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Ligonier Country Market seeks to open in Greensburg this year
Ligonier Country Market is looking to move to Greensburg. City officials received a special event permit application last week from Ligonier Country Market seeking to use Lynch Field, said Greensburg Administrator Kelsye Hantz. It is under consideration and has not been approved. “They approached us, but we have no agreement,”...
I-70 pedestrian bridge replacement begins in Rostraver
Work to replace a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 70 in Rostraver started Monday, according to PennDOT. Intermittent single-lane restrictions between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. will be in place in both directions of the highway through the end of July between Exit 43 for Route 201 and Exit 41 for...
State study looks at possible consolidation of certain Westmoreland County fire stations
A state study examining the fire service in New Stanton, Youngwood and Hempfield’s Midway-St. Clair area determined the stations should be consolidated. New Stanton Council President Cory Thoma said council is set to vote Tuesday on whether to form a committee to look into the matter further and start discussions...
At the Pittsburgh Marathon, families track and cheer runners mile by mile
Teo Heckman had a game plan. He started out the morning Sunday at the Pittsburgh Marathon start line, followed by a walk over the Allegheny River to the North Shore. The Portage man used the marathon’s smartphone app to keep track of seven family members, including his wife, who were...
Cold start to Pittsburgh Marathon doesn’t dampen spirits of runners, spectators
The weather was warming up throughout the morning as Pittsburgh Marathon runners took off in high spirits Sunday for their annual trek through the city’s neighborhoods. The temperature was just 35 degrees at the start, but the cold conditions didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the runners or spectators....
Spirit Airlines’ abrupt shutdown has immediate effect on Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
A Hempfield couple’s quick three-day trip to Myrtle Beach turned into a headache Saturday after learning their flight home was canceled in the fallout of Spirit Airlines’ abrupt closure. Michelle and Cody Henderson traveled Thursday to South Carolina from Pittsburgh International Airport, intending to make some repairs to rental properties...
As 2-hour barrier falls, marathon runners credit tech, training advances for faster finishing times
Despite being the top finisher at his first marathon in 2023, Will Loevner noticed ways he could shave seconds — even minutes — off his time. At the California International Marathon in Sacramento in December, the Indiana Township man dropped seven minutes from that initial marathon time in Cleveland, finishing...
Hempfield will auction items from new fire station propertyVideo
Hempfield officials will work with an auctioneer to clear out items left behind at a property they intend to use for a new fire station. The township supervisors have approved a proposal from Bill Anderson Auctioneers that calls for the auction house to collect 10% of the proceeds. Township Manager...
Belle Vernon student arrested in connection with online threat
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with an online threat referencing a school shooting involving Belle Vernon Area School District, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. A person in Minnesota who was playing online video games with the girl reported to Rostraver police last week that...
Former TGI Friday’s in Hempfield to become Bank of America branch
A former TGI Friday’s restaurant off Route 30 in Hempfield is set to become a Bank of America branch. Township planning manager Matthew Pernelli said there will be minor facade improvements, a drive-thru ATM added and updates to landscaping and the parking lot. The restaurant closed in late 2024, and...
Police express concern about safety, visibility of electric bikes, scooters
Police and municipal officials are looking at ways to harness e-bike and electric scooter ridership as police are noticing some riders aren’t following laws of the road. That was the case over the weekend in Harrison after police said an e-bike rider failed to stop at an intersection and was...
Police: 68-year-old man swam across Youghiogheny River to avoid arrest
A Sewickley Township man was arrested Monday after state police said he swam across the Youghiogheny River to evade capture, according to court papers. Robert F. Mayfield Jr., 68, was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $5,000 bail on charges of resisting arrest, terroristic threats, criminal mischief and...
Woman struck by car along Woodward Drive walking track in Hempfield
A woman was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital last week after being hit by a vehicle while using Hempfield’s Woodward Drive Walking Track, according to township manager Aaron Siko. State police were called around 2:30 p.m. April 22. The collision happened in a gap where vehicles can cross...
Laurel Highlands stream remains ‘impaired’ with elevated lead levelsVideo
Months after a shooting range was deemed the culprit of lead contamination in a popular Laurel Ridge stream, high levels of the heavy metal still flow through the water despite ongoing remediation. Testing performed this month by the Mountain Watershed Association showed there were 336 micrograms of lead per liter...
Shuttles to the NFL Draft win over attendees
If there hadn’t been a convenient, free option to get into Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft, Isabel Papariella and her mother Rose might not have ventured out. “We didn’t want to have to pay for parking and with traffic, you never know what it’s going to be like,” Isabel Papariella...
Greensburg playground declared unsafe
Greensburg officials are working with Seton Hill Child Care Services on a situation that apparently has left playground equipment unusable. Signs on a fence surrounding what is known as the Taylor Street Playground, or 8th Ward Playground, say the equipment there has been “declared unsafe by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”...
Route 30 off-ramp at Adamsburg to close permanently
A road from Route 30 into Adamsburg is set to be closed permanently, a move borough council President Bill Lasko said will improve safety in the tiny community. East Main Street shoots off to the right from westbound Route 30 just past Shift Right Transmissions. The speed limit immediately drops...
30 volunteers install raised beds for community garden in Jeannette
Thirty volunteers on Wednesday set up a community garden in Jeannette anticipating yields for many years to come. Raised garden beds made of recycled plastic will provide contained areas for gardeners to get their hands dirty in the soil, said Lisa Scott, human resources manager at Triumvirate Environmental in Jeannette....
Grandmother, family friend charged in Renesmay Eutsey death investigation, Fayette DA says
Two more people — the victim’s grandmother and a family friend — are facing charges in connection with the September death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey. Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said charges were filed Tuesday against the grandmother, Theresa Marie Shipley, 63, of Upper Tyrone, and family friend Sandra...
Former South Greensburg fire chief to be released while awaiting trial for alleged theft
A second bail reduction in as many days will allow the former South Greensburg fire chief to be released from jail while he awaits trial in two theft cases. District Judge Rebecca C. Tyburski on Tuesday changed bail for Matthew Thomas White, 49, of Hempfield, to $100,000 unsecured. White waived...
Greensburg to unveil 1st comprehensive zoning update in decades at public open house
The first comprehensive update to Greensburg’s zoning in decades is nearing completion. A public open house is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall to share information about the proposal before planners send it to council for approval. The goal of the update was to make the map easier...
Westmoreland OKs $18.5M revenue anticipation for children’s bureau
Westmoreland County commissioners have approved an $18.5 million tax and revenue anticipation note for the children’s bureau. The move addresses what the board described as lags in receiving payments from the state for invoices the bureau submits. The county normally loans itself the money until those state payments come in,...
Westmoreland man indicted on federal child exploitation charges following FBI arrest
A Westmoreland County man was arrested Thursday by the FBI and an indictment against him was unsealed, according to court records. James William Martin Jr., 43, was taken into custody in the Greensburg area, according to Bradford Arick, public affairs specialist with FBI Pittsburgh. U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pittsburgh public...
Limits on commercial water use at Beaver Run Reservoir sought by environmental group
An environmental group on Thursday asked Westmoreland County commissioners to ban the removal of water by fracking companies from Beaver Run Reservoir during periods of drought. Gillian Graber, executive director of Protect PT, a nonprofit citizen environmental group, said the concerns were brought to the commissioners after similar requests made...
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Pat McAfee wager on Penguins-Flyers playoff series
The impending NHL hockey playoff series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers has even the state’s governor getting in on the action. Though he represents all of Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro says he is decidedly a Philadelphia fan when it comes to sports. Shapiro made a friendly wager with...
