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Public meeting set for potential merger of Penn Township, Penn Borough
Penn Township and Penn Borough officials will answer residents’ questions Monday on a potential merger of the two communities first pitched about three years ago. Officials from the borough, a 0.2-square-mile community containing about 435 residents, approached the neighboring township in March 2023 about merging the municipalities. This would mean...
Westmoreland seeks to fill summer jobs at county parks
Westmoreland County is looking for summer help. The county is seeking to hire as many as 15 high school seniors and college students for seasonal jobs in the county’s parks department. Open positions include environmental aides who will staff the county’s summer day camp programs and children’s activities. There are...
Hospital plans parking for 95 cars on West Otterman in Greensburg
A building on West Otterman Street in Greensburg is slated to be demolished to make way for additional parking for Independence Health Westmoreland Hospital. Health system chief marketing and communications officer Kelley Skoloda said demolition of the former Overly Door Co. building is expected to start this month. The land...
Work on Route 30 Cedar Street exit in Hempfield set to begin
PennDOT will begin work Monday on improvements to the Cedar Street exit on Route 30 in Hempfield. The Cedar Street Improvement Project will include single-lane restrictions between the Mt.Pleasant Road on-ramp and the Cedar Street exit through mid-June. Cedar Street Exit will be closed on April 20, April 21, May...
Legislators, behavioral health professionals discuss Westmoreland County mental health goals, challenges
Legislators and behavioral health professionals will discuss the mental health challenges and priorities among Westmoreland County residents Friday. The fourth annual mental health legislative breakfast, held at the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, is a partnership between Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew, Mental Health America of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Adelphoi. This year’s...
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Perry South stabbing; man wanted for hitting coworker in Jeannette
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, April 10: 1 injured in Perry South stabbing A man was stabbed in the head and beaten with a baseball bat Thursday by two men in Pittsburgh’s South Perry neighborhood, according to a police report. Officers were dispatched...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: April 10-12
Is the temperature roller coaster finally over? We know better in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Whether you’re too warm or too cold, head to one of these events this weekend. Spring pop-up market Do you want a fresh look — for yourself or your home — now that winter is nearly over?...
Penn Township withdraws zoning violation notice from Club at Blackthorne, but other legal disputes continue
Penn Township is no longer accusing the Club at Blackthorne, a private event and wedding venue located in a housing community, of violating the municipality’s zoning ordinance. However, several other legal disputes surrounding the clubhouse continue. The Blackthorne Investors appeal and clubhouse zoning variance request will continue to be discussed...
Western Pa. educators rope historic Artemis II mission into classrooms
Penn-Trafford High School science teacher Ryan Tucek has spent years studying the lunar exploration of the 1970s. But, just like his students, NASA’s Artemis II is the first space mission Tucek has witnessed himself. Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., last week, beginning a...
McKeesport man receives prison sentence for Unity home invasion
A McKeesport man prosecutors said was the ringleader of a group who entered a Unity home, stabbed its occupant and stole money and guns was ordered this week to serve up to 14 years in prison. Sean C. Jones, 22, pleaded guilty in November to charges of aggravated assault, conspiracy,...
Yough School Board seeks to fill vacancy left by director’s resignation
The Yough School Board is looking for someone to fill a vacancy left by a former member who resigned last week. Gregg Nogy resigned April 1, said board President Linda Knor. Nogy served on the board for multiple terms, Knor said. She declined to disclose the reason for his resignation....
Burrell Life Skills Prom hosts students from across the region
The annual Life Skills Prom, drawing students from nine area schools this year, provided a chance for life skills students to engage with peers and exercise practical skills. Hannah Cress, a life skills teacher at Franklin Regional Senior High School, said the event is a cheerful and safe occasion that...
Greensburg diocese will participate in Pope Leo’s vigil for peace
The Diocese of Greensburg announced it will take part in an international prayer vigil Saturday. The event is part of a worldwide call for prayer in the Catholic Church and will coincide with a a vigil led by Pope Leo XIV in Rome. The local vigil will be at Blessed...
Export may revisit its street-opening ordinance
Peoples Natural Gas officials are planning restoration work in Export in the near future. But the scaling back of those plans has some borough officials wary. “After repaving those streets, we got notice that the gas company would need to replace lines on Penn Street, Zecker Street and Hamilton Avenue,”...
Greensburg man accused of raping teen
A Greensburg man accused by police of raping a teenage girl was arrested Thursday. Greensburg police said DNA belonging to Bill Rey Murray, 29, was found on clothing worn by the girl who reported the sexual assault in October, according to court papers. Murray denied sexual contact with the girl...
Former South Greensburg fire chief accused in apparent theft of $290K from cemetery association
The former South Greensburg fire chief was arraigned Thursday morning on a felony theft count involving $290,500 that went missing from St. Clair Cemetery Association in Hempfield. Matthew Thomas White, 49, of Hempfield overpaid himself for salary and commission and wrote himself checks that were deleted from the accounting system,...
Greensburg native, IUP alum donates $100K to support STEM faculty
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral C.J. Jaynes, a Greensburg native and Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate, has donated $100,000 to support the university’s college of natural sciences and mathematics endowed faculty fellowship program. The donation is part of IUP’s “Impact 150” capital campaign. As of December 2025, the campaign’s total...
Franklin Regional grad heads to dressage championships with Penn State team
The sport of dressage requires intense skill and focus from both horse and rider. Members of the Penn State University dressage team saw their hard work pay off on March 28, earning a perfect scorecard at Centenary University’s Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) Spring Dressage Show. The victory capped a regular...
Morning Roundup: Sheetz expands westward; weekend turnpike travel impacted
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, April 9: Sheetz expands into Indiana Pittsburgh-area drivers heading west to the state of Indiana may soon see a familiar logo at the gas pump. Sheetz announced Tuesday that the company is expanding into Indiana, as the Pennsylvania-based...
Driller seeks to tap Beaver Run Reservoir for fracking water
CNX Midstream Operations LLC is seeking a state permit to draw water from Westmoreland County’s Beaver Run Reservoir for its horizontal drilling operations. If the permit is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection, the Cecil-based company would install a 156-foot plastic pipeline to supply the high-pressure water needed to...
As prices continue to rise, Western Pa. food banks see climbing demandVideo
Financial pressure on families from inflation, government shutdowns and the Iran war is apparent at area food banks, where some say demand is outstripping even what they saw during the covid-19 pandemic. From July 2024 to July 2025, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank distributed 5 million more meals than...
Westmoreland happenings: Pancake breakfast, turkey dinner, meetings, more
Fundraisers • Youngwood Lions will sponsor a pancake, sausage and egg breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. April 11 at Christ Church of Youngwood, 100 Lincoln St. Dine in or takeout. Cost: $9; 6 to 12, $4.50. • Jeannette American Legion will host bingo at 1 p.m. April 12 at the...
Former Ligonier Valley police chief, drug rehab facility sued over sexual assault allegations
Former Ligonier police chief John Berger and a Donegal Township addiction treatment facility are being sued by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted during an inpatient stay there in 2024. The 12-count lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County contends Berger worked as a behavioral health technician at Dreamlife Recovery...
Former video gambling kingpin ‘Duffy’ Conley to pay $5M, shutter companies in plea dealVideo
Western Pennsylvania’s onetime video poker kingpin has agreed to forfeit $5 million and dissolve two skill games companies as part of a plea agreement with the state Attorney General’s Office. It is the largest asset forfeiture in a gaming enforcement case in Pennsylvania history, said Chief Deputy Attorney General Patrick...
Monessen church seeks donations for generators to be sent to Ukraine
A Monessen church is collecting donations that will be used to send generators to people in Ukraine where war has been raging for more than four years. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church is taking part in the Power of Hope program, an effort being coordinated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church...
