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county, Pennsylvania, United States
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North Belle Vernon man found guilty of animal cruelty for neglecting his sick dog • Jan. 8, 2025, 11:34 AM ET (CBS)
"Ringleaders" of riot at Westmoreland County juvenile detention center charged as adults, police say • Jan. 7, 2025, 12:30 PM ET (CBS)
Snowplow strikes man in parking lot of Westmoreland County medical facility • Jan. 6, 2025, 10:30 PM ET (CBS)
Man dies after being struck by train in Westmoreland County • Jan. 4, 2025, 11:47 PM ET (CBS)
Woman, man found dead inside Westmoreland County home in apparent murder-suicide • Dec. 24, 2024, 9:12 AM ET (CBS)

Westmoreland, county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S., located just east of Pittsburgh and bounded to the north and northeast by the Kiskiminetas and Conemaugh rivers, to the east by Laurel Hill, to the south by Jacobs Creek, to the west by the Youghiogheny River, and to the northwest by the Allegheny River. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau that rises to the Allegheny Mountains in the east, Chestnut Ridge running northeast-southwest and defining the beginning of the mountains. Among the other waterways are Beaver Run Reservoir and Loyalhanna and Indian creeks. Parklands include Keystone, Linn Runn, and Laurel ...(100 of 274 words)

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