South Greensburg News

In reference to the tragic event that occurred in Derry on Oct. 30 : For too long, this community has struggled with its legacy as a railroad town.

South Greensburg's outgoing tax collector recommended to borough council Monday that his replacement be invited to attend at least one council meeting annually.

A Derry woman and her 2-year-old son were struck by a train and killed last night as she struggled to push his stroller across the tracks in the Westmoreland County borough.

The Westmoreland County Coroner's office was summoned Friday to Derry to investigate the death of at least one pedestrian at a railroad crossing.

A South Greensburg woman is charged with phoning in prescriptions for pain medicines to pharmacies while she was working in a doctor's office, then picking up the drugs or having her boyfriend do so.

A Greensburg man was arraigned Tuesday on charges of attempting to rob the First National Bank in South Greensburg.

Paul Paterra can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6220. The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has sold the last of its former satellite offices.

Two Derry teens and a police officer who came to the aid of a South Greensburg boy recently struck and killed by a freight train in the borough received commendations from council this week.

A burglary that netted an estimated $500,000 in jewelry from a Greensburg business was done by someone who knew the layout of the store and what they were looking for, authorities said Friday.

A 15-year-old western Pennsylvania boy is dead after being struck by a freight train while trying to cross the tracks.

A 15-year-old boy getting out of the path of an eastbound train in Derry was struck and killed on his bicycle by a freight train coming in the opposite direction today.

Unhealthy relations: An injunction barring the Hempfield Area School District from implementing what officials say are cost-saving changes in the administration of employees' health care is a hollow victory for the district's unions -- and a defeat for taxpayers.

A South Greensburg man told Greensburg police he was assaulted and robbed by four or five men Sunday morning on Hamilton Avenue.

Bob Stiles can be reached via e-mail or at 724-836-6622. The Greensburg YMCA might become home for some college students.

The Five Star Trail has been closed from just south of Fairview Avenue in South Greensburg through Midway to Trolley Line Avenue in Youngwood and from Depot Street in Youngwood south to Hillis Street.

Walling out students: South Greensburg joins Southwest Greensburg and the City of Greensburg in adopting ordinances that limit student housing.

Southwest Greensburg Council is looking for a new council member after accepting the resignation of long-serving Councilwoman Jennie Rahl on Monday.

A South Greensburg council member resigned last night, leaving a vacancy that the borough must fill within 30 days.

Whether Mimi Bamonte was greeting Sunday worshippers in St. Paul Cathedral or making patients feel comfortable in the emergency room at UPMC Shadyside hospital, she did it with what some call an asserted act of compassion.

A Unity Township political newcomer will face off against a Greater Latrobe school director this fall for an open seat on the board of supervisors.