As 18th century military reenactors at Fort Ligonier were preparing on Sunday to fire six- and 12-pound cannons packed with explosive cartridges meant to immitate the sound of cannonballs, David Evans of Pittsburgh’s North Hills was teaching his daughter, Quinnlynn, about the weapons she was seeing. Evans, a native of
Months before his untimely death, Paul Berger and his two adult children each completed a triple crown – harvesting turkeys, white-tailed deer and black bears in the span of the 2021-22 license year.
The Latrobe Art Center’s Spring 2023 Plein Air painting contest is in full swing. On Wednesday, artists began painting and drawing at scenic locations throughout the community. Their completed works are to be dropped off between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at Latrobe Art Center, 819 Ligonier St. Each
Westmoreland County celebrated its centennial by holding a banquet replete with champagne toasts and speeches. The gala gathering was held at 9 p.m. on Feb. 20, 1873 in the Kettering House in Greensburg. It apparently lasted until 2 a.m., according to a series of reports published over the following week
Seven out of 10 people who buy an annual fishing license in Pennsylvania also spring for a trout permit. But most of those anglers probably wouldn’t be able to catch a trout if not for the state’s long-running, 
$10 million stocking program, which sees millions of trout put into creeks