Dogs trained to sniff out people trapped in rubble are coming to southwestern Pennsylvania, including Westmoreland County, for the first time as part of a local urban search and rescue team.

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County honors deceased bloodhounds; commissioners discuss ICE, dropboxes again

3 days ago·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter

Westmoreland County Commissioners Ted Kopas, Sean Kertes and Doug Chew honored the lives of two K-9 members of the Greensburg Bloodhound Team before Thursday’s public meeting.

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DASD votes no confidence in WIU executive director Jason Conway

3 days ago·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter

Derry Area School District’s board passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in Jason Conway, the executive director of the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, during its regular meeting on Thursday.

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Two weapons-related incidents at Grandview Elementary School last week

3 days ago·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter

There were two weapons-related incidents at Grandview Elementary School last week.

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DASD board member Dean Reed resigns after 11 years

3 days ago·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter

Derry Area School District’s board unanimously approved board member Dean Reed’s resignation during Thursday’s regular meeting.

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Mount Pleasant Township bank shut down Thursday after man threatens murder

3 days ago·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter

Mount Pleasant Township’s KeyBank on West Main Street was on lockdown all day Thursday after a man allegedly threatened to kill employees with a rifle.

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Man hospitalized after Unity Township wreck Friday morning

3 days ago·By ABIGAIL HAKAS Bulletin Managing Editor

A man has been transported to the hospital after a crash that totaled his van on U.S. Route 30 on Friday morning.

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Ligonier Valley Police search for hit-and-run suspect

4 days ago·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter

Ligonier Valley Police Department is requesting information about a hit-and-run that occurred Wednesday night sometime around 9 p.m.

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Man charged after Derry Township domestic incident

4 days ago·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter

A Latrobe man is facing charges for a domestic incident that occurred last month, according to a criminal complaint.

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Bubba’s new Unity Twp. location includes drive-thru for prompt pierogi pick-ups

4 days ago·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter

As far as the Nowicki family can tell, they are now operating the first pierogi drive-thru in the nation.

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GLSD students find fun and family in 'Mamma Mia!'

4 days ago·By ABIGAIL HAKAS Bulletin Managing Editor

Just as “Mamma Mia!” tells the story of an unusual cast of characters finding family in each other, the students of Greater Latrobe have become a rather large family, joking and bantering at a Wednesday rehearsal.

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Year-round Orlando flights cut from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport

4 days ago·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter

Speculation from online travelers that year-round flights from Unity Township’s Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Orlando were going away later this year were confirmed by Spirit Airlines on Thursday.

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Mount Pleasant man accused of participating in online monkey torture ring

5 days ago·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter

A disturbing number of videos showing monkey torture and animal crushing has plagued the internet for several years, the BBC reported in 2023 after an undercover investigation exposed U.S. citizens for paying videographers in Indonesia to carry out these acts.

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Unity Twp. victim loses millions to scammers; Secret Service investigates

5 days ago·By ANNABELLE CHIPPS Bulletin Staff Reporter

State police are working on an investigation with the Secret Service after a Unity Township victim was allegedly scammed out of $5 million.

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Flack Peipock Agency receives Mutual Benefit Group honor

5 days ago·By BULLETIN STAFF

The Flack Peipock Agency in Latrobe is one of 25 independent agency partners that received Mutual Benefit Group’s Inner Circle honor based on 2025 business results.

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Live! Casino Pittsburgh partners with DeLallo's for Italian restaurant

5 days ago·By BULLETIN STAFF

Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield Township is partnering with the DeLallo family to open a fast-casual Italian restaurant and market at the front entrance of the casino.

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Derry Twp. supervisors discuss mutual aid agreements, change meeting dates

5 days ago·By BELLA MARKOVITZ Bulletin Staff Reporter

The Derry Township Board of Supervisors is in talks with Unity Township and other neighboring municipalities over mutual aid agreements.

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SAMA to hold ninth annual Easter Egg Hunt

5 days ago·By BULLETIN STAFF

The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley is hosting the ninth annual Easter Egg Hunt in partnership with Ligonier Valley BPW to collect canned food for the Ligonier Food Pantry.

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