Derry lawyer Larry Burns was ordered Friday by Westmoreland County Judge Richard E. McCormick Jr.

A car took out a fire hydrant and the front porch of a house before plunging into a second home where children were sleeping Monday night in Hempfield.

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It's been six months since a part-time police officer patrolled the streets of North Irwin, and council is looking for a solution.

A landing zone for a medical helicopter was set up at the West Hempfield Elementary School on Sunday night, following a two-car crash reportedly involving several entrapped motorists.

In poker parlance, Westmoreland County attorney Larry Burns is dead money. A jury deliberated just over two hours before finding Burns, 65, of Derry guilty of 12 misdemeanor counts of organizing and operating illegal gambling by holding Texas Hold 'Em tournaments in Adamsburg and Seward in 2007.

Investigators in Westmoreland County say Texas hold 'em tournaments held in Adamsburg and Seward raised several thousand dollars for volunteer fire departments, but also put several thousands more into the pockets of Greensburg attorney Larry Burns.

Investigators in Westmoreland County say Texas hold 'em tournaments held in Adamsburg and Seward raised several thousand dollars for volunteer fire departments, but also put several thousands more into the pockets of Greensburg attorney Larry Burns.

Investigators in Westmoreland County say Texas hold 'em tournaments held in Adamsburg and Seward raised several thousand dollars for volunteer fire departments, but also put several thousands more into the pockets of Greensburg attorney Larry Burns.

Four prison guards have been fired and two resigned amid an investigation into the alleged beating of a prisoner last month.

Richard Gazarik can be reached via e-mail or at 724-830-6292. Firefighters responding to a house fire in Hempfield had to rely on sirens to alert them instead of pagers because of a malfunction in one of Westmoreland County's radio communication towers.

Jun 2, 2009 7:57 pm US/Eastern Reporting Trina Orlando HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP A Westmoreland County woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after she was shocked by a live wire outside of her home.

Two people were hospitalized this afternoon after they were shocked by a downed power line in West Hempfield, Westmoreland County.

The Hempfield Area School Board scrapped a plan Monday night to award a bus contract to First Student after listening to complaints from a competitor that his proposal was cheaper than First Student's. Directors voted to ask seven firms to submit new proposals so directors can make a decision at next Monday's meeting, when they are expected to vote ...