FRANKLKIN REGIONAL APPROVES PROPOSED SUMMER AI PROGRAM
The Franklin Regional School Board approved a proposed summer program that will focus on Artificial Intelligence. The Trib reports that Inspirit AI students will learn fundamental concepts for AI and gain a deeper understanding on how AI is used to build programs like ChatGPT and how it can be used for other purposes....
Apr 24, 2024
LATROBE OFFICIALS CONDEMN TWO BUILDINGS ON LIGONIER STREET
Officials in Latrobe have officially condemned two rental properties on Ligonier Street. The Trib reports that both properties, one an apartment building in the 1200 block Ligonier Street and the other a three-story home in the 1500 block, must be vacated by May 3rd under the eviction guidelines. The properties are o...
Apr 24, 2024
LOCAL POLL RESULTS
Voters went to the polls yesterday with more than the presidential nominees on the ballot for the primary. In the 12th Congressional District, incumbent Summer Lee earned the Democratic nomination in Westmoreland County, and will run against James Hayes in the general election in November. In the 14th District race, ...
Apr 24, 2024
RICK SEBAK TO PRESENT "KENNYWOOD MEMORIES" AT GREATER LATROBE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Rick Sebak, longtime producer of documentaries for WQED and PBS, will revive thoughts of those carefree times May 5 when he presents one of his most popular programs, "Kennywood Memories," in the Greater Latrobe Senior High Auditorium. The program will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer sessio...
Apr 23, 2024
PA MILLIONAIRE POPULATION INCREASES
Pennsylvania is reported to be among the top ten states whose population of millionaires has increased. Data from the Internal Revenue service says the Keystone State ranks ninth in the country for having the most residents whose adjusted gross income totals more than a million-dollars. Over 27-thousand residents achie...
Apr 23, 2024
UNSECURED RITE AID CREDITORS CRYING FOUL
The unsecured creditors involved in Rite Aid Corporation's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings are crying "foul." They're concerned about the retail pharmacy chain's plan to award its new CEO a 20-million-dollar "success fee" when the company emerges from bankruptcy protection. The Philadelphia Busine...
Apr 23, 2024
FIRE AT LATROBE 30 PLAZA THIS MORNING
First responders are busy this morning with a fire at a shopping center in Latrobe. Firefighters were called out at 3:00 AM at the Latrobe 30 Plaza. No word if anyone was hurt, but the fire seems to be spreading from store to store. No word yet on the cause of the fire.
Apr 23, 2024
NEW ARCHITECHTURE COMPANY APPROVED FOR HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
A new architecture company is now coming on board to work on the Hempfield Area High School renovation. Yesterday, the school board approved an agreement to work with Mechanicsburg-based Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates on the project. Construction has been delayed since last August when final bids from the former ...
Apr 23, 2024
PA GAME COMMISSION TO SPRAY INSECTICIDE ON GAME LANDS
The Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to spray insecticide on game lands in the southwestern part of the state in an effort to control invasive spongy moth. The Trib reports that over 120,000 acres of state game land will be targeted by the spraying later this month and early next month. Spongy moths, non-native pests...
Apr 23, 2024
GREENSBURG POLICE SEARCH FOR OWNER OF ABANDONED DOG
Police in Greensburg are looking for the owner of a stray dog that they found Sunday night chained to a fence or railing at Rohrer Street and Westminster Avenue. The Trib reports that the dog was found just after 9 PM on Sunday It did not have a microchip or any other owner information. The animal has been turned over ...
Apr 23, 2024