Dr. Heather Walker from Independence Health is our next guest on Westmoreland Community Connections. As an emergency department physician, Dr. Walker talks about summer safety concerning pools, the heat and trampolines. Listen in on Sunday at 7am and 11pm with host Jennifer Miele on Classic Hits 107.1.

New unemployment claims continue to decline in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Department of Labor reported about 94-hundred initial claims in the Commonwealth last week, a decrease of over 900 from the week before. Unemployment claims have now dropped in Pennsylvania five of the past six weeks.

If you go into Pittsburgh, you will want to plan ahead for upcoming closures on the Roberto Clemente Bridge. The performance of routine safety inspections will require crews to close the bridge from 6 a.m. Monday through 3 p.m. Friday August 8th. The bridge will again be closed from 6 a.m. on the following Monday thr...

Tonight is the annual "Friday Night Lights" practice at Latrobe's Memorial Stadium for Steelers Training Camp. KDKA-TV reports that security will be beefed up after the recent shooting at the NFL offices in midtown Manhattan. City of Latrobe Police Chief Richard Bosco said fans can expect to see a lot of un...

County Commissioners have hired a new deputy director for the election bureau. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Hannah Lindley of Bentleyville in Washington County will serve as the second-in-command for the office that oversees elections. She served in a similar role in the Washington County office for six years. ...

A Derry Township man awaiting trial in a 2007 homicide is now charged with having drugs at the Westmoreland County Jail. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Charles Ream is charged with possession of contraband and conspiracy. Court documents show that he was seen on video in the basketball gyms communicating to anothe...

The Westmoreland County Commissioners have brought in a Pittsburgh-area Rabbi to determine if a county jail inmate's religious convictions qualify him to receive kosher meals while in prison. The Trib reports that a lawyer for Kort Eckman's request to Jail officials for kosher meals was denied because Eckman had not c...

An Indiana County man wanted on child sex-related charges is in police custody. Indiana Borough Police Chief Justin Schawl announced that 41-year-old Jeremy Garlena was safely taken into custody in the borough yesterday after Indiana County DA Robert Manzi announced that he was wanted on a warrant for unlawful contact...

The Westmoreland County community is supporting the family of late Penn-Trafford freshmen football coach TJ Detruf. He passed away last weekend at the age of 41. Hempfield Area High School athletes, cheerleaders, and band members came together for a fundraiser to benefit Detruf's wife and son, Dom, yesterday evening....

Mount Saint Peter Parish in New Kensington is hosting their 44th annual Festa Italiana this weekend. It is happening on the parish grounds off Freeport Road tomorrow evening and Saturday. There will be games, bingo, basket raffles, and live entertainment each night. And, of course, there will be a wide variety of fo...