Wilmerding News

Like many young men who grew up during the Depression, Al Volpe dropped out of school to work and help his family.

East McKeesport police say Lorenz struck a North Versailles ambulance at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Congress Street.

Gene Fink paid more than $2,700 in credit card fees last month from the service station he owns in Aspinwall.

For more than a quarter-century, Westmoreland County residents enjoyed reading Barbara Srdoch's weekly newspaper column, "Over the Backyard Fence." In her column -- which ran in the former Standard-Observer, ...

Unusually warm weather isn't the only sign of summer in Wilmerding. Borough residents and visitors alike are experiencing the summer carnival atmosphere of George Westinghouse Days, a festival honoring its ...

The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled by judges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court.

Wabtec Corp., the Wilmerding, Pa., provider of products and services for rail and transit, definitively agreed to acquire POLI SpA, the Camisano, Italy, producer of rail-braking equipment, for 53 million euros, ...

“I felt really bad for what happened”

A home has been found for a dog that gained national attention when it was discovered wandering a country road in Fayette County with fish hooks embedded in a collar around its neck. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“We are pleased that Wabtec has been awarded this important contract, which further demonstrates the vehicle refurbishment capabilities at Wabtec Rail”

WILMERDING, Pa., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wabtec Corporation today announced that its Wabtec Rail subsidiary has signed a $30 million contract to refurbish 40 passenger cars for high-speed trains ... via Earth Times

“We've seen a moderation in growth on the freight side of the business”

Even with the U.S. economy losing steam, rail and transit equipment supplier Wabtec keeps moving full speed ahead. via Investor's Business Daily

Wabtec Corp. said Monday that its MotivePower subsidiary had received a $95 million order from the Maryland Transit Administration to build 26 commuter locomotives. via Pittsburgh Business Times

“During the year he was a prisoner, a German woman would come to the fence and toss a loaf or two of bread over the fence”

Amid the brutality of a prisoner-of-war camp in Krem, Germany, during World War II, Edward Wojnar experienced the kindness of a German civilian willing to take a risk to help keep him alive. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“I successfully used air to apply the brakes on a train”

Larry John Meyers portrays Westinghouse in an interview that will be in an exhibit at the Heinz History Center. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Trafford police arrested three people after a domestic incident, including a woman who opened a patrol car door to get her cell phone and allowed a suspect to flee. via Pittsburgh Tribune

Theft, ceiling-mounted projector from a classroom in the Science Hall at Westmoreland County Community College. via PittsburghLIVE.com

Christopher Bruno, 51, of Lexington Drive in New Sewickley was held for court March 11 on six counts of retail theft. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Almost every night last week we went out to eat together as a group. They both seemed fine”

To their fellow firefighters, John Lang and Tracy Braverman-Lang seemed to be always together and have what one described as "the perfect marriage." Hours after they last saw the couple Friday evening, Lang, ... via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Belle Vernon Area School Board Monday awarded contracts for a multi-million renovation project involving all school buildings. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Tracy was friendly to a fault, almost too happy -- she cared how your day was going 300 times a day”

When John Lang shot his wife and her companion, Louis Goldenson, in a restaurant parking lot early Saturday morning, he killed two childhood friends, not two lovers, according to the victims' friends and family ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A major water break leaves 1,400 homes in the South Side section of Wilmerding without water. via WPXI