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A Westmoreland based animal rescue is caring for about a dozen sick cats that were removed from a deplorable Fayette County home this week. Ninth Life Animal Rescue is looking for foster homes for cats already in its care and two dogs, a German shepherd and mixed breed, that are...

A judgment against Jeannette EMS was issued Thursday to pay $339,904 to KeyBank for outstanding principal on a commercial line of credit, interest and late fees, according to court filings. KeyBank filed the complaint this week outlining the line of credit, which was opened in July 1997 for $25,000 and...

A Greensburg man is behind bars after state police said he threatened employees and a customer at a Hempfield restaurant. Julius N. McGhee, 57, was arraigned Thursday on charges of terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness. He was being held on $100,000 bail at the Westmoreland County Prison....

Southwestern Pennsylvania saw another $1 million lottery winner on Thursday, when a Mt. Pleasant Township store sold a $1.06 million Match 6 Lotto ticket. The ticket, sold at S&S Corner Market on Apollo Street, matched all six winning numbers: 4-10-11-19-20-45. The store earns a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket....

Jeannette became the first municipality to provide direct financial support to Mutual Aid EMS, a move ambulance officials hope will spread. Council on Thursday approved a proposal from Mutual Aid to be the city’s ambulance provider for the rest of 2023 in exchange for $1,000 monthly. “Getting assistance from the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The digital divide leads to lost opportunities for people in underserved broadband areas, officials said Thursday as they discussed how to spend $1.16 billion expected from the federal government to help solve the problem. “People have been talking about the digital divide for decades,” said Evan Feinman, director of the...

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...

Two Franklin Regional Middle School students took their knowledge of history all the way to the National History Day competition’s national level last month. Humna Anzaar and Symal Bukhari took first and third place, respectively, at the National History Day state-level competition, earning spots at the nationals, held June 12...

Double the fun There are two places for music lovers to party on Friday in Greensburg. A 21-and-older Art on Tap is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St. The event promises outdoor music by The Belladonnas, tailgate-inspired games, light...

A man accused of cutting a woman in the face and neck during a Blairsville carjacking was arrested Thursday in Georgia, according to state Trooper Tristan Tappe. Authorities had been searching for Michael A. Whitfield, 35, since the violent attack Wednesday morning outside a personal care home. He also is...

State Street will close Friday at Route 981 in Mt. Pleasant Township as construction continues on a new roundabout at that intersection. State Street is expected to remain closed through late July as crews from Walsh Construction Company complete a connection between the street and the roundabout that is set...

Westmoreland County leaders are expected to allocate more than $10 million in covid relief funds this year to expand broadband to residents currently unable to receive reliable high-speed internet service. Commissioners on Thursday are expected to approve a $1.7 million contract with Verizon Pennsylvania LLC to install about 30 miles...

Westmoreland County will pay a former county employee $130,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit in which she claimed she was inappropriately fired in 2019. Tiffany Schomer, a former deputy recorder of deeds and assistant office manager in the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, contended the county commissioners fired her four...

Latrobe Police Department will be hosting a Youth Appreciation Day for children in kindergarten through seventh grade on Aug. 3. The day will start off at 10 a.m. at the Latrobe Art Center where children will paint rocks with officers and art center staff. They will then be taken to...

The Arnold Palmer Regional Airport terminal expansion is projected to cost $22 million, and after figuring in expected contributions from the federal and state governments, officials are asking Westmoreland County to put $4 million towards the project. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority board this week approved making a formal request...

There isn’t much that John Negich of Export recalls more fondly than standing on the banks of a stream in southeastern Wyoming, fishing and watching the local wildlife with longtime friend Tom Washburn. “Tom was my brother’s best friend,” said Negich. “And I’m Tom’s brother’s best friend. The four of...

North Huntingdon police located a 16-year-old autistic boy who had been reported missing late Wednesday night. Authorities were looking for the boy who was missing from the Ridge Road area of the township. They reported in an alert after midnight that the child had been found....

A Greensburg firefighter whose home was damaged by fire Wednesday night received hugs of support from his fellow firefighters and first responders as he sat on his neighbor’s front porch steps and watced his colleague’s efforts to extinguish any hot spots. Greensburg Fire Chief Tom Bell said the home of...