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Rash of scam calls prompts warning from Latrobe police, victims duped out of thousands of dollars
Latrobe police are cautioning residents not to provide personal information over the phone after learning of a rash of scam calls. Police Chief John Sleasman said his department received reports of about two dozen such scams over the preceding week. According to Sleasman, bogus callers have falsely presented themselves as...
Westmoreland commissioners blast airport authority over vote on Arnold Palmer restaurant lease
It’s been a month since the Westmoreland County Airport Authority approved a new lease for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport’s restaurant, but it continues to draw flak about the move from county commissioners. The new restaurant lease was approved by a 7-2 vote in June, allowing DeNunzio’s Italian Chophouse to continue...
Birding tips offered at Westmoreland Land Trust workshops
Visitors who stop to smell the flowers growing on the grounds of the Donohoe Center might be surprised what they can find if they also take time to listen to and look for birds. “When we’re busy doing other things, we don’t look to see the things that are right...
Latrobe agrees to cover $34K in railway costs for Ligonier Street underpass upgrade
Latrobe Council agreed to pay about $34,000 to meet Norfolk Southern cost requirements and move forward with stalled improvements to a railway underpass on Ligonier Street. Council on Monday unanimously approved a preliminary and construction engineering services agreement with Norfolk Southern, but member Jim Kelley said his vote was “most...
Historical society program offers look back at Latrobe's south side
Latrobe Area Historical Society will offer a closer look at Latrobe’s south side this month when it presents the program “Fourth and Fifth Wards Revisited.” This new presentation, featuring historic images, is set for July 23 and 24 and marks the return of the society’s free monthly matinees after lifting...
Unity plans promotional Steelers Week in absence of local summer training camp
Aug. 2-8 will be Pittsburgh Steelers Week in Unity, according to the township supervisors. The supervisors proclaimed the upcoming observance in the hope of attracting fans of the team, even though the players themselves won’t be traveling to the township for summer training on the local campus of Saint Vincent...
Unity eases rules for electronic conversion of billboards; petitioners lodge late objection
Unity supervisors have approved a zoning amendment meant to assist in conversion of static billboards to electronic versions. The vote came over a late objection from a man who fears fellow residents in his housing plan along Route 30 would be adversely affected. Joseph Connelly, who lives off Grayhawk Court,...
Wimmerton residents protest plan to end left turns onto Route 30 in Unity
Residents of the Wimmerton housing plan told Unity supervisors they’d rather have nothing done to alter the intersection of Wimmerton Boulevard and Route 30 than to be forced to use a nearby traffic signal to turn left onto the highway. But some would prefer having a signal installed at Wimmerton...
South Greensburg duplex fire displaces 2 couples; cause under investigation
Two couples and their cats were displaced from a South Greensburg duplex Thursday night as fire officials searched for the cause of a blaze that resulted in minimal damage in one of the dwellings. South Greensburg firefighters were dispatched just after 9 p.m. to the fire at Poplar Street and...
Jeannette's Thursday night food truck events return with music at new amphitheater 
Several hundred residents and visitors welcomed the return of Jeannette’s Concerts and Food Truck Thursdays, held surrounding the town’s new Elliott Group Amphitheater. The popular events were canceled last year because of covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Despite a period of light rain, Thursday’s festivities drew a large crowd for music by...
Westmoreland County: Crash knocks out utility line, some courthouse phone service
Phone and internet communications were disrupted at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Wednesday after a key utility line for service provider Consolidated Communications was damaged. County commissioners Chairman Sean Kertes said the line was damaged in a traffic crash Tuesday night in Monroeville, affecting the ability to make inbound and...
Derry Township cruise to honor memory of classic car enthusiast
There’s no question Dan Quinn would have loved to attend a car cruise set for July 18 in Derry Township. Instead, members of his Latrobe family will represent him at the event, organized by a friend as a memorial to the classic car enthusiast who lost his battle with cancer...
Duquesne Light outages affect more than 1,000 in eastern Allegheny County
About 1,400 Duquesne Light customers remained without power Wednesday morning as a result of 11 scattered outages in eastern Allegheny County. Ashley Macik, a spokesperson for the utility, attributed the outages to high temperatures that caused “equipment issues” overnight. “Our crews are safely working as quickly as possible to restore...
Illness precedes end of watch for Greensburg Fire Department bloodhound
Members of the Greensburg Fire Department Bloodhound Team are mourning the loss of Sophy, an 11-year-old veteran bloodhound who died Tuesday after an extended illness. During her service with the team, Sophy took part in 111 deployments, assisting area fire departments and law enforcement agencies, concluding with her final response...
Pennsylvania Turnpike to hike tolls 5% next year
Drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will see a 5% rate hike in 2022, regardless of whether they are E-ZPass users or are billed through a toll-by-plate system. The increased rates will take effect Jan. 2 — except on the Southern Beltway, west of Pittsburgh. Turnpike officials note it’s the 14th...
Daylilies to take center stage at Donohoe Center demonstration gardens 
Master gardener Mary Niezelski has long had a preference for planting vegetables, but this year she learned to appreciate the daylily tubers that are bursting forth with colorful July blooms. A Derry Township resident, Niezelski is a recent addition to the more than 180 Westmoreland County members of the Penn...
Lottery spokesperson: Cluster of major area scratch-off prizes likely 'pure luck'
Pennsylvania’s second-­most-­famous groundhog urges lottery players to “keep on scratchin’.” That advice resulted in some major scratch for Indiana County resident Randy Lytle. He won $3 million on a Monopoly 100X scratch-off ticket he purchased on Memorial Day at the Giant Eagle supermarket in Ligonier. He cashed in by risking...
Allegheny County family's overdose loss inspires law designed to 'save lives'
Heather’s Law was signed this week by Gov. Tom Wolf, ending a four-year effort to provide an extra tool in the battle against overdose deaths. Authored by Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield), the legislation is named for an Allegheny County family’s daughter who died of an overdose. Formally titled Act 41...
Latrobe's banana split fest to return in person, at new park venue
Latrobe’s Great American Banana Split Celebration is returning with an in-person format featuring entertainment and activities Aug. 21 at Legion Keener Park. After pandemic restrictions prompted the switch to a virtual festival in 2020, “We’re very excited to be able to return to an in-person format,” said Briana Tomack, president...
Upgrades on Route 119 in Youngwood, I-70 lead PennDOT's Westmoreland construction projects
PennDOT is wrapping up work on one Interstate 70 improvement project in Westmoreland County while work continues to upgrade an adjacent stretch of the interstate and Route 119 in Youngwood. In addition to those summer construction efforts, prep work could begin this year for the first phase of the Laurel...
State's Level Up funding supplement helps 3 of Westmoreland's least wealthy school districts
Administrators at three Westmoreland County school districts are glad to accept supplemental state funding approved this year for Pennsylvania’s least wealthy districts. But, it may take a little while to decide how best to spend the extra money, which Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday as part of a $300 million...
Greater Latrobe students create video games, musical instruments in STEM programs 
Greater Latrobe elementary students created their own video games and model miniature golf courses while their counterparts at the junior high will fashion homemade musical instruments. Those STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives are among several programs at the district that received support through teacher grants recently awarded by...
Unity supervisors to vote on loosened zoning requirements for electronic billboards
Unity supervisors in July will consider a zoning amendment meant to make it easier to convert conventional single-image billboards to electronic billboards in the township. The zoning change would be a win-win for the township and for local businesses that are looking to get the word out about their products...
Latrobe manager: Try again for funding of additional Ligonier Street intersection upgrade
As work winds down on traffic light and pedestrian improvements at nine downtown Latrobe intersections, the city plans to seek funding for another intersection upgrade, on the south end of Ligonier Street. Final touches at the downtown intersections, including installing decorative thermoplastic crosswalks with a herringbone pattern, could extend into...
Westmoreland commissioner urges municipalities to apply for funds by Wednesday
Eighteen Westmoreland County municipalities could collectively be leaving nearly $2.5 million on the table if they don’t apply for pandemic relief funds by this week’s deadline, according to county Commissioner Doug Chew. Chew learned that, as of Friday, 18 local communities had not applied for their share of funds from...


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