoreland County, home to just over 350,000 people. Of the 1,000 square miles that make up the county, 80 percent is forest or farmland. A Democratic presidential candidate hasn’t won in the county since Bill Clinton in 1996. In 2020 Trump topped Biden, 63.5% to 35.2%..

Two dominant backs in Quincy Swaim and Haydan Webb are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Bedford Bisons have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Nineteenth-century wine and spirits king John Ludwig’s historic Queen Anne-style home survived three floods, a truck crash and generations of change in downtown Johnstown. But for many years, it sat battered and blighted. Not anymore. A newly completed phase of renovations replaced or restored the...