Irwin News

An Irwin man is in the Westmoreland County Prison after allegedly threatening to rape an 18-year-old girl and her sister and post on the Internet nude photos of her taken when she was underage.

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When the doors to the basement of St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church on Bethel Road in Irwin open for business at 11 a.m., there is little doubt that by 2 p.m., the last dozen of coveted homemade pierogi will be sold.

A person was hospitalized Saturday morning after a crash in Irwin, Westmoreland County.

Light-Up Night has signified the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season for decades.

Seton Hill Child Care Services is accepting enrollments for its Pre-K Counts program at locations in Westmoreland County.

Three police officers were hurt and one man is under arrest after a high-speed chase through Westmoreland County.

It's been 20 years in the making, but Westmoreland County Republicans finally had their day in Tuesday's general election.

After a quarter-century as Irwin's mayor, Daniel T. Rose was ready to step aside and let someone else serve the borough.

Pet Friends, Inc of Irwin and the Human Society of Westmoreland County are sponsoring a 'Cash Bash' to raise funds for the animals of both shelters.

As a member of an Army logistics unit during World War II, John Greguric found it difficult to deal with the death and destruction that followed the D-Day landings in Europe on June 6, 1944.

Five candidates are in contention for the four open at-large seats on Norwin's school board.

A brother and sister from Jeannette charged for the second time in two years in connection with the kidnapping of teenage girls on Friday rejected plea bargains that would have sent them both to jail.

The former Carradam Golf Club and a township public works site are among the North Huntingdon properties two committees are studying to consider the feasibility of building a recreation facility for the communities of North Huntingdon, North Irwin and Irwin.

Oct. 6 marked the first time North Irwin's streets were patrolled in the last six months.

Irwin business owners were reveling Thursday in the reopening of Main Street after almost 10 months of construction that ripped up the thoroughfare and diverted motorists around the business district.

Township and school district officials say they'll meet to discuss payments, $57,000 annually over eight years, that the township paid for district ball fields that Hempfield's rec department never used.

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

Terry Coyne sowed the seeds for her new floral and gift shop while working as a nutrition researcher for 13 years at the University of Pittsburgh during the late '80s and 1990s.

Leaders of Calvary Baptist Church in Irwin have a sales agreement for the former Oak Hollow Community Center in North Huntingdon and intend to continue to offer community-oriented services at the site.