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Yinzer Valley Farms in Mount Pleasant has announced its annual 'Spirited Trails' fall festival for Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The 21+ event at 681 Mulberry Hill Road features live music, regional food trucks, artisan vendors, and tastings from local craft breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Pets are not permitted.
The grand opening of Dick's House of Sport at Westmoreland Mall has driven single-day and weekend foot traffic numbers not seen at the complex in over ten years. The interactive anchor store — featuring climbing walls, turf fields, and batting cages — is drawing regional visitors who stay to shop and dine at adjacent stores, with further boosts from youth sports tournaments and Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in nearby Latrobe.
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg has confirmed a 142% increase in visitor attendance over the past three years. Director Silvia Filippini-Fantoni credits the surge to interactive digital integration, expanded public programming, and community-centered exhibitions highlighting regional artists — with spillover benefits for surrounding small businesses.
A new statewide poll reveals a tightening Pennsylvania gubernatorial race as incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro faces renewed debate over municipal fiscal health and state spending. Polling across Fayette, Westmoreland, and Washington counties shows inflation, local property tax burdens, and economic stability as top voter priorities heading into the fall campaign.
Law enforcement and community members across Westmoreland and Fayette counties are urgently seeking the public's help in locating 15-year-old Midnight 'Minnie' Stout, missing for approximately 14 hours. Her boyfriend, Armando Captivilla, was last seen around 11:30 a.m. in the Trafford area. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 immediately.
Water rescue crews from Fayette and Westmoreland counties mobilized along Jacobs Creek near Chaintown Road after three juveniles and one adult were swept downstream by strong currents at the Creek Falls area. Officials urge extreme caution near waterways.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro and Republican nominee State Treasurer Stacy Garrity are entering a competitive late-summer campaign phase, with political strategists identifying Fayette, Westmoreland, and Greene counties as vital swing territories in the November 3 general election.
The Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Jarrett Coleman (R-16) to strengthen government transparency and protect the public's right to know.
Legislation sponsored by Sens. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Jarrett Coleman (R-16) to strengthen government transparency and protect the public's right to know was approved unanimously by the Senate State Government Committee.
The Pennsylvania State Senate held a ceremonial at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to honor America’s 250th birthday, said Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32).
A package of legislation aimed at expanding access to attainable housing while preserving local control has advanced out of the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee. Senate Bill 1277, sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), updates current law to give local governments more flexibility by extending the tax abatement cap to 20 years to help spur construction of new homes and local growth.
The Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, chaired by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), today approved bills aimed at protecting homebuyers and homeowners while ensuring greater accountability in the housing and home improvement industries.
The Senate has approved legislation to protect the safety and opportunities of female athletes by requiring scholastic sports teams to be designated based on biological sex, Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) said today.
Residents of Fayette County are invited to join Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) for a series of informal community gatherings, designed to foster open dialogue about state-related issues.
The bipartisan, bicameral PA Legislative Arts and Culture Caucus joined Creative Pennsylvania and arts advocates yesterday for their annual Arts Advocacy Day at the Capitol. The day’s events highlighted the importance of the arts across the commonwealth and emphasized the need for increased investment in Pennsylvania’s creative sector.
Two grant awards to Scottdale top more than $100,000, Rep. Eric Davanzo (R-Westmoreland) announced today after the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has approved nearly $700,000 in state funding for community improvements in the 58th Legislative District.
Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-69) and Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) announced they secured a grant totaling more than $570,000 for Rockwood Area School District from the Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) for the extension of natural gas service through Rockwood Borough to the school district's facilities.
The Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32), in partnership with Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-18), to help protect individuals with communication barriers during interactions with law enforcement.
Sen. Pat Stefano (R-32) and Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-69) released a joint statement regarding the continuous structural issues following a restoration project at Somerset Lake:
