Brandi Umbaugh planned to build a home on her 70-acre farm that would have a commanding view of surrounding fields and woods hugging the eastern side of Westmoreland County’s Chestnut Ridge. A massive solar panel array changed those plans. The panels were installed on a former Cook Township farm across...

David Holtz and his 7-year-old daughter, Nyla, saluted Saturday as they laid a wreath before the headstone of World War II Army veteran Richard H. Irwin at Jeannette Memorial Park. It was the Jeannette girl’s first year as a Cub Scout and her first time taking part in an annual...

Due to the severity of Saturday’s winter storm, PennDOT has temporarily reduced the speed limit to 45 mph on a number of major highways in the region. The latest highways to have the speed limit reduced are the Parkways East and West, and Interstate 79, 376 and I-279 (Parkway North)...

Christmas Level Green Presbyterian Church will have a free live Nativity 7 p.m. Dec. 19 on the church lawn, 105 Olive Drive, Trafford. Visiting with the animals will start at 6:45 p.m. The Mon Yough Chorale will present an indoor Christmas concert at 6 p.m. and refreshments will be served...

The Westmoreland County Housing Authority has announced that a portion of its $5.6 million project to build 20 townhouses in Mt. Pleasant Township will be paid for through a federal grant. Officials said the agency secured a $1.25 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh through its...

Jeannette’s public meeting schedule for 2026 is set to change to allow for more time in between monthly agenda-setting sessions and voting meetings. Council has approved the dates for its meetings next year that separates the two monthly sessions by eight days. Councilwoman Michelle Langdon suggested the change from the...

Westmoreland County’s annual air show could be grounded in 2026. Gabe Monzo, executive director of the county’s airport authority, on Friday reaffirmed a recommendation he made earlier this week to implement a one-year hiatus of the two-day event at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport that draws tens of thousands of spectators....

Jeannette will stick with Valley Landfill for waste disposal after council on Thursday rescinded a vote in made in November approving a change to Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill. Council initially approved the change in a 4-1 vote in November, with Mayor Curtis Antoniak opposing it. On Thursday, the group voted 4-0...

State police arrested a man wanted on an extradition warrant out of Wisconsin on Thursday afternoon at a Hempfield gym. Police from Troop A in Greensburg received information that Martin Alvarez Jr., 35, of Youngwood, was at Anytime Fitness on Route 30 in Hempfield. A non-uniformed trooper went to the...

Juliet Mastrioanni was in fourth grade when Penn-Trafford High School’s video production class hosted its first telethon benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Eight years later, Mastrioanni is one of the video production students organizing the broadcast, which runs more than four hours. “I just remember thinking ‘It’s just a fun day...

Every time Nancy Trabucco looks at Santa and his reindeer decorating her Delmont front yard, she’s reminded of a half-century of holiday goofiness with her family. When Melanie Litz of Export looks at the Merry Glow ’Round spinning topper on her Christmas tree, she thinks about her mother, who purchased...

Dog owners in Pennsylvania will pay more to license their pets in 2026. The state’s Department of Agriculture said dog license fees will increase $2 for the upcoming year and could rise another $1 in 2027 under legislation signed into law in 2023 by Gov. Josh Shapiro. That law set...

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? If you have, reward yourself with a fun solo outing this weekend. If you still have presents to check off your list, take the chance to do something fun in between stops. Here are a few ideas for ways to treat yourself and...

Police have accused five juveniles from Greater Latrobe High School and one from Indiana County of using cellphones to disseminate an intimate image of an underage girl over the summer. Pennsylvania State Police in Greensburg said Thursday they charged four girls from Latrobe — including one who was also described...

Irwin will be paying $12,000 to provide heat this month and in January for the workers converting a former storefront into administrative offices at the borough building on Main Street. Borough council this week agreed to pay Sunbelt Rental of North Huntingdon for a temporary heating furnace at a rate...

The Franklin Regional Cross Country team will collect donations of new and gently used shoes Saturday in Murrysville. The team is working with fundraising company Funds2Orgs, which will sell the shoes at a discount to those in need in other countries. Funds2Orgs will also make a donation to the team’s...

Wreaths, bracelets, ornaments and other gifts made by Hempfield Area students are on sale at a downtown Greensburg store in time for holiday shopping. Artisans of Hands and Heart, a co-op store located at 106 S. Pennsylvania Ave., is hosting Hempfield Area’s Perfectly Imperfect Boutique — featuring items made by...

Murrysville officials will move ahead with plans to implement a stormwater fee for residents and businesses, as the municipality’s state-mandated responsibilities regarding storm runoff expand. Council approved advertising the proposed ordinance and will likely vote on it at their final meeting of 2025 or early in the new year. Murrysville...

Proposed ordinances in Jeannette for a landlord licensing program and commercial property inspections are on hold after a majority of the group decided to table the matters. “I feel like we need public input on these ordinances, and I think we need more discussion,” Councilwoman Michelle Langdon said. “Since we...