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Hillandale Farms, giant egg producer, sells for $1.1B
Hillandale Farms, among the nation’s top egg producers with a corporate office in Hempfield, was sold last month for $1.1 billion to a Luxembourg-based company. Hillandale Farms, founded by Orland Bethel in 1958, sold its 20-million chicken operations in late March to Global Eggs, according to news reports. Hillandale Farms...
Norwin’s $25M stadium renovation project panned by critics
The Norwin School Board members who voted last week for a $25 million stadium project were ripped Monday by critics who called it unnecessary, too costly in times of economic uncertainty and too much of a tax burden, particularly on senior citizens. “I think you failed in your fiduciary responsibilities...
News media hail Google ‘monopoly’ ruling
News media organizations applauded a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that Google, the premier internet search engine, illegally monopolized the lucrative online advertising market. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google, a $348 billion behemoth owned by Alphabet Inc., created a monopoly over advertising software used by publishers. “This ruling...
Columbia Gas seeks 11.3% hike; consumer advocate claims rate is higher
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania wants to boost the monthly gas bill of a typical residential customer 11.3%, but a state consumer advocate says the change could be illegal. The gas distribution rate hike from Columbia Gas would raise the average residential monthly gas bill from $138.50 to $154.30, while small...
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will host TSA PreCheck enrollment sessions
Airline passengers who want to speed up their security line screening times will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program April 29 to May 9 at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe. The temporary TSA PreCheck center will be held in the airport terminal baggage claim...
Divided Norwin board OKs $25 million stadium project
A divided Norwin School Board has narrowly approved a $25.4 million stadium renovation. Directors argued over whether it was an unnecessary extravagance for a district in debt or a long-overdue project that would provide a home for multiple sports teams and community activities. In a 5-4 vote Monday, the school...
No arrests in Rostraver fatal shooting
No arrests have been reported as of Sunday afternoon in connection with the fatal shooting of a Rostraver woman, whose body was found Friday at a house in an isolated area of the township. Jennah Seibert, 24, was found dead around noon Friday in a house at 400 Lenity School...
3-year-old killed in Elizabeth Township lawn mowing accident
A 3-year-old child was killed in a riding lawn mower accident Sunday morning in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County Police said. The child was hit by the riding lawn mower around 11:10 a.m. in the 3000 block of Skillet Hill Road and was pronounced dead at the scene, county police said....
Human remains found in Jefferson Hills
Police are investigating human remains that were found Saturday behind a Dollar General store along Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE-TV. Jefferson Hills police and Allegheny County police responded to the report of the human remains in a park area behind the store, located near...
Ligonier Township farm hosts 3rd annual Agricultural Appreciation Days
On Saturday, the Matson family farm in Ligonier Township was the site of children climbing on giant farm vehicles, fishing in the pond, playing on an inflatable bounce house and slide, eating food and seeing cows — all part of the family’s third annual Agricultural Appreciation Days. “We do this...
Search continues for suspect in Rostraver murder
Police continued their search Saturday for a suspect in the shooting death of a Rostraver woman, whose body was found in a home on Friday afternoon. The investigation into the death of Jennah M. Seibert is ongoing, said Melanie Jones, spokeswoman for District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli. Rostraver police and the...
Pittsburgh man gets death penalty in state prison guard’s death
A Pittsburgh man already serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of a man in Pittsburgh faces the death penalty in the murder of a guard at the state prison in Somerset. Paul J. Kendrick, 30, was sentenced to death Thursday by a Somerset County jury for the Feb....
Shooting at Stowe club leaves man critically wounded
A man was hospitalized in critical condition early Saturday morning as a result of a shooting in Stowe, Allegheny County Police said. The victim, who was not identified, was shot at about 5:10 a.m. at Club Imperium at 1107 Island Ave., an establishment featuring exotic dancers, according to its website....
At $24.5 million, Norwin stadium project bids come in lower than expected
Demolishing the Norwin Knights stadium’s home grandstand, rebuilding the bleachers and renovating the multisport facility is expected to cost less than the $25 million estimate the district received last year. R.A. Glancy & Sons Inc. of Hampton submitted the apparent low bid of $19.9 million for the general construction work. There...
Pa. mine safety, research offices targeted for closure as president touts coal
The health and safety of coal miners could be in danger if the Trump administration eliminates mine safety employees, including those working at the Mine Safety and Health Administration office in Hempfield that oversees nine states, according to a union official. The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has trumpeted...
Serving up Southern coastal cuisine is realized dream for Greensburg man
A Greensburg cook’s pop-up food stand may have a tasty alternative to the standard Lenten seafood dish. Barry Nutall, 45, owner of Kill Devil Meals, sells fried catfish and salmon as part of his Southern coastal cuisine menu at festivals, fairs and special events in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Nutall also makes...
State says Hempfield coffee vendor owes $63,000 in back taxes
A Hempfield vending company providing coffee and water was hit this week with a $104,000 lien for failing to pay back sales and use taxes and fees for a 20-month period, according to the state Department of Revenue. Horizon Coffee Service Inc., with its business office off Donohoe Road, did...
Judge rejects plea deal in North Huntingdon high-speed crash
A Westmoreland County judge Friday rejected a plea deal for a North Huntingdon man accused of driving 90 mph in July 2024 before colliding with another vehicle in a crash that seriously injured the other driver. Judge Scott Mears said the plea deal arranged for Nolan P. Mullen, 22, would...
Washington Township man sentenced to 3 to 6 years in prison in 2023 fatal crash
A Washington Township man was sentenced to three to six years in state prison Friday for the death of a fellow township man in a 2023 fatal crash. David Bedick, 23, pleaded guilty Friday to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence in the death of Alex Orange, 21,...
Trial set for Greensburg man accused of providing fatal overdose to nephew
A Greensburg man accused of providing his nephew with the fentanyl-laced drug that killed him in October 2021 is scheduled to go on trial in Westmoreland County Court next week. Jury selection before Westmoreland County Judge Michael Stewart is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of Michael A. Rebosky,...
Norwin, Pirates team up for tickets for game
Norwin is partnering with the Pittsburgh Pirates to sell tickets to the Norwin Knights at PNC Park baseball game on May 4, an activity that also will help while helping to raise funds for the school district’s renovation projects at the Knights Stadium and the high school auditorium. The school...
Homer City site: Large gas-fired power plant to support data center
The site of the former Homer City power station will be transformed into a natural gas-fired plant, generating electricity for the transmission grid and what is being called the state’s largest data center campus, it was announced Wednesday. Developers called it a $10 billion project for the future. “It is...
FirstEnergy lays off 75 in Pennsylvania; 350 companywide
Electric utility owner FirstEnergy Corp., parent company of Greensburg’s West Penn Power Co., said Monday it has laid off about 75 employees in Pennsylvania. The layoffs are part of a corporate-wide restructuring impacting 350 of its employees. About 75 FirstEnergy workers throughout the state lost their jobs as the company...
Solar projects go commercial — growth up, power costs down
A fire hall in downtown Greensburg is going solar this year with rooftop panels to generate electricity, which the city fire chief says will save money on energy costs. “It will be a substantial amount of savings for Hose Company No. 2, and it will generate an excess amount of...
IUP reaches deal with Torrance hospital for clinical training, addressing crisis in rural health care
Four years from now, there could be a dozen or so students from Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s medical school doing some of their clincal training at Torrance State Hospital near Blairsville. The experiences these IUP students from the proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine would face at the state hospital in...
