Community coming together to help family after suspected DUI driver hit car, killing mother inside
A Westmoreland County community is coming together for a family rocked by tragedy last week.
Latest Headlines by Melanie Gillespie
2 people rushed to hospital after shooting in Jeannette
Two people were rushed to the hospital after a shooting in Jeannette.
Search continues a year after man went missing
A year after a Hempfield Township man went missing, authorities again searched a wooded area near his home on Wednesday to try to find some trace of him and bring answers to his family.
Flames gut Derry home; firefighter taken to hospital
A fire gutted a home in Derry Borough early Wednesday morning, and a firefighter who helped battle the flames was taken to a hospital, officials said.
Popular Westmoreland County festival canceled for 2nd straight year
very July, the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival attracts more than 100,000 people. However, the festival board announced it has cancelled the event for a second year in a row due to the pandemic.
American Legion, friends, family help Korean War Army vet who lost everything in home fire
86-year-old Frank Loughner, a Korean War Army veteran, has been a lifelong American Legion member and Slickville resident until he lost everything he owned in a fire.
Facilities across Pa. ready for accelerated vaccination rollout schedule
On Wednesday, state officials outlined a plan for Pennsylvania to match President Biden’s goal of making most adults eligible for vaccinations before the end of April. On the same day, more than 100 people an hour were being vaccinated at a fast-track clinic in Westmoreland County hosted by Hayden’s Pharmacy.
Church damaged by tornado to be repaired
It’s been almost a year since parishioners filled the pews at St. Mary of Czestochowa in New Kensington. A tornado swept through last April, destroying the roof and steeple of the church.
In-person visits return for Westmoreland Co. nursing home, but children aren’t allowed
Plenty of excitement returned to Westmoreland Manor -- a nursing home in the county -- over the weekend when officials said in-person visits could happen again for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
An alarming trend in drug overdoses is impacting task force operations
In Washington County, members of the drug task force are obtaining cocaine being sold with fentanyl. The deadly combination is raising the number of overdoses in the community.