Jeff Himler stories, Page 139

The West Newton area and Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood are among nine Pennsylvania communities where the Red Cross intends to distribute free smoke alarms through May 11. Partnering with area fire departments and businesses, the nonprofit plans to use community volunteers to help distribute 2,850 smoke alarms door-to-door to nearly 1,200...

South Greensburg police are looking for the car that struck and critically injured a pedestrian Friday night in the 1500 block of Broad Street. The crash happened at about 7:30 p.m. near DeGennaro’s Restaurant, where staff indicated the man, whom police didn’t identify, had dined before he was struck. Police...

Crews will tear out and replace part of a new bridge deck in Donegal Township beginning May 6 because it was placed at the wrong elevation last year. The bridge carries County Line Road over Roaring Run, at the border of Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. It is...

A man was taken to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run Friday night in South Greensburg. The incident occurred after 7:30 p.m. on Broad Street in front of DeGennaro’s Restaurant and Lounge, which the man had patronized immediately before being struck. South Greensburg...

A 7-year-old boy was in critical condition at a local trauma center after being struck by a pickup truck Thursday in Brentwood, according to Allegheny County police. The collision was reported at 5:16 p.m. on Route 51 at Town Square Way. The boy was struck by a Ford Ranger while...

A Jeannette man was stopped at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport’s security checkpoint over the weekend while trying to board a flight to Orlando with a loaded handgun, TSA officials announced Thursday. A .380-caliber handgun loaded with six bullets was detected in the man’s carry-on bag, according to the Transportation Security...

In a less-than-unanimous decision, the Greater Latrobe School District will spend money to hire a consultant to conduct its search for a new superintendent. The school board this weekvoted 5-2 to hire Templeton Advantage of Newport, Perry County, to search for candidates to succeed Judith Swigart, who is set to...

A Uniontown man is charged with repeatedly assaulting a disabled woman for whom he was providing personal care. Kenneth Duane Breakiron, 68, is charged with 80 counts each — 320 total — of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault of a person with a mental disability, harassment involving physical contact...

A landslide has caused the emergency closure of a section of Evanstown/Keystone Road in Sewickley Township. The closure is in effect between Wendel Road and Eighth Street in Herminie, PennDOT officials reported Tuesday. The road will remain closed until further notice, with motorists directed along a detour following Route 136...

Derry Mayor Kevin Gross is out on bond as he awaits a hearing on charges he pointed a gun at four children in a local park. Gross was released from the Westmoreland County Prison on Tuesday after Rosanne Neiman of Latrobe posted his $20,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear...

People can eat spaghetti on May 18 and help raise money to buy new equipment for the Latrobe Police Department. Proceeds from the dinner will help buy department equipment, including body cameras, portable automated external defibrillators and a breath alcohol tester, said Kane Kreinbrook, the organizer of the dinner. Food...

Those who attend a May 6 music event just outside Greensburg may find themselves singing with one of Ireland’s most popular tenors. At least that’s what Celtic Thunder singing star Emmet Cahill has in mind for his solo concert appearance at Our Lady of Grace Church. “I always tell people...

The deadline is May 1 to register for the sixth annual Loyalhanna Sojourn, a 9-mile paddle down the Loyalhanna Creek from Latrobe to New Alexandria. “We want to stay below 220 participants this year,” said Susan Huba, executive director of the Loyalhanna Watershed Association. “It has to deal with our...

Traffic is being detoured on Chaintown Road in East Huntingdon this week, as PennDOT road crews begin the first of three in-house bridge improvement projects this construction season. Others are planned beginning in July in Ligonier Township, and in September in Hempfield. PennDOT hopes by December to complete replacement of...

Student research and artistic talent will be on display April 24 during Saint Vincent College’s 16th Annual Academic Conference. Open to the public, the conference is scheduled for 2:30 to 7 p.m. in the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion on the college campus in Unity. Admission is free. The...

Greater Latrobe Senior High School students will learn two skill sets at once in a pair of proposed mash-up courses with a cross-curricular reach. The school board on Tuesday will consider adding six courses for the 2019-20 school year — including “Astronomy With English” and “Current Issues With Statistics,” each...

Members of the Laurel Highlands Model Airplane Club arranged a display of model planes Friday at Greensburg’s East Pittsburgh Street Shop ‘n Save supermarket. It’s the second year for the display, which promotes the Westmoreland County Airshow that the grocery chain sponsors. This year’s models are based on World War...

A Carnegie Mellon University staffer is accused of using a cell phone to shoot video up the skirts of two women waiting at a Pittsburgh bus stop. Campus police have charged Edward H. Jones Jr., 72, of Pittsburgh, with two misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy stemming from his alleged...

All children up to age 13 are invited to fill their Easter baskets Sunday at the Bolivar Fire Company’s annual egg hunt. The hunt begins at 2 p.m. at the fire station, 516 Market St., Bolivar, but those attending should plan to show up early to register. All ages will...

The Norwin Middle School Interact Club will hold its first waffle breakfast Saturday in downtown Irwin. The meal will be served 9 a.m. to noon at the Masonic Hall, in the 400 block of Main Street. The breakfast includes waffle with choice of toppings, sausage, coffee and juice. The cost...

Forty-two wooden roof trusses collapsed and splintered this week during construction of Unity’s new public works garage. No one was hurt when the 80-foot-long trusses fell — some on Sunday and the remainder on Monday morning, township officials said. Construction was halted on the main portion of the concrete block...

Area residents who want to prepare for a potential repeat of last year’s heavy rainfalls may want to attend a storm water management presentation April 30 in Latrobe. Set for 1 p.m. in the city council chambers, the Westmoreland Conservation District program will offer strategies homeowners can consider to address...

Brother Norman Hipps plans to step down as the 17th president of Saint Vincent College in June, at the end of his ninth year in the role. Hipps, 75, was first affiliated with the Catholic liberal arts and sciences college in Unity in 1972, when he joined the faculty as...