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Greensburg will pay $2,000 to a property owner to secure an easement that will allow for infrastructure upgrades and maintenance of the proposed Northmont flood control project. City council on Monday approved making the payment to WRW Properties, which owns 448 Roosevelt Way. Solicitor Zachary Kansler said the easement will...

Greensburg will return nearly $62,000 in pension contributions made by its former police chief while the city’s police pension commission weighs an appeal by a retired officer whose benefits have been suspended. Both former cops — Regina Mc­Atee, 52, of New Kensington and Shawn Denning, 44, of Delmont — are...

New rules regarding false fire alarms in Greensburg are set to go into effect Jan. 1. Greensburg council on Monday unanimously approved updating an ordinance that holds property owners accountable for alarm malfunctions, particularly when firefighters repeatedly respond to the same building. Fire Chief Tom Bell said firefighters have been...

Despite a $2.6 million drop in assessed property value for next year, Greensburg council passed a 2026 budget that keeps the millage rate steady. That decrease in total assessed value will result in about $21,500 less in property tax revenue for the city. When initially preparing the 2026 spending plan,...

The circumstances surrounding the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey in Fayette County have played out in similar fashion throughout Pennsylvania, said Cathleen Palm, founder of the Center for Children’s Justice. Adults, whether biologically related or not, are accused of sometimes horrific abuse of children. As in Renesmay’s case, there may...

Jeannette City School District directors this week approved a $2.04 million agreement for the first two phases of renovations at McKee Elementary School. The first phase of improvements is set to start in June at the building that houses students in kindergarten through sixth grade, said Superintendent Matt Jones. Directors...

Two South Huntingdon residents were behind bars Wednesday after police said they took two children to a drug transaction in North Huntingdon, according to court papers. Gregory Carvallis Jr., 34, and Chelsey Palko, 35, were arrested Tuesday evening after a North Huntingdon officer reported seeing a Ford Bronco tailgating another...

Four men who were incarcerated at the time of a drug overdose death at the Westmoreland County Prison had varying degrees of memories from that time in September 2023. Two of the men testified Tuesday they were treated for drug overdoses before learning Terry L. Brumley Jr., 33, was found...

The majority of easements needed for Greensburg’s proposed Northmont flood control project have been signed, said Alec Italiano, the City of Greensburg director of planning and development. Signatures of four property owners are still needed for the city to move forward with the work. Italiano said he’s continuing to negotiate...

Memories of David Bailey come up in conversations frequently. His family remembers how entertaining and generous the North Huntingdon chiropractor was and how others were drawn to him because of those qualities, his wife, Cheryl Bailey, said. “He was that person people wanted to be around,” she said. “There’s no...

A man accused of breaking into a North Huntingdon Aldi grocery store was sentenced this week to seven months to four years in a state prison, according to a court order. Angel E. Ortega-Yanez, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary, criminal mischief, theft, possession of an instrument of crime and propelling...

A judge dismissed charges against a Jeannette man accused of breaking into a county detective’s home last year and assaulting him. Judge Timothy Krieger ruled earlier this month that “there’s no probability that the defendant can be restored to competency at now or at any time in the future,” according...

A Hempfield man was sentenced to state prison for spitting on two emergency medical technicians as they tried to take him to a hospital for treatment. Anthony Michael Flowers, 33, was sentenced earlier this month to two to five years behind bars, according to a court order. Flowers was convicted...

A crash on Route 30 in North Huntingdon on Monday evening apparently was connected to an attempt by police to arrest a man who they say sold drugs to an undercover officer, according to court papers. The undercover officer requested 10 “bricks” of heroin/fentanyl from Demiyr T. Johnson, 27, in...

A majority of Hempfield supervisors approved a conditional sales agreement for a new fire station in the western part of the township this week over concerns from firefighters in that area who said the location would impact their response time. Adamsburg Volunteer Fire Department President Ken Wees said the current...

Property taxes are going up in Hempfield for the first time in more than three decades. Township supervisors Monday approved doubling the millage rate to 6 mills for 2026 to create a 3-mill fire tax to fund the fire department. Supervisors voted 4-1 to give an initial OK to the...

Jeannette City School District is planning three phases of renovations at McKee Elementary School that officials said will improve energy savings, safety and aesthetics. The school was opened in the mid-1990s, said Superintendent Matt Jones. “The building essentially looks the same as it did when it opened in 1994-95, so...

Eight days of free meter parking in Greensburg resulted in at least three truckloads of food donations for the nonprofit Feeding the Spirit. City administrator Kelsye Milliron said three truckloads were dropped off to the nonprofit on Thursday. “They had to wait until (Friday) to do the rest because the...

Fayette County prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against two women accused in the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey. District Attorney Mike Aubele said notices of aggravating circumstances were filed Friday against both suspects — Sarah Shipley, 35, and Kourtney Eutsey, 31, both of Dunbar Borough. The aggravating circumstances prosecutors...

The Fayette County commissioners have created an educational authority, a proactive measure they said could help address the future of the Penn State Fayette campus property. The university plans to close the 100-acre North Union campus in 2027. The three commissioners unanimously established the Fayette County Educational Authority, which will...

Hempfield supervisors are once again considering two budget versions for next year — one that keeps the property tax rate steady at 3 mills for the 36th straight time and another that would double tax bills to create a stream of funds for the fire department. It’s the same proposal...

Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi ruled that Pennsylvania State Police troopers were justified in using deadly force last month when they fatally shot a man who was firing a gun at them from a rooftop. “Not only is their use of force justified, but these state troopers are heroes...