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McCandless council’s proposed ordinance on keeping chickens on residential properties won’t be ready to hatch for at least 90 days so that changes discussed during a public hearing can be added to the measure. Council initially planned to vote on the ordinance at its Oct. 12 meeting, but the changes...

A Jeannette teenager was charged as an adult Tuesday in connection with a convenience store robbery, according to court papers. Demetri Kaleb Sensenich, 17, told investigators that he robbed the Harrison Avenue Cogo’s Monday and then went to school in the city. Sensenich is charged with robbery, gun violations, aggravated...

A hoarding situation in Sharpsburg has left a woman facing charges of child welfare endangerment and risking a catastrophe, among others. Police are seeking the public’s help in finding Dawn Marie Ecker, 51, who fled from a welfare check at her apartment at 902 Penn St. Borough police were called...

Three state troopers from Troop A in Greensburg, members of a specialized local drug task force that made multiple large drug seizures in recent years, are among 49 state employees to be honored Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf for improving the life of Pennsylvanians. Cpl. John Isoldi and Troopers Anthony...

A former Westmoreland County probation officer has a preliminary hearing Oct. 19 for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a man she was supposed to be monitoring after his release from the county prison in 2018, according to court documents. Mary Jo Borelli, 57, of Jeannette, is charged with one count...

Sharpsburg police Chief Tom Stelitano is hoping the acquisition of body cameras will improve community relations and potentially offer a glimpse into the daily life of his officers. “Hopefully they can shine a light on what police officers deal with on a daily basis,” Stelitano said. The borough is purchasing...

Westmoreland County has another coronavirus-related death, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There are also 14 new covid-19 cases in the county, which marks a seven-day low for new cases. Totals for deaths and cases are now 56 and 2,260, respectively. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county,...

The attorney for Judge Mark V. Tranquilli, accused of misconduct and scheduled for trial before the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline, said that allegations his client spoke in Ebonics should be stricken from the case. Matt Logue, who represents Tranquilli, filed pretrial motions in the case late Monday. Logue asks...

Norwin’s 5,300 students and their parents should learn next week the “specific dates and timeline” for when they can return to school five days a week, as well as the option of going fully online. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said he intends to reveal in an email on Oct. 7 what...

Video conferencing capabilities will be added at the Westmoreland County Prison as hearings conducted by video from the jail are increasing in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Warden John Walton said two corrections officer positions have been added to handle those duties. “We continue to do a tremendous amount of...

Allegheny County had 71 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the county’s Health Department. In addition, 11 new hospitalizations and no new deaths were reported. Tuesday marked the fourth consecutive day without a coronavirus-related death. The county now has 12,305 cases, 1,211 total hospitalizations and 380 deaths. New cases came...

Penn Hills is ready for Halloween. The traditional trick-or-treating activity will go on throughout the municipality from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31, said Mayor Pauline Calabrese. She recommends that those participating follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which advises mask wearing and distancing of...

Collier is gearing up for some projects at its parks after receiving a $200,000 grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The money will allow the township to make equipment upgrades to Kelly and Hilltop parks and install a digital sign in front of the Collier Community Center....

This sounds like a winning combination at Live! Casino Pittsburgh — a restaurant owned by Guy Fieri. An Emmy-award winning chef, restaurateur, New York Times best-selling author and television personality, Fieri is opening American Kitchen + Bar sometime this year, as was first reported by the Tribune-Review. “There is nothing...

Officials with Pennsylvania’s West Nile virus control program reported the first positive case of the virus this year among mosquitoes sampled in Westmoreland County. The case was identified in a sample taken the second week of September in Greensburg — as the seasonal virus surveillance and testing program was approaching...

The Mt. Pleasant Public Library reopened Monday with a building occupancy limit of 20 people, according to director Brian Dawson. The amount of time patrons can be inside the library is limited as a result — 30 minutes for browsing the shelves and one hour for computer use. A curbside...

Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Leah Drolz, 30, of Penn Hills on charges of driving under the...

A state trooper was hurt and a Michigan man arrested Monday after a police chase in Armstrong County. State police said a trooper on patrol on Route 422 in Kittanning Township conducted a traffic stop on a Jeep Liberty after witnessing multiple traffic violations just after 6:15 p.m. The driver...

It’s the end of the road for Olga Herbert — at least for her long stint as Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor executive director. Herbert, who has served in the position since the LHHC was created 25 years ago, is retiring at the end of October. Her successor will be Lauren...

South Buffalo Township is holding a series of public sessions to develop a budget for 2021. These sessions will be held on Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, and Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. at the township building at 384 Iron Bridge Road. These meetings will discuss the...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will ride the rails through a swath of Western Pennsylvania as part of a train whistle-stop tour beginning Wednesday morning in eastern Ohio. Locally, he will stop in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Latrobe and New Alexandria. Following Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Cleveland, Biden and his wife,...

Access to the outbound Fort Pitt Tunnel was blocked for about three hours Tuesday morning because of a jackknifed tractor-trailer on the lower level of Pittsburgh’s Fort Pitt Bridge. The crash was reported around 4:15 a.m., an Allegheny County 911 dispatcher said. The truck was removed and the lanes were...

A woman allegedly stabbed her husband during a fight at their Fayette County home on Saturday, according to state police. Troopers went to the 100 block of Johnston Avenue in Belle Vernon just before 6 p.m. in response to a reported stabbing. According to police, Gregory Scott Roddy, 52, had...

An Eastern Pennsylvania man was arrested three times in three days in Allegheny County, capping off a suspected crime spree Monday afternoon by leading police on a car chase that spanned three states, court records show. Shad Bocella, 24, was released from the Allegheny County Jail about 11:25 a.m. Monday...