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Firefighters respond to Unity airport after problem with plane’s landing gear
Firefighters responded Tuesday to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport after a small plane had trouble with its landing gear. Those aboard the multi-engine plane at 1:30 p.m. learned from air traffic controllers the aircraft’s landing gear had not fully extended, said Dwayne Pickels, spokesman for the Unity airport. The pilot flew...
Police: 23rd victim reports giving money to Derry Township constable
A new theft charge was filed last week against a Derry Township constable who now is accused of pocketing nearly $12,000 from 23 people. Brian William McDowell, 35, is accused of taking $200 from a neighbor in June and September after McDowell claimed to need money for a shooting competition...
Police: Man crashed into his former home after West Newton chase
An Allegheny County man led West Newton police on a 2-mile chase Monday evening that ended when he crashed into his former home, according to court papers. Malcolm Long, 23, of Elizabeth Township, is charged with fleeing from police, reckless endangerment, driving with a suspended license and summary traffic violations....
Tailgating packages available for sold-out Garth Brooks show at Heinz Field
Tailgating before country music legend Garth Brooks’ Pittsburgh performance on May 18 just got an upgrade. The Tailgate Guys will have two packages available for fans who want to party in the parking lot before Brooks’ Stadium Tour at Heinz Field, according to a Tuesday announcement. The tailgating experience on...
No injuries when ambulance involved in Hempfield crash
No one was hurt Monday when a Mutual Aid Ambulance Service van was involved in a crash on Route 30, according to state police. The ambulance was traveling east in Hempfield when it was rear-ended near West Newton Road at 3:14 p.m. by a Nissan Xterra. Troopers said the ambulance...
Actor and comedian Kevin James to visit Pittsburgh in April
Actor and comedian Kevin James will make an appearance at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall on April 12. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. James produced and starred in “The King of Queens,” which ran on CBS for nine years. His...
Greensburg police looking for man who robbed Sunoco
Greensburg police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store Sunday. The suspect entered the Sunoco store on West Otterman Street just before 8 p.m. and asked the clerk to open the cash register, according to police Capt. Robert Stafford. The suspect kept his hand in his pocket...
No injuries reported after gun fired inside South Greensburg business
No one was injured Friday when a shot was fired inside a South Greensburg tax law office, according to police Chief Scott A. Fanchalsky. Attorney Jeffrey Burzawa, 59, was charged with reckless endangerment and discharging of a firearm in an occupied structure. He was freed on $5,000 unsecured bond after...
Thomas Rhett announces tour date at KeyBank Pavilion
Tickets will be available March 15 for country musician Thomas Rhett’s tour date near Burgettstown. The Very Hot Summer Tour will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion on July 12, according to an announcement. Rhett will be joined by special guests Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and Rhett Akins. Rhett’s international...
Free fly fishing event for veterans planned near Stahlstown
A free fly fishing event for veterans will be held near Stahlstown on May 11. The event at Foggy Mountain Lodge Lake in Cook Township is for all veterans, including those with disabilities. Six hours of fishing will get underway at 9 a.m. Adaptive equipment, fishing tackle and restroom facilities...
Banner day as Hempfield students’ art goes on display at New Stanton Turnpike plaza
Six silk banners swayed softly Thursday inside the New Stanton Turnpike Service Plaza as 13 Hempfield Area High School students who created them looked up in admiration. The banners celebrate Westmoreland County’s landscape and history as well as the creative minds behind them. “I was so proud of this group,”...
Police: Woman stabbed at North Belle Vernon bar sustained life-threatening injuries
A woman who was stabbed in a North Belle Vernon bar early Thursday suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. The woman and two men were taken to area hospitals after an apparent fight at 1:30 a.m. inside Just A Tavern on Broad Street. “We determined there was an altercation that...
5 Charlotte Russe stores in Pittsburgh area among those closing
Charlotte Russe is closing all of its stores, including five in the Pittsburgh region. Liquidation sales started Thursday, according to a message posted on the retailer’s website. Local stores among those listed on the retailer’s website include mall-based locations at Westmoreland, Monroeville, Pittsburgh Mills, Robinson and Ross Park. The young...
Winter activities at 2 Allegheny County parks ending Sunday
Winter activities at two Allegheny County parks will close for the season Sunday. Boyce Park ski slopes and snow tubing area and the South Park ice rink will thaw out for the season soon, according to an Allegheny County Parks Department news release. The North Park ice rink closed earlier...
PennDOT monitoring large sinkhole along Route 51 in Rostraver
PennDOT crews are monitoring a large sinkhole in a gas station parking lot along Route 51 in Rostraver. The crater is on private property, said PennDOT spokeswoman Valerie Petersen. “We do know that it’s close to the road,” she said. The sinkhole has been growing over the last eight years,...
Westmoreland shelter seeking donations after cats, dogs rescued from hotel parking lot
A group of frightened cats hid in two kennels Wednesday at the Humane Society of Westmoreland County after they were rescued this week from vehicles parked outside an Allegheny County hotel. The felines looked much better than they did Tuesday, when they were taken to the Hempfield shelter by Hoffman...
Victim identified in fatal Indiana County crash
An Armstrong County man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Indiana County, according to investigators. Douglas Chris Craig, 55, of South Bend Township, was driving east on Route 422 in Armstrong Township just before 4 a.m. when a Ford box truck crossed the center line and hit...
Poll workers needed in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County needs poll workers in several locations for the May 21 primary. Workers will be trained and make $95-$130 for the day. Polls are open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Openings are available in Allegheny Township, Avonmore, Derry Township, Hempfield, Irwin, Ligonier Township’s Wilpen area, Monessen, Murrysville, New Kensington, North Huntingdon...
Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival coming back to KeyBank Pavilion
Willie Nelson is bringing his music festival to KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on June 22, according to a Tuesday announcement. The Outlaw Music Festival Tour will include performances from Willie Nelson & Family, The Avett Brothers, Alison Krauss, Old Crow Medicine Show and Dawes. An opening act has yet to...
Police: Former Salem strip club employee pocketed cash
A former employee of a Salem Township strip club is accused by state police of pocketing $905 from the establishment, according to court papers. David Edward Zaremba, 44, of New Alexandria, was arraigned Monday afternoon on charges of theft and receiving stolen property. Troopers were called to the Beehive Show...
Fayette County man accused of stealing Valentine’s Day bouquet of flowers
A Farmington man allegedly stole a $46 bouquet of flowers on Valentine’s Day from a Fayette County grocery store, according to state police. The 46-year-old man grabbed the bouquet at noon and walked out of the Giant Eagle in North Union, troopers said in a news release issued this week....
Freeport parishoners warned after text message phishing scam
Parishioners at St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Freeport were warned about a text message phishing scam over the weekend. Two parishioners reported to church officials last week they received text messages that appeared to be from the parish asking for iTunes gift cards to be donated to hospital...
Alice Cooper, Halestorm announce tickets on sale Friday for July tour date
Tickets will go on sale Friday for rock musician Alice Cooper’s tour stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on July 19. He will be joined on the 19-city tour by co-headliners Halestorm. Fans of Alice Cooper, a Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer, should expect performances of new music on...
Jason Aldean tour tickets go on sale Friday
Tickets will go on sale Friday for country musician Jason Aldean’s planned Pittsburgh tour date later this year. Aldean’s Ride All Night Tour will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown on Sept. 14. Traveling with him will be special guests Kane Brown, Carly Pearce and Dee Jay Silver....
Elliott Group opens new facility in India
Elliott Group announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in India as part of an expansion there. The new facility is equipped to design, manufacture and test steam turbines as well as house employees and a training center, according to a news release. The company has its U.S. headquarters...
