A downburst during a storm late Monday afternoon left first responders busy around the Ligonier area as trees and utility poles were toppled. National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Brudy said a downburst happens when there is a strong updraft during ... See more
A man was arrested Sunday in connection with a stabbing along the Five Star Trail in Hempfield, according to state police. Troopers said in court papers that the stabbing stemmed from a confrontation among three people who were living in two tents in a wo... See more
It can be a difficult and emotional four or five hours when the Westmoreland County suicide fatality review board meets quarterly. They go through, in painstaking and often heartbreaking detail, a person’s life with the ultimate goal of finding ways to pr... See more
The public records requests began in earnest in January, arriving a few times a month afterward. The handwritten filings sought New Stanton records under the state’s Right-to-Know Law. The borough received seven requests in April and about twice as many i... See more
Jessica Tarosky’s blue and white spaghetti strap dress billowed as she walked into a windowless room at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Shadyside. She slipped off her tan sandals and set her small purse on a chair. With her brown hair curled and makeup done... See more
