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It came by police escort, not air. The 1966 U.S. Army Huey helicopter retired at Lynch Field has been there since the mid-1990s, a product of the vision of late Greensburg Fire Chief Edward Hutchinson. He and fellow firefighter Lou Battistella picked it up in September 1995 in Washington, Pa....

Pennsylvania could clean up the vast majority of the state’s abandoned mines and the pollution caused by them with a $245 million federal allocation annually for the next 15 years, a Westmoreland County conservation official said. “This pot of money has the potential to make one of the largest impacts...

Allegheny Health Network announced Monday it is moving its Express Care clinic to new quarters in New Kensington. The new location in Suite 1C at Kensington Square on Eighth Street is scheduled to open Feb. 21. It is next to the network’s New Kensington Outpatient Center, which opened there in...

The conversion of a former Highlands elementary school into affordable housing for senior citizens is scheduled to be completed by spring. Riverview Senior Living — a nod to the district’s Riverview Elementary, which operated through most of the 1900s — will provide 31 one- and two-bedroom apartments for people 62...

Saint Vincent Drive serves as the main entrance to the same-named college and archabbey from modern Route 30, also known as the Lincoln Highway. The interwoven histories of the highway and Saint Vincent’s neighboring educational and monastic communities will be explored in a Feb. 12 program at the Lincoln Highway...

Brittany Dilliott was 6 years old when she discovered her love of dance while watching musicals such as “Annie,” “Oklahoma!” and “The King and I.” “They looked like they were floating. It looked like magic,” she said. “I was sucked in. I never looked back.” But when she started taking...

Transportation of inmates to court hearings will resume Wednesday as the number of coronavirus cases at the Westmoreland County Prison continues to decline. Common Pleas Court President Judge Rita Hathaway rescinded a court order issued in late January that halted inmate transfers amid a wave of new cases that saw...

A Fayette County priest resigned last month after allegations were made against him regarding inappropriate behavior with a 19-year-old, according to a statement from the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg. The Rev. Douglas Dorula, a priest at Saints Cyril & Methodius Parish in Fairchance and St. Huber Parish in Point Marion,...

A 17-year-old girl died Monday after being hit by a vehicle in North Versailles, according to Allegheny County Police. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the girl Tuesday as Kayonna Harper. Her hometown was not provided. Police said Allegheny County 911 was notified of the collision in the 1700 block...

A Verona resident has been displaced due a fire at a two-story home near St. Joseph Catholic Church. No injuries were reported in connection with the Monday afternoon fire at 628 Center Ave. It was reported about 4:40 p.m. and firefighters from Verona, Oakmont and Penn Hills responded. Verona fire...

New Kensington police say they charged a Lower Burrell with a felony and jailed him on a parole violation after he tried to ditch a bag of cocaine when his car was pulled over for having windows that were tinted too dark, according to his arrest papers. Josh J. Porowski,...

A now 19-year-old man should be prosecuted in juvenile court for a 2020 armed robbery of two men in Mt. Pleasant, a psychologist told a Westmoreland County judge. Dr. Michael Crabtree, a professor at Washington and Jefferson College who was hired by the legal defense team, said Elijah Chaabane’s life...

News of a pending merger between low-cost airlines Spirit and Frontier is being welcomed at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, where Spirit is the sole commercial carrier. Officials at Pittsburgh International Airport, where both airlines offer flights, also were optimistic. “We think this is a fantastic opportunity for two great companies...

State police accused an East Deer woman of dealing crack cocaine after an informant bought the drug from her during a sting operation. Sarah Rebecca Ellis, 26, of the 900 block of Front Street, was charged with two felony counts of possessing drugs with the intent to deliver as well...

Devon Askew told a Westmoreland County judge he regretted that his actions two years ago in Arnold that left a man shot to death but maintained he never planned to hurt a home intruder he believed was there to injure a woman or her child. “I am truly sorry and...

Pittsburgh City Council members adjusted the amount of their pay raise approved in a special meeting Saturday because the initial amount conflicted with the city’s home rule charter, City Councilman Anthony Coghill said. Coghill said the original proposal to increase council members’ pay from $72,000 to $83,000 — a more...

A West View man is suing Port Authority of Allegheny County for negligence after he said his arm got caught in the rear door of a bus when the driver closed it early, causing him to be dragged. Lloyd Gaston was a passenger on the 61B and boarded the bus...

Six days before state troopers arrested a 39-year-old Sewickley Township man on rape charges, county sheriff’s deputies seized more than a dozen handguns, rifles and shotguns from his home, according to court documents. Steven K. Stemmler, who resides in the KOA Campground on Waltz Mill Road, was arraigned Thursday on...

Several alumni performed Saturday, Feb. 8 in the 10th annual Highlands Musical Cabaret, celebrating 35 years of the district’s high school musicals. In addition to the musical entertainment, the event featured raffle baskets, a 50/50 raffle and a meet-and-greet session. Directed by high school choral/musical director Michael Zeiler — himself...

The collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge likely started on the west, or Squirrel Hill, side of the span, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released Monday. The brief report notes only facts surrounding the collapse and the bridge itself. It does not draw any...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Monday announced the city’s chief economic development officer Kyle Chintalapalli and state Rep. Sara Innamorato, D-Lawrenceville, as his appointments to the Urban Redevelopment Authority. “I am confident that both Kyle and Rep. Innamorato bring a wealth of experience and commitment to my administration’s priority to...

Art and fellowship will soon fill the hallways at three Kiski Area elementary schools. The annual Kiski Area School District Elementary Art Show returns Tuesday, Feb. 8 after being held virtually last year because of the pandemic. Kiski Area East, North and South Primary Schools will simultaneously host the event...

No injuries were reported when a small plane made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Monday morning at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The chartered plane carrying nine passengers and three crew members experienced smoke in the cockpit about 20 miles into its flight, according to Gabe Monzo, executive director of...

Shady Side Academy drama students are bringing live theater back. Last year’s spring musical was presented in late May in a virtual format via video because of the pandemic. Senior School students will perform their winter musical, “Pippin,” Feb. 11-13. First-time Shady Side musical director Dek Ingraham said the cast...