Latrobe News

A Pennsylvania witness westbound along Route 30 in Greensburg pulled his car to the side of the road to videotape two "spinning and rotating" star-shaped UFOs on November 12, 2009, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network database.

A woman was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing to hear the charges against her.

Share + Nov 18, 2009 4:28 pm US/Eastern LATROBE A Latrobe woman is headed to trial on charges that she was under the influence of heroin when she was in a crash that killed her two passengers.

Greater Latrobe School District will soon implement a Web-based communication system to relay both routine and emergency information to students and parents.

Derry Borough Police Chief Randy Glick has responded to many traumatic calls. But after witnessing the deaths of a mother and son on railroad tracks in Derry -- after he shouted a warning of an oncoming train -- Glick decided something needed to be done.

Seton Hill Child Care Services is accepting enrollments for its Pre-K Counts program at locations in Westmoreland County.

A Team 4 investigation finds two out of five nursing homes in the Pittsburgh area are rated below average by the federal government.

"The jocks usually sit here," said Crystal Ross, pointing to the center of the cafeteria.

As the amount of taxable property in Latrobe shrinks, city Manager Rick Stadler's concern grows.

A Unity businessman was elected the township's new supervisor Tuesday, according to unofficial vote totals.

State Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle B. Richman commended Mental Health America of Westmoreland County during a speech Wednesday at the organization's 46th annual award and dinner meeting .

Barbara J. Griffin was elected Tuesday as the first female mayor in the history of Latrobe, according to unofficial results.

A Latrobe woman was under the influence of heroin when she lost control of her car, crashed into a pickup truck in Derry Township, and killed two passengers on Sept.

A new commuter train serving Lawrenceville, Oakland and Hazelwood could be built for $80.9 million and draw new development to those neighborhoods, according to a report presented Wednesday to the Pittsburgh City Council.

A Latrobe man was ordered to spend up to 20 years in prison for the rape of a 9-year-old girl.

Share + Oct 29, 2009 6:15 pm US/Eastern GENARO C. ARMAS, Associated Press Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa.

Cathedral Prep played well, but Greater Latrobe was even better in the second round of the PIAA Golf Championships on Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort.

Richard Jim, a Latrobe councilman and solicitor for the city's water authority, knows firsthand about the dirty-looking water flowing from the faucets, showers, toilets and washing machines of many city customers.

A three-dimensional map of the Marcellus Shale underneath eastern Westmoreland County, including Keystone State Park, will be produced in the coming months to help two drilling companies locate the best spots for gas wells.

Councilman Patrick Dowd has a letter from demolition manager Paul Loy, of the city's Bureau of Building Inspections, showing that Iron City applied Wednesday for a demolition permit to be issued within 15 days.