Greensburg News

A waterline break at Route 819 and Fayette Street in Greensburg disrupted service early Saturday to 10 homes for more than nine hours, said Chris Kerr, executive director of the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County.

In celebration of Black History Month, 10 screen prints and collages by Romare Bearden are being exhibited at The Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Side, through Feb.

1510, or via e-mail. Butter-cream-filled lady locks, "leaf defier" gutters and a 1,600-square-foot, fully furnished, modular home are among the attractions at the 10th annual StrongLand Chamber of Commerce HomeXpo at the Pittsburgh Mills.

Paul Peirce is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-850-2860 or via e-mail. State police in Greensburg allege two brothers assaulted their cousin after he crashed his car into a utility pole on Route 982 in Unity Township last month.

Derry Borough has finalized a revised 2012 budget that includes a property tax cut of 1.75 mills, to 26 mills.

William R. Lightcap Jr. knew his way around flea markets and antique shops. He had collected paper items and furniture and even manned a few booths.

Some cuddled together on blankets at the Humane Society of Westmoreland County near Greensburg while others vied for a good spot on mom's belly.

An Omro man who beat a puppy to death rather than follow police orders to give up the dog will... GREENSBURG, Pa.

Most recent trends in dining have been fairly self-explanatory. It doesn't take a lot of specialized knowledge to figure out what a "burger bar" or "food truck" is.

Liz Hayes is a Valley News Dispatch staff writer and can be reached at 724-226-4680 or via e-mail. City council on Tuesday agreed to condemn a fire-damaged Victoria Avenue house and indicated their support of the city's redevelopment authority taking over a former nuisance bar on Locust Street.

Police believe whoever stole two pythons from a private school in western Pennsylvania is keeping them as pets because nothing else was taken.

Latrobe is exploring the possibility of offering its police services to other communities, which will give the community an opportunity to generate more revenue.

Someone has stolen about $1,400 from an account a Greensburg pastor uses to help people in need, city police said on Tuesday.

Century-old Schaller's Bakery Inc. in Greensburg will continue to make bread and baked goods, despite filing for bankruptcy this week to restructure its finances while protected from creditors owed at least $335,000, the company president said Tuesday.

State police say a 14-year-old boy got beer from his 19-year-old brother and then sold or gave some to other students who allegedly drank it at their high school.

Here are tips to avoid and extinguish grease fires: -- Don't use grease or oil in a skillet or pan and leave it unattended.

At 71, five-time Grammy award winner and music legend Dionne Warwick is still on the move.

The club, chartered in 1934 and set up in a log cabin, likely will be razed for Interstate 70 improvements around New Stanton.

Bobby Kerlik is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-391-0927 or via e-mail. Civil lawsuits are on the decline in Western Pennsylvania and across the state, as plaintiffs avoid county courthouses in favor of private mediators, experts say.

Just ambling by the unassuming two-story house on a distant edge of the Waynesburg University campus, you wouldn't think it's a seething hotbed of crime.