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Hempfield will auction items from new fire station propertyVideo
Hempfield officials will work with an auctioneer to clear out items left behind at a property they intend to use for a new fire station. The township supervisors have approved a proposal from Bill Anderson Auctioneers that calls for the auction house to collect 10% of the proceeds. Township Manager...
Penn-Trafford area: Election Day food drive, Safety Town, chicken barbecue, more
Election Day food drive The Lions Club will host a food drive to benefit the Manor Food Pantry on Election Day, May 19. The event will be held at the local polling place, located in the Borough Building Community Room, 44 Main St. Donations will be accepted from 7 a.m....
11-year-old Murrysville soccer player will head to France to compete this summerVideo
Vera Sharan of Murrysville is accustomed to scoring goals with her club soccer team. But this summer, she’ll have to get used to hearing, “Elle a marqué un but” in place of “She scored a goal!” Vera, 11, was recruited to play in France with an elite preprofessional youth football...
3 students, 3 firsts: Pitt-Greensburg honors seniors carve historic pathsVideo
Satellite college campuses can sometimes feel like a distant outpost of the main school. In recent years, some have fallen on tough times, including seven of Penn State’s satellite campuses that are slated to close in spring 2027 because of declining enrollment and budget constraints. At the University of Pittsburgh...
Judge sets $250K bond for Penn Township man accused of injuring neighbor
A Penn Township man accused of seriously injuring a neighbor was granted a $250,000 bond Wednesday. Jake G. Stepansky, 29, had been in custody without bond since his arrest last month on charges of aggravated assault, strangulation and reckless endangerment. During a hearing Wednesday, Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Christopher...
Westmoreland happenings: Plow Days Festival, women’s tea, touch-a-truck, more
Children’s event Community Revitalization of West Newton will sponsor a free touch-a-truck event from noon to 2 p.m. May 9 in the parking lot of West Newton Elementary School, 1208 Vine St. Reservations required. Reservations: send an email with the parent’s name, address and the number of children to crown15089@yahoo.com....
Ex-Derry Township shelter treasurer pleads guilty to animal neglect
The former treasurer of a Derry Township animal shelter pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor neglect charge related to the mistreatment of dozens of animals. Pamela Curry, 65, of Blairsville was sentenced to one year of probation as part of a plea deal. The agreement comes nearly three years after...
Belle Vernon student arrested in connection with online threat
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with an online threat referencing a school shooting involving Belle Vernon Area School District, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. A person in Minnesota who was playing online video games with the girl reported to Rostraver police last week that...
Former TGI Friday’s in Hempfield to become Bank of America branch
A former TGI Friday’s restaurant off Route 30 in Hempfield is set to become a Bank of America branch. Township planning manager Matthew Pernelli said there will be minor facade improvements, a drive-thru ATM added and updates to landscaping and the parking lot. The restaurant closed in late 2024, and...
Thousands expected as Greensburg Night Market kicks off 8th seasonVideo
The Greensburg Night Market is expected to draw as many as 7,000 visitors downtown this week as the popular event resumes its outdoor schedule. Organizers will kick off the market’s eighth season Thursday with about 150 vendors selling their wares along four city blocks that make up much of Greensburg’s...
Morning Roundup: FBI executes 4 drug-trafficking warrants in Pittsburgh; $1 million lottery ticket sold in Salem
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 29: FBI executes 4 drug-trafficking warrants FBI officials, working with local and state law enforcement partners, executed four federal arrest warrants across the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday morning. A fifth warrant was executed in the state of...
Police express concern about safety, visibility of electric bikes, scooters
Police and municipal officials are looking at ways to harness e-bike and electric scooter ridership as police are noticing some riders aren’t following laws of the road. That was the case over the weekend in Harrison after police said an e-bike rider failed to stop at an intersection and was...
Ligonier Township supervisors reject fire department zoning change; Country Market still seeks a home
The Ligonier Country Market will need to search for a new home this year now that the Ligonier Township supervisors rejected a request Tuesday from the Waterford Volunteer Fire Department to rezone its property for commercial use. That would have allowed the market vendors to sell their their wares there....
Irwin mom nets prison sentence for leaving 7 kids in dirty home
An Irwin woman was sentenced Monday to serve at least six years in prison for leaving seven children in a home riddled with trash, human waste and no water. Marah S. Urch, 34, pleaded guilty in January to seven counts of child endangerment and two charges of aggravated cruelty to...
Judge denies bond for Connellsville man accused in shooting outside Planet Fitness
A Connellsville man accused of shooting and pistol-whipping his estranged wife’s boyfriend in a gym parking lot will remain jailed pending trial, following a court ruling Tuesday. Steven Heald, 39, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and stalking in connection with the Jan. 13 shooting outside the Planet Fitness...
All 3 Smokey Bones restaurants in Southwestern Pa. close
Three local locations of Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill abruptly closed Tuesday. Employees from the barbecue chain’s restaurants in Hempfield, Cranberry and Frazer (within the Pittsburgh Mills shopping complex) told TribLive they were informed of the closures without notice Tuesday morning. The chain’s official website also shows the locations...
Police: 68-year-old man swam across Youghiogheny River to avoid arrest
A Sewickley Township man was arrested Monday after state police said he swam across the Youghiogheny River to evade capture, according to court papers. Robert F. Mayfield Jr., 68, was being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $5,000 bail on charges of resisting arrest, terroristic threats, criminal mischief and...
Country/pop star LeAnn Rimes to perform as part of Palace Theatre’s centennial galaVideo
Country/pop star LeAnn Rimes will perform a pair of concerts in Greensburg in September, one for Palace Theatre donors and another open to the public. A two-time Grammy Award winner and the youngest solo artist to win a Grammy, Rimes will be in Greensburg for the Palace Theatre’s centennial gala...
Woman struck by car along Woodward Drive walking track in Hempfield
A woman was taken by medical helicopter to a hospital last week after being hit by a vehicle while using Hempfield’s Woodward Drive Walking Track, according to township manager Aaron Siko. State police were called around 2:30 p.m. April 22. The collision happened in a gap where vehicles can cross...
Laurel Highlands stream remains ‘impaired’ with elevated lead levelsVideo
Months after a shooting range was deemed the culprit of lead contamination in a popular Laurel Ridge stream, high levels of the heavy metal still flow through the water despite ongoing remediation. Testing performed this month by the Mountain Watershed Association showed there were 336 micrograms of lead per liter...
North Huntingdon seeks sponsors for ballfield banners
The fields in North Huntingdon’s parks could take on the look of minor league ballparks with banners advertising sponsors’ services. The township is launching a program giving businesses the opportunity to advertise on ballfield fences and other athletic fields, said Lydia Kinkaid, the township’s parks and recreation program coordinator. The...
North Huntingdon therapy collective aims to improve mental health counselors’ working conditions amid rising demands
Jeannette therapist Sarah Ludwig is on a mission to improve mental health counselors’ working environment. Ludwig, 36, has worked for various private therapy practices in her 12 years as a mental health counselor specializing in sexual violence cases. Though she finds the field rewarding, counselors often are burdened with high...
Westmoreland County juvenile detention center doubles capacity to 16 beds
Westmoreland County’s juvenile detention center has quietly doubled its capacity. Executive Director Rich Gordon confirmed Monday that a long-planned expansion of the program that houses juvenile criminal defendants at the Regional Youth Services Center in Hempfield was launched last month. “We had a group of kids that needed to come...
Theatre Factory to move to New Kensington arts hub; volunteers aim to fill gap in TraffordVideo
After 30 years providing theater opportunities to local actors, the Theatre Factory in Trafford will move into a New Kensington-based arts hub at the end of the summer. Theatre Factory leadership decided last fall it would accept an offer to become the resident theater company for Aluminum City Arts —...
Westmoreland Cultural Trust to recognize 64 high school seniors at ‘Achievement in the Arts’ ceremony
Sixty-four seniors from 16 Westmoreland County high schools will be recognized by the Westmoreland Cultural Trust for their exceptional artistic abilities. The Cultural Trust will host its 28th annual Achievement in the Arts award ceremony on May 13. It recognizes graduating seniors who have excelled in vocal or instrumental music,...
