Bolivar News

The state police fire marshal at Greensburg has ruled that a fire that destroyed a home Monday near Bolivar was intentionally set.

Elected constables in Westmoreland County who do not live in the districts where they were elected to serve will not be permitted to work, court officials said Monday.

The Ligonier Valley School District has a decision to make and it's a big one. District officials are considering reconfiguring the district by closing the Laurel Valley Middle/High School in New Florence and moving students into the Ligonier Valley middle and high schools beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

Halloween will start early throughout the area, with these events scheduled for next weekend: Bolivar * Costume parade: 2 p.m. Oct.

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State police are investigating a homicide-suicide that took place sometime between Sunday morning and Wednesday morning at a residence on Route 259 near Bolivar.

State police are at the scene of what's believed to be a murder-suicide in Bolivar, Westmoreland County.

When: Thursday through Oct. 17, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. this Sunday Admission: $16; $14 for senior citizens and students.

A state police fire marshal has ruled arson was the cause of a house fire in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, in May.

State police have identified the driver of a coal truck that struck a car Wednesday and killed the driver on Route 286 in White, Indiana County.

A 24-year-old Indiana County man is in Westmoreland County Prison on charges of aggravated assault after he allegedly rammed his sport-utility vehicle into a 21-year-old woman's car while she was still inside Sunday.