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It’s unlikely that one would expect to win money at a casino for bridge repairs or fire department renovations, but a few Westmoreland municipalities found themselves with the lucky hand Monday. Live Casino Pittsburgh doled out its latest round of Local Share Account grants at the Hempfield location Monday, bringing

Artists Becky Mormack of Unity and Nancy Rusbosin of Hempfield often paint en plein air in their respective neighborhoods. Their outdoor scenes and many other paintings are on display in “Hope,” an exhibit running through July 28 in the Greensburg Art Center. Many attendees at a July 8 opening reception

Three Republican hopefuls — two seeking a seat on the Westmoreland County board of commissioners and the third hoping to get reelected as Hempfield supervisor — are allowed to continue their campaigns for the May primary, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Jim Silvis denied petitions that sought to toss the

Several candidates for contested races in the May primary are facing challenges to be removed from the ballot because of perceived flaws in their nominating petitions. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Jim Silvis will hear the challenges at 11 a.m. Friday in the cases. Silvis is hearing the cases because

Westmoreland County’s origins date to 21⁄2 centuries ago when local pioneering settlers wanted their own courthouse instead of having to trek to Bedford to settle legal disputes. Sunday marks the 250th anniversary — or semiquincentennial — of when the county officially was formed from a portion of Bedford County. It

Hempfield leaders are taking a closer look at the Route 30 corridor running through the center of the township as they move forward with updating a comprehensive plan. Supervisors this week approved creation of the Central Westmoreland Economic District Corridor Committee, or the HT30 Committee. The group will create a

The future of Hempfield Park is at the center of an upcoming study that will build on rehabilitation projects completed at the Forbes Trail Road facility over the past eight years. Supervisors recently tapped Cranberry-based Herbert, Rowland & Grubic Inc. to work on the park’s master plan, which will provide

Doug Weimer visited Disney World over 100 times.

Less than three months after his passing, his family and friends are climbing 1,000 stairs to honor his life and his all-time favorite ride, in the American Lung Association’s Fight For Air Climb at Day Air Ballpark.

Hempfield’s West Point Volunteer Fire Company still is failing to respond to calls, but other factors are starting to improve, township leaders said. So far this year, West Point failed to respond to 33 out of 55 service calls. That’s a 60% failure rate. While those numbers remain an area