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Before Walter Skowronek and his Army buddies landed in the Philippines in early 1945, they were told the fighting was just about over and not to expect much action.

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The PA CareerLink of Westmoreland County at Youngwood has adopted the 14th Quartermaster Army Reserve Unit for the holiday season.

With recent autumn nights bringing cold temperatures, Terry Howard didn't think twice Wednesday about turning on a space heater in the basement of a vacant house he owns in the Hempfield village of Armbrust.

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The police fact-finding committee in Youngwood is putting together a survey to be distributed to borough residents.

The police fact-finding committee in Youngwood is putting together a survey to be distributed to borough residents.

Westmoreland County Community College board of trustees Wednesday adopted a 10-year master facilities plan presented to the public earlier in the day by Jean A. Stark of JMZ Architects and Planners of Glens Falls, N.Y. The college retained JMZ in December 2008 to conduct a space utilization and planning needs study of the Youngwood campus and WCCC ...

While area residents will be preparing to celebrate things that go bump in the night a couple weeks from now, this coming weekend folks who are fascinated by strange lights in the sky and big, hairy creatures will gather for a conference near Greensburg.

The Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library and its Youngwood branch will be closed one additional day a week to make up for shortfalls resulting from state budget cuts.

Share + Oct 13, 2009 6:36 pm US/Eastern Reporting Trina Orlando DONEGAL 1 of 1 The Donegal American Legion burglaries are just two of six burglaries at local veterans' or service clubs in the last 15 days.

Several dozen residents from Youngwood, New Stanton and Hunker heard a presentation Tuesday from Smithton police Chief Glenn Kopp about the possibility of the department providing the communities with part-time law enforcement.

A 75-year-old man died after he fell out of a tree stand Monday in East Huntingdon Township, reported the Westmoreland County Coroner's Office.

Pennsylvania MUFON sponsors conference on October 17, 2009. The Pennsylvania Mutual UFO Network will present a UFO Conference on Saturday, October 17, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.at the Westmoreland Community College, 145 Pavillion Ln, Youngwood, PA 15697.

State police are investigating a burglary early Wednesday at Moose Lodge No. 23 in Youngwood, the latest of five such break-ins at area service lodges and veterans clubs during the past two weeks.

Laurel : To regional policing. Officials in Madison, Sewickley Township, New Stanton, Youngwood and Hunker are looking into cooperative arrangements with Smithton police to provide coverage of their communities.

After years of relying solely on state police coverage, several Westmoreland County municipalities are exploring options for joining regional departments to provide a part-time law enforcement presence.

Westmoreland County Community College may lease space at the Sony Technology Center-Pittsburgh, East Huntingdon, for technology programs and a workforce training center.

While legislative leaders were trying to sell a $27.9 billion budget proposal to rank-and-file members, five "tea party" folks from Westmoreland County embarked on a lonely mission Tuesday at the state Capitol.

A Youngwood man, who was convicted of sexually abusing two young girls during a series of foot-licking incidents six years ago, could spend more than three decades behind bars.