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North Huntingdon charges 2 in police video incident
Two North Huntingdon men who have been harsh critics of township officials and the police are accused of operating a video in the department lobby, despite signs prohibiting such activity and repeatedly being warned by police that was prohibited. Nicholas A. Carrozza, 35, and Dustin J. Logue, 23, are accused...
Fayette legislator: Convert Penn State Fayette into senior military college
A Fayette County legislator wants the Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus to become a senior military college. State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa, R-Uniontown, said she plans to introduce a resolution in the General Assembly in the next few weeks to convert the campus in North Union into a military college...
Dino digger: Norwin grad gathers fossils from Wyoming, aids research in Pittsburgh
Nick Hornicak of North Huntingdon digs dinosaurs, literally. The 24-year-old Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate student was part of a team of fellow dinosaur diggers who in June worked in the high desert of southern Wyoming. They unearthed about two dozen packets of dinosaur fossils that have been buried some...
Manor man captured hiding in Herminie house after eluding law enforcement
A Manor man was captured late Wednesday night while trying to hide in a Herminie house bedroom after eluding law enforcement for about eight hours when an attempt was made to serve him with an arrest warrant at an ice cream shop in North Hempfield, the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department...
Manor man captured hiding in Herminie house after eluding law enforcement
A Manor man was captured late Wednesday night while trying to hide in a Herminie house bedroom after eluding law enforcement for about eight hours when an attempt was made to serve him with an arrest warrant at an ice cream shop in North Hempfield, the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department...
Fire damages North Huntingdon house
North Huntingdon firefighters were fighting a fire early Monday morning on a house in the western edge of the township, according to North Huntingdon fire dispatch. The fire was reported in the 200 block of Sherrick Drive around 7 a.m. This story will be updated....
Butler Freeport Community Trail mural celebrates the 25-year effort to complete the 21-mile trail
A giant mural mounted on a partial wall left standing along the Butler Freeport Community Trail in Winfield honors the visionaries, volunteers and public servants who gave years — and in some cases, decades — to make the popular trail a reality. “The mural depicts the history and development of...
Steel City Axe Throwers win medals at international contest
A North Huntingdon-based group of axe throwers from the region were skilled enough to capture several top finishes in an international axe-throwing competition held last month in Toronto. The Steel City Axe Throwers, based out of Chill Axe at the Banco Industrial Park in North Huntingdon, had five winners in...
Woman identified as victim on fatal Route 51 crash
A 20-year-old woman has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as the victim of a fatal accident last Friday, July 25 along Route 51 in Jefferson Hills. Kayleigh Brosius of Elizabeth Township was killed in the multi-vehicle accident in the 1400 block of Route 51 around 6:20...
Veterans Resource Fair slated for Jeannette American Legion
Veterans looking for assistance or information will be able to get help at the Veterans Resource Fair scheduled for Wednesday at the Jeannette American Legion Post 344. The event, from for 1 to 4 p.m., will be held even though the Veterans Administration last week canceled its round of Town...
Charleroi councilman claims glass plant will reopen, but other officials cannot confirm
The former Corelle Brands LLC glass plant in Charleroi, which produced Pyrex bakeware until it closed in April, could be reopened this year with a foreign producer, according to a Charleroi official. Councilman Larry Celaschi claimed in an email to fellow borough officials Thursday that negotiations with a potential buyer...
Derry native tackles big job as Steelers’ team dietitian
While the Pittsburgh Steelers are at training camp for the next three weeks, a nighttime snack before another hard day of practice might be a steak, chicken or salmon filet with potatoes, rice and vegetables. It’s not everyone’s go-to bedtime bite, but it is part of the nutrition plan mapped...
Heat doesn’t beat Steelers fans at 1st day of camp
Kenny Mullin arrived at Saint Vincent College in Unity before 6 a.m. Thursday. He wanted to be one of the first fans to arrive at Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, and he met his goal. “This is pretty much what I love to do,” said Mullin, who was first in line...
State regulators: Lead in Laurel Highlands creek linked to shooting range
Spent shot from a sporting clays shooting range near Seven Springs Resort in Somerset County might be causing high lead levels in a Laurel Highlands stream, state environmental regulators said. State environmental investigators believe the lead pellets that fall to the ground after they’re fired at clay targets at Highlands...
North Huntingdon teen drowns in kayak accident in Erie
. Funeral arrangements have been set for a 17-year-old North Huntingdon girl who drowned in a kayak accident off Presque Isle in Lake Erie Friday night, the Erie County coroner said. The body of Madison Gallagher was found Sunday afternoon near the base of Presque Isle, where she was pronounced...
Male retirees embrace fitness to stay healthy and active
Tom Jackson of New Kensington was going through his morning routine this month, lifting weights on several different machines in the basement at the Valley Points Family YMCA of New Kensington. “Working on the weights keeps you active. At my age, there are not a lot of us who (are...
Golden lamp returns to top of Lamp Theatre marqueeVideo
The lamp above The Lamp Theatre marquee in downtown Irwin was returned to its rightful place Saturday morning after a lengthy refurbishing. “It was all coming apart. The finish was coming off of it,” said Mike Brady, an Irwin public works employee who took on the task of giving new...
A general’s defeat: Anniversary will be observed in North Braddock
At the eastern edge of Westmoreland County’s Route 30 corridor lies one of the state’s best example of a colonial fort — Fort Ligonier, the site of the October 1758 battle where British and Colonial forces repulsed an attack by French and Native Americans. But it may not have been...
Struggling Strawpump station to receive half its fire tax fund allocation from township
North Huntingdon has given the Strawpump Volunteer Fire Department an incentive to continue work to regain its place in the community. That would mean an acceptable fire insurance rating that would allow it to reclaim its service territory. The township would help the effort by agreeing to provide one-half of...
Judge halts demolition of Homer City plant over contract dispute
Demolition at the site of a planned $10 billion project with a 4.5-gigawatt natural gas-fired plant near Homer City that would power a data processing center has been halted. Frontier Industrial Corp. of Buffalo, N.Y., was granted a preliminary injunction by Allegheny County Judge Philip A. Ignelzi. It prevents Homer...
Irwin seeks student for junior council program
Irwin is seeking a high school or college students in the upcoming school year to serve as a junior council person who will have the opportunity to learn about the many facets of municipal government and possibly become a future leader of the borough. The junior council person program will...
Sheetz plans reconstruction of 2 North Huntingdon stores
Sheetz Inc. plans to demolish its two convenience stores along Route 30 in North Huntingdon to update them. The Altoona-based convenience store chain plans to demolish stores at the intersection of Route 30 and North Thompson Lane and one at the intersection of Route 30 and Carpenter Lane. Sheetz will...
Flight 93 Memorial organization seeks up to $500K for 25th observance
Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial has plans for several projects and a fundraising campaign with a goal of between $300,000 and $500,000 in preparation for the 25th anniversary of 9/11 next year. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a former Somerset County strip mine on Sept. 11, 2001, after...
North Huntingdon SWAT truck used in bank robber film
A piece of North Huntingdon’s police department is playing a role in a Hollywood movie being shot in Pittsburgh. The township’s Special Weapons and Tactics vehicle has been used in the filming of “How to Rob a Bank,” said Harry Faulk, township manager. The North Huntingdon name on the SWAT...
Proposed land development ordinance to boost review fees
Developers proposing big projects and property owners looking to subdivide their land may have to pay more to have the Westmoreland County planning and development department review their plans. The proposed subdivision and land development ordinance that the Westmoreland County commissioners will consider approving July 31 would include raising fees...
