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2 W. Pa. guards to stand trial in inmate trysts
Two suspended female western Pennsylvania Jail guards have been ordered to stand trial in connection with alleged sexual assaults involving three female inmates.
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Education: 1996 graduate of Blairsville-Saltsburg High School. Awarded a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from St.
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Ligonier grocer to restock raw milk on Friday
The Family Cow farm in Franklin County has made several changes to avoid contamination of its milk, owner Edwin Shank said.
Ligonier Valley Library to host memoir writing workshop
The Ligonier Valley Writers will present Marge Burke's workshop on memoir writing from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb.
Murderer's long sentence fitting, judge rules
Rich Cholodofsky is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-830-6293 or via e-mail. The lengthy prison sentence imposed last year against a former AWOL Army private convicted of killing a retired Ligonier businessman will stand.
Caboose sprucing project on track at Ligonier Valley museum
The traditional trainmen's car, formerly the property of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Monongahela Railroad of Brownsville, was once used as a playhouse for the Costello family children of Summerhill in Cambria County.
Westmoreland Historical Society celebrates Celtic history
There was traditional music with Na Gaels, Irish step dancing, a special "St. Clair Red" from All Saints Brewing Company in Hempfield, and hearty Scottish and Irish fare.
Former Ligonier National Guardsmen reunite and reminisce
On Saturday morning, meeting for breakfast at Champions Lake Golf Course outside Ligonier, 35 former members of A Company of the Pennsylvania National Guard kicked around the past.
Raw milk from Franklin County's Family Cow should be discarded
Anyone who has purchased raw milk from The Family Cow -- a farm in Franklin County that distributes its product in the Pittsburgh area -- should discard any milk purchased since Jan.
Death penalty still being weighed in double slaying
Chuck Biedka is a Valley News Dispatch staff writer and can be reached at 724-226-4711 or via e-mail. Westmoreland County's top prosecutor is still considering if he will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing two people inside a Washington Township house last summer.
USC commissioners seek to fill vacancy
The Upper St. Clair Township Commissioners are accepting applications until Jan.
Gardener accused of stealing jewelry, silver from Ligonier homes
Jewels Phraner is a Ligonier Echo staff writer and can be reached at 724-238-2111 or via e-mail. A woman who worked as a gardener and pet sitter is accused of taking nearly $50,000 in silver and jewelry from two Ligonier Township families who previously employed her.