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Emergency crews prepare to deal with electric-car fires
Though the Chevrolet Volt has fueled heated debates in the political arena, emergency responders are more concerned about preventing fires when it and other electric cars are involved in crashes.
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California mother overcame dyslexia, cancer to make better life
That's what words looked like to Renee Walmsley. It's why she didn't learn how to read until she was 23 years old, and why she dropped out of school when she was a 16-year-old eighth-grader. "I was very embarrassed.
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Westmoreland County on hunt for new public safety director
Commissioners have started advertising to find a replacement for Richard Matason, who retired as director of emergency management last year.
Arona's former Church of the Nazarene building destroyed by fire
Joe Napsha is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-836-5252 or via e-mail. A former Nazarene church in Arona was destroyed by fire late Saturday, ruining the plans the owner had for using the wooden building as a garage.
Water line break cuts service to 10 Greensburg homes
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.
Sheriff seizes $500 from Westmoreland County Home Show
Richard Robbins is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-836-5660 or via e-mail. Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held, acting under a court order, seized nearly $500 from the cash box of the Westmoreland County Home Show on Saturday.
Church heavily damaged by fire in Westmoreland Co.
Several Westmoreland County fire companies were working late into the frigid night Saturday battling a blaze that engulfed an Arona church.
Firefighters learn to deal with emergencies at gas drilling sites
Westmoreland County firefighters, as part of their battle plan, gathered at Hempfield No.
Westmoreland County sheriff conducts civil raid at home show
The Westmoreland County sheriff is planning to hold an auction after a civil raid Saturday at a home show in Greensburg.
Police say Derry men videotaped sex with unconscious woman
Two Derry Township men are accused of videotaping a sex act involving a woman who had passed out at their home on Dec.
Winter weather advisory issued for region
The National Weather Service has posted a winter weather advisory for counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Allegheny, and a winter storm warning for the ridge tops in eastern Westmoreland and Fayette counties.
Guitars from Swissvale going to cozier confines
Eric Heyl is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist and can be reached at 412-320-7857 or via e-mail . The band was the Magpies, a popular Pittsburgh rock 'n' roll outfit for whom he played guitar.
Hillcrest Intermediate assistance team receives state honor
A statewide spotlight will be shining Feb. 27 on the award-winning Student Assistance Program Team of the Hillcrest Intermediate School in the Norwin School District.
On the "Watch List": New Kensington city government. So far, Mayor Tom Guzzo and members of city council are saying the right things regarding the possible sale of the water authority to the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County.
Officials cite varied reasons for tax hikes
Officials in Allegheny and Westmoreland County school districts raised tax rates an average of more than 25 percent during the past 10 years.
The Scottdale Business & Professional Women will meet at 6:30 tonight. If you wish to attend as a guest or for more information, call President Angie Marhefka at 724-887-3530. The Hearts and Hands Quilt Guild will meet at 7 tonight at St.
Braddock police officer accused in Donegal burglary, scam
Paul Peirce is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-850-2860 or via e-mail. A suspended Braddock police officer awaiting trial in Westmoreland County on charges of burglarizing a Donegal campground and stealing cocaine from the police evidence room is now accused of scamming a deaf man.
A newsmaker you should know: He turns chairs into works of art
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.
Greensburg Salem school leaders have pay frozen
Bob Stiles is a Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-836-6622 or via e-mail. In a 9-0 vote on Wednesday, school directors approved a pact for the 13 district administrators that calls for a wage freeze in years one and two.
2 pythons stolen from western Pa. school
Authorities are trying to find out who stole a pair of pythons from a western Pennsylvania school over the weekend.
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