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Ultraviolet light air cleaner added at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
A safety measure added at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport this week will rid the air of any harmful bacteria or viruses to keep employees and travelers healthy, said Gabe Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority. An ultraviolet light system was installed in the Unity airport’s HVAC unit...
The Westmoreland reopens: A safe space to contemplate art in the midst of pandemicVideo
Doug and Connie Clutter of Washington, Pa., were the first guests through the door when The Westmoreland Museum of American Art reopened Wednesday. A watercolor painter, Connie said she was in need of some inspiration for her work. “We needed an outing, too,” her husband said. “I just missed art...
Republic, United airlines could lay off nearly 250 Pittsburgh-based employees because of pandemic
Nearly 250 employees of two of the airlines that serve Pittsburgh International Airport could be laid off Oct. 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to filings with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. They include 66 United Airlines employees and 183 employed by Republic Airways. Each airline filed...
New Kensington officials want local control over use of fireworks
New Kensington will urge its state representatives to repeal the law that legalized fireworks in Pennsylvania. In a resolution city council approved Monday, the city said it will make the request “since calls for more local control over the usage of commercial fireworks has been largely ignored by the Pennsylvania...
Fox Chapel Area School Board to vote Aug. 10 on back-to-school plan with options
Fox Chapel Area School Board will vote Aug. 10 on its back-to-school plan, with the outside chance that elementary students would return to classes full-time. Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac made a lengthy presentation during a special board meeting Monday, saying that plans currently include hybrid and online options for families...
Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure goes virtual this year
Thousands of Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure participants may not be gathering in Schenley Park this year, but event organizers are not letting that stop their mission. The race, which typically draws 15,000 people to the Flagstaff Hill section of the park, will celebrate its 28th year virtually, said...
Pittsburgh Black business leaders create ‘Executive Action & Response Network’
Pittsburgh is often touted as one of America’s most livable cities as well as an economic market on the rise. But recent studies have shown that Pittsburgh does not present the same livability and economic opportunities to its Black citizens. While African-Americans make up one-quarter of the city’s population and...
Citizens Bank, Trib Total Media, Pittsburgh Cares now accepting 2021 Champions in Action applications
Applications for a 2021 Champions in Action award are being accepted by Citizens Bank, Trib Total Media and Pittsburgh Cares until Aug. 21. The program is seeking nonprofit applicants for work done related to covid-19 relief. “Applications will be accepted … from nonprofit organizations focused on solving post-pandemic social needs...
Boil water notice lifted for MAWC customers in parts of Jeannette, Penn Township
A precautionary boil water notice for Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers in Jeannette and Penn Township was lifted Wednesday. Spokesman Matt Junker said the authority received the required two consecutive tests showing the water free of contaminants after repairing a water main break in Jeannette on Monday. Customers in...
Maryland men arrested in alleged 3-county robbery spree
Police arrested two Maryland men early Wednesday for an alleged armed robbery spree that authorities say spanned three counties. Rexford Enoch Prince-Wright, 23, and Elijah Sayon, 22, both of Hagerstown, face robbery charges in connection with four incidents early this week, according to Allegheny County Police Sgt. Todd Dolfi. County...
Westmoreland County adds 11 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added 11 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. With the 11 new cases, the county’s total rose to 1,475 since the first cases were reported in March. All 11 cases were confirmed, bringing the county’s total to 1,437 confirmed and...
Hampton police arrest mother, daughter on felony drug charges
A woman and her daughter are facing drug charges after Hampton Township police say they saw one of them visiting the home of a known narcotics dealer, according to authorities. Hampton police detective Robert Grondwalski was working an undercover detail on July 27 when he said he spotted Ember Alt,...
Hampton police charge 3 North Carolina residents with forging checks
Hampton Township police have charged three North Carolina residents with forgery after they tried to cash an altered check at a local bank branch. The investigation began July 30 with a call to police from an employee of Citizens Bank. The employee reported that a woman using the drive-thru service...
Allegheny County adds 70 new coronavirus cases, 5 new deaths
Allegheny County’s number of new coronavirus cases dropped back into double digits on Wednesday, but there was an uptick in hospitalizations and deaths. The county’s health department reported 70 new cases, nine hospitalizations and five deaths. Since the first cases were reported in March, Allegheny County has seen 8,512 cases,...
Greensburg plans major renovation at Spring Avenue Park
Greensburg officials say they want to bring new life to the city’s long-neglected parks, starting with the 1.4-acre park on South Spring Avenue “The majority of parks in our city have been ignored, and not ignored on purpose,” said recreation facilities manager Trudy Ivory. “I went around and looked at...
Virginia man accused of transporting 100 pounds of marijuana on Pa. Turnpike in Mt. Pleasant Township
Drug charges were held for court Tuesday against a Virginia man state police accuse of transporting 100 pounds of marijuana on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County earlier this year. Navdeep Singh Chahal, 30, of Lorton, Va., will face formal arraignment in October, according to online court records. A state...
TSA: Loaded handgun found in Connellsville man’s bag at Pittsburgh International Airport
A Connellsville man told federal security officers he forgot he had a loaded .380-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag Tuesday when he was stopped at a Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoint. Transportation Security Administration officers spotted the gun on the monitor of an X-ray machine. The gun was confiscated, but...
Oakmont to host 12-day glass recycling event
Oakmont and its trash collector, County Hauling, are hosting a 12-day glass recycling event in three borough locations. Recycling dumpsters will be at the parking lot at Fifth Street and Virginia Avenue, the Second Street parking lot at Riverside Park and the Creekside Parking lot from Aug. 10 to 21....
Hempfield schools working to launch elementary cyber programVideo
More than 300 students are interested in joining an elementary cyberschool program for the coming school year, according to Hempfield Area officials. The program, announced in May, adds kindergarten through fifth grades to an existing cyber program for older students. The elementary program was created to provide students with options...
Police: Man who tried to run from North Huntingdon traffic stop had marijuana, warrants
A South Greensburg man was arrested Tuesday after, police say, he tried to run from a North Huntingdon traffic stop. Investigators said they found Tristin Michael Allen Huffine, 20, in possession of suspected marijuana and cannabis oil while he was in the back seat of a car pulled over at...
Hempfield Area names new assistant superintendent of elementary education
Hempfield Area School District has a new assistant superintendent for the 2020-21 school year. Kimberlie Rieffannacht was approved unanimously by the school board this week for the assistant superintendent of elementary education position. The job was previously held by Matthew Conner who was named assistant superintendent for secondary education last...
Tarentum increases fine for excessive police calls to at least $300
Tarentum has increased by at least six times a penalty imposed on residents who have excessive calls for police and other emergency and public safety services. The ordinance council approved Tuesday replaces a 14-year-old ordinance, which had imposed a $50 “surtax” for each police response in excess of three every...
Woman trying to save pets rescued from burning home in New Castle
Firefighters in New Castle, Lawrence County, rescued a woman from a burning house after she went back inside to retrieve her pets. The fire broke out in the kitchen of the home along East Lutton Street shortly after midnight, according to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV. Authorities told the television station...
Westmoreland community events: Aug. 5
Sales • Take home a piece of history from the next Antiques & Collectibles Sale held outdoors at Historic Hanna’s Town Aug. 9. The market is open from 7:30 a.m. through early afternoon, although, many vendors are set up by 1 p.m. Saturday and sell that afternoon. There is parking...
The Stroller, Aug. 5, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Follow @VNDStroller on Twitter for a daily link to The Stroller. Casino Theatre seeking donations The Casino Theater in Vandergrift is seeking donations to help with the upkeep and maintenance of the theater during the current pandemic. Since mid-March six shows at the theater have been canceled, but the costs...
