Alexandria News

A Loyalhanna family was pulled from Loyalhanna Lake Sunday afternoon after their fishing boat capsized in shallow water, a New Alexandria firefighter said.

Coal was the lifeblood of Indiana County and many other rural areas of Southwestern Pennsylvania from the late 19th century through the 1980s.

Lance: To Hempfield Area's health care fight. The squabble between the district's school board and unionized teachers and maintenance workers over a change in the way health care claims are handled has been an especially bitter pill.

A woman from Alexandria currently serving a state sentence for her role in a robbery that occurred at a Uni-Mart in Belleville, was recently charged in yet another robbery case in Mifflin County.

Transportation has been an important factor in the development of this small Westmoreland County town -- from its earliest days as a frontier outpost along the road to the county' first seat, Hanna's Town, to its current status as the spot where routes 22 and 981 meet.

Transportation has been an important factor in the development of this small Westmoreland County town -- from its earliest days as a frontier outpost along the road to the county' first seat, Hanna's Town, to its current status as the spot where routes 22 and 981 meet.

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court.

Wearing white hard hats, a group of high school students worked to raise beams that would become the roof of a new outdoor classroom at the Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton.

Like the Queen of the Nile herself, Shakespeare's ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a study in contrasts.

Never worked for a company with a funny name. I wish I did just to tell people in conversation "I'm working for the law firm of 'Dewey, Cheatum and How' or flipping burgers over at the 'House of Hucklebucks' in Tullytown." See how fun that is.

If clothes make the man, can costumes create a world on a stage? What sensuous robes will create a Queen of the Nile, what armor will make a Roman hero? In the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival production of ''Antony and Cleopatra,'' opening Wednesday, ancient Alexandria and Rome are evoked with costumes as scenery and actors as architecture.

To access the Lower Trail: From Huntingdon: Take Route 22 West past Alexandria. After crossing the bridge, turn right on to Main Street, .2 mile toward Alexandria.

During his landmark address to the Muslim world last week, President Barack Obama sought to provide an evenhanded account of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that emphasized both sides' historic sufferings.

Among the business and equestrian communities of Western Pennsylvania, Linda Renchko was respected for her business acumen and riding skills.