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Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, July 14: Motorcyclist from Bethel Park dies in Washington County crash A Bethel Park man died Thursday afternoon after a crash on Interstate 70 in in South Strabane, Washington County, according to state police. State police said Fred...

A plan to spend the first installment of Westmoreland County’s cut of a national settlement of opioid lawsuits — $2.5 million — includes boosting peer- support resources and funding a medication-assisted treatment program at the county jail. Tim Phillips, director of the new Department of Community Relations and Prevention, said he...

Jeannette police this week ordered a used police SUV, partially funded by donations, in an effort to get the department’s second police dog on the streets. Chief Donald Johnston Jr. said $13,500 in donations, which have been raised since April, will be combined with several thousand dollars from the department’s...

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Police are investigating two separate incidents of theft and trespassing at the shuttered ATI plant in Gilpin. Southern Armstrong Regional Police Lt. John Arce said Thursday that police were notified by ATI security around 9:45 p.m. Sunday of three people entering the locked Bagdad plant. According to police, the three...

A Uniontown-based drug and alcohol treatment provider’s rumored plan to convert the former elementary school in New Derry into a rehabilitation facility has received a wave of backlash from residents and public officials. Westmoreland Commissioners even approved a resolution Thursday to oppose the project. Residents and township officials say Angel’s...

A proposed downtown New Kensington student housing development took a first step toward reality by gaining approval from the city’s planning commission. The commission voted, 4-0, Tuesday to approve a plan put forth by Jake Lydick, a downtown businessman. The plan would convert three vacant Fifth Avenue properties — 713,...

For its 53rd season finale, Saint Vincent Summer Theatre will present “Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.” The revue features five performers singing the most popular songs from the celebrated duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, whose 11 musicals started with “Oklahoma!” in 1943 and...

Hempfield farmer Alquin Heinnickel is happy to be a link in the local production chain for craft brewers in Western Pennsylvania. Last year, he and other Westmoreland County farmers grew about 40 acres of barley that ultimately was converted into about 75,000 pounds of malt in nearby Butler County. Attendees...

• Ken-Hi Class of 1959 will have a reunion from 4 to 10 p.m. Aug. 17 at Hill Crest Country Club, Lower Burrell. Reservations required by July 25. Details: Keith and Bev at 724-594-0108 or Mic and Patti at 724-335-2914. • Freeport Area High School Class of 1961 will have...

Western Pennsylvania could see some severe thunderstorms heading into Saturday afternoon and evening, but the potential for serious storms should dissipate by Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologist Timothy Cermak said the region can expect “low end strong to severe thunderstorm potential” in the late afternoon Saturday, he...

The underpass under the New Kensington Bridge in East Deer will close Monday, according to PennDOT. Northbound Freeport Road under the New Kensington Bridge will close at 7 a.m. and remain closed through late September. Travelers headed north on Freeport Road, toward Tarentum, will use the ramp up to the...

Some workers at the Penn Center East Starbucks in Wilkins Township are petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to hold a vote to decertify the union representing employees at the coffee shop. Penn Center East joined Starbucks Workers United last year. The employee who submitted the petition, Elizabeth Gulliford, is...

The Westmoreland Cultural Trust has named the operations and programming director for The Palace Theatre in Greensburg as its interim chief executive. Teresa Baughman, who has worked for the Trust since 1995, will lead the Trust in the role as interim CEO, in the wake of its former CEO leaving...

A one-year-old child was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday afternoon after almost drowning in Etna, Allegheny County Police said. First responders performed life-saving measures on the child, who was reported unresponsive at about 3:40 p.m. in the 30 block of Sycamore Street, police said. The preliminary information suggests the child...

Pittsburgh’s closest thing to the Hollywood sign has a new look. The “Iron City Beer” sign atop Mount Washington was replaced with an IC Light billboard Thursday morning. The new sign has a message for fans: “Cheer Pittsburgh. Drink Pittsburgh.” Pittsburgh Brewing Co. said the former red-and-white sign had become...

A construction worker from Penn Hills died after falling through the roof at Pine-Richland High School, the school district confirmed Thursday. Joseph Gazzo, 44, died at a hospital Thursday morning after falling, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The medical examiner’s office announced late Friday that death was...

Trib Total Media was named the best overall newspaper in Pennsylvania by the Keystone Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. It is the fourth time in the last five years that the Trib has been honored with the prestigious award. “We are thrilled to be recognized with this award,”...

Nothing says midsummer in Pittsburgh like hazy, humid days followed by church festivals in the evening. On just about any July or August night if the wind is right, you can smell fresh burgers grilling and hear children screaming as they ride the rides, as what occurred July 12-15 at...

Allegheny County has named a replacement for former Chief Public Defender Matt Dugan, who stepped down on July 7 as he runs for district attorney. The county said Thursday that Laura McWilliams is taking over as leader of the Office of Public Defender effective immediately. McWilliams will lead the office...

A Pittsburgh man awaiting sentencing on burglary and assault convictions has been ordered to stand trial on allegations that he raped a 9-year-old girl. Brandon West, 30, was ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges of rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault of a...

The weekly farmer’s market at Hampton Community Park offers more than just an opportunity for local businesses to sell fresh produce and handmade commodities. One family has used the farmer’s market business to help an autistic member. Stacey Gray of Indiana Township needed to find something for her 21-year-old son...

An avid “Lion King” fan, Angelina Angelcyk was thrilled when she was selected to play Rafiki the baboon in the Geyer Performing Arts Center’s production of “The Lion King Jr.” Angelcyk, a rising senior at Norwin High School, has listened to the movie countless times on VHS tape and attended...

It’s been an anxious week for Ross residents since a 3-foot albino python was first seen slithering through the outfield grass near the baseball diamond at Ross Community Park on the Fourth of July. Though pythons are nonvenomous, the U.S. Geological Survey says the snakes can be dangerous because they...