Penn News

Dimmick Memorial Library, 54 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 325-2131 Librarian: Susan Sterling.

A head-on car crash killed a Jeannette couple Thursday afternoon in Penn Township, Westmoreland County.

Two people are dead from a head-on traffic crash in southwestern Pennsylvania. The Westmoreland County coroner's office says an elderly man was declared dead at the scene of Thursday afternoon's crash of a sport utility vehicle and a van on Route 130 in Penn Township.

A head-on car crash killed one person late Thursday afternoon in Penn Township, Westmoreland County.

West Penn Allegheny Senior Care is running The Residence on Fifth, an assisted care facility in Oakland, after dropping IntegraCare as manager.

Richard Robbins can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-5660. The first Westmoreland County Taxed Enough Already Party coincided with the April 15 deadline for filing a tax return, and the conversation focused on bailouts, taxes and what some speakers saw as reckless federal spending.

Agents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were in Westmoreland County this morning to start their assessment of damage at some of the 1,100 homes affected by last week's storms.

Patty Marquis summed up succinctly what she and neighbors in Jeannette hoped would result from Thursday's visit from state and federal emergency management agency officials.

WITH APOLOGIES to David Letterman and the staff of CBS' "Late Show," and with the fiscal-year deadline less than a week away, here now are the Top 10 reasons why Pennsylvania lawmakers should pass the annual budget on time.

Jun 18, 2009 1:03 pm US/Eastern Reporting Trina Orlando Westmoreland County public safety officials have declared a state of emergency because of Wednesday night's storms.

Calvin Furfari of Penn Township liked to boast that he had three careers: He was a retired lieutenant colonel for the Air Force, he worked 38 years as an engineer with Westinghouse Electric and 16 years with the Penn Township Planning and Zoning Commission.

The damage left behind after Wednesday's severe weather has prompted officials in Westmoreland County to declare a state of emergency.

The damage left behind after Wednesday's severe weather has prompted officials to declare a state of emergency in Westmoreland County, where dozens of rescues were made in various communities.

A Westmoreland County man is suing the Penn-Trafford School District, as well as Penn Township, after he says he was improperly Tasered while a student there.

A Penn Township police officer will work in the Penn-Trafford School District each day of the upcoming school year.

Fifty years ago, a group of determined women decided that Greensburg needed a YWCA.

A tip of the hat to the Selinsgrove Fair Association and its parent organization, the Dauntless Hook & Ladder Company, for reaching an agreement with race promoter Charlie Paige that ensures the Selinsgrove Speedway will continue to provide roaring racing entertainment for another five years.

Partners in Manheim Central Recreation Commission discussed recreation, school facilities and conserving native habitat during a meeting June 3. Manheim Borough, one of the four partners, got support for a proposal to begin a strategic plan process and require the partners to fund MCRec for 2010 at the 2009 level.

Police were called to the area of Penn and Schuykill Streets for a report of shots fired.

Editor: In reference to the story "Berks bridges. highways get stimulus boost" , it was quite surprising to see that Routes 422 is being ignored.