Trafford News

Jeff Himler can be reached via e-mail or at 724-459-6100, ext. 13. Blairsville-Saltsburg School District is beginning the search for a new business manager after finalizing a 2009-10 budget that holds the line on property taxes.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A consultant hired by the Westmoreland County Transit Authority said during a public hearing Monday night that train service could potentially start tomorrow between Latrobe and Greensburg to Pittsburgh.

Blairsville-Saltsburg School District is beginning the search for a new business manager after finalizing a 2009-10 budget that holds the line on property taxes.

A Westmoreland County man is suing the Penn-Trafford School District, as well as Penn Township, after he says he was improperly Tasered while a student there.

A Penn Township police officer will work in the Penn-Trafford School District each day of the upcoming school year.

Presented by : The Theatre Factory KidWorks When : Through June 21, with performances at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and 7:30 p.m. June 19 Tickets : $6 Where : The Theatre Factory , Cavitt Avenue and Third Street, Trafford Details : 412-374-9200 Theatre Factory's KidWorks closes out its current season with a fantasy tale about a royal couple with ...

The Penn-Trafford School District has its first director of human resources. Ramona Pope was approved for the position Monday by a 8-1 vote, with Director Larry Harrison dissenting.

A Pittsburgh man is in Westmoreland County Prison after allegedly leading officers on a foot chase Tuesday before he was found to possess crack cocaine, pills and a digital scale.

Two Trafford bar owners accused of operating illegal video poker machines will go to trial later this year in what has become a rare prosecution in Westmoreland County.

In the following press release Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced today, May 20, 2009, that Perry Berardino of Trafford, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on charges of Bank Fraud.

Kayla Constantine and Ashley Long are looking forward to college. "I'm excited about getting out there and being on my own," Long said.

Trafford residents toasted Thursday night to the elimination of a debt that approached $1 million six years ago.

Penn-Trafford School District has received a 2009 Schools Of Excellence in Technology award.

There could be a police presence in the Penn-Trafford School District in the coming school year.

No Remorse: The band will play for children at Level Green Elementary School on May 15 for the school's "Reading ROCKS!" program.

Karen Price can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7980. Three seconds may not seem like a long time in the grand scheme of running a 26.2-mile marathon.

Candidates for four seats on the Penn-Trafford school board face issues that include teacher contract negotiations, major building renovations and a continuing battle to secure more money from the state.

The last thing John Nagoda expected to do Saturday was to help save a life. He did just that when he drove upon the scene of a one-vehicle accident in Export involving 43-year-old Regina Lubash of Export.

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court.

Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck has ended an investigation of a Trafford councilman, spurred by several misconduct complaints lodged after a former rival councilman was not re-elected in 2007.