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North Belle Vernon mechanic to serve prison sentence for bilking clients
A North Belle Vernon mechanic was sentenced Friday to serve up to eight years in prison and ordered to repay 10 former customers nearly $37,000 for work police said he never completed. John Jeffries Jr., 60, pleaded guilty in January to more than 20 counts of theft and deceptive business...
Pair pleads guilty to $4.4M Greensburg Beverage estate theft
Jennifer Knopp knew something was wrong when her $4.4 million share of her mother’s estate never arrived. It wasn’t until she made calls from her Florida home that she learned money accrued over decades through her family’s ownership of Greensburg Beverage had been disbursed as part of a plan she...
Greensburg Salem approves comprehensive plan
Greensburg Salem School Board has approved the district’s latest comprehensive plan — focusing on literacy, engagement, work-based learning and mental health. The state Department of Education requires all 500 of the state’s public school districts to submit a comprehensive plan every three years. Improving early-level literacy rates, boosting engagement among...
Yough School Board fills vacancy left by former member’s resignation
A Sewickley Township father of five has been appointed to the Yough School Board, filling a vacancy and bringing a focus on diverse learning paths for district students. Gary Wetzler, 43, was selected Tuesday during a public special meeting to replace Gregg Nogy, who resigned April 1 after serving multiple...
Greensburg playground declared unsafe
Greensburg officials are working with Seton Hill Child Care Services on a situation that apparently has left playground equipment unusable. Signs on a fence surrounding what is known as the Taylor Street Playground, or 8th Ward Playground, say the equipment there has been “declared unsafe by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”...
Westmoreland County’s annual blight summit focuses on ‘Revitalizing Main Street’
The Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority and county Land Bank will partner with the Realtors Association of Westmoreland, Indiana and the Mon Valley on May 1 to host the fifth annual Westmoreland County Blight and Revitalization Summit. This year’s theme is “Revitalizing Main Street.” “’Main Street’ is the heart of every...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: April 24-26
The time has come for football madness in Southwestern Pennsylvania. But if you aren’t looking to make the trek to the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, you can still take advantage of a beautiful April weekend. Here are some things to do. Scott Blasey at Live Casino Fans of local favorites...
Jury rejects reluctant victim’s call to drop case, convicts New Kensington man of assault and strangulation
A New Kensington man was convicted Thursday of leaving a convenience store customer unconscious and for an assault of a city police officer as authorities sought to take him into custody months later. A Westmoreland County jury convicted Luther Boyd, 44, of one felony count of aggravated assault of a...
Westmoreland Envirothon: All winners in learning about the environment
Southmoreland senior Alexis Piovesan wrapped special tape around a large tree at Twin Lakes Park on Thursday — a yellow tape that measures diameter rather than circumference. “I’ve also learned to use a Biltmore stick to measure the lumber in a tree. I’ve identified different species of plants,” Piovesan said...
Route 30 off-ramp at Adamsburg to close permanently
A road from Route 30 into Adamsburg is set to be closed permanently, a move borough council President Bill Lasko said will improve safety in the tiny community. East Main Street shoots off to the right from westbound Route 30 just past Shift Right Transmissions. The speed limit immediately drops...
Environmental group to state: Make sure Rustic Ridge has sufficient subsidence insurance
An environmental organization has filed an appeal questioning whether a Donegal Township mine operator has followed a state directive to reinstate its mine subsidence bond to $3.14 million from a state-permitted reduction to about $293,000. The Mountain Watershed Association in Melcroft said in its filing with the state’s Environmental Hearing...
Westmoreland happenings: Band concert, Kentucky Derby party, hoagie sale, more
Church news Level Green Presbyterian Church will have a spring potluck luncheon April 26 at the church, 105 Olive Drive, Trafford. The service will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the luncheon will be afterward in the fellowship hall. Bring a salad, main dish, hot or cold side dish or dessert....
Franklin Regional actors debate a man’s fate in ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’
Barring some seriously bad behavior, the legal system isn’t usually something with which the typical high school student is well acquainted. Don’t tell that to Franklin Regional students Isaac Eaton and Aerin Aranovich, also known as Juror No. 3 and Juror No. 8 in the high school Thespian Club’s upcoming...
Seton Hill launches $110 million fundraising campaign
Seton Hill University announced a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign Wednesday night benefiting student scholarships, student support services, academic program development and updated facilities at the university. But it has already raised the majority — $96.3 million — of its goal funding. The campaign, “Framing the Future: The Campaign for Seton Hill...
Federal rescue package in works for Spirit Airlines
The Trump administration is nearing a rescue package for Spirit Airlines that could give the U.S. government the option to own as much as 90% of the carrier once it emerges from bankruptcy, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement, which has not yet been finalized, would offer...
Hempfield man sentenced for bringing injured parakeet into Greensburg bar
A Hempfield man was sentenced to one year of probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges for bringing an injured parakeet into a Greensburg bar. Timothy Grace, 40, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and neglect of animals stemming from a Feb. 22 incident at Callaghan’s...
30 volunteers install raised beds for community garden in Jeannette
Thirty volunteers on Wednesday set up a community garden in Jeannette anticipating yields for many years to come. Raised garden beds made of recycled plastic will provide contained areas for gardeners to get their hands dirty in the soil, said Lisa Scott, human resources manager at Triumvirate Environmental in Jeannette....
North Huntingdon donates old police car to Catholic Diocese police department
The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg will receive a former North Huntingdon police car, but not before a township commissioner raised questions about donating a vehicle to a religious organization. Township commissioners will transfer the title of a 2016 police cruiser with more than 100,000 miles to the Diocese of Greensburg...
Ligonier’s Thistledown Inn reaches settlement with neighbors over event pavilion
A settlement was reached Tuesday between owners of the Thistledown at Seger House and its neighbors. The boutique inn, just blocks from the historic Diamond in Ligonier Borough, will continue to host events in its adjoining designer pavilion. Attorneys for the nine-room hotel on West Main Street, neighbors, the borough...
New temporary road planned to bypass closed bridge in Irwin
Irwin officials have opted to help drivers temporarily bypass a closed bridge on Colony Drive off Route 30 by creating a road through a vacant paved lot connecting a street with an events center and a 226-unit apartment complex. The decision is a stopgap measure that allows the borough to...
Former South Greensburg fire chief to be released while awaiting trial for alleged theft
A second bail reduction in as many days will allow the former South Greensburg fire chief to be released from jail while he awaits trial in two theft cases. District Judge Rebecca C. Tyburski on Tuesday changed bail for Matthew Thomas White, 49, of Hempfield, to $100,000 unsecured. White waived...
Greensburg Salem to vote on comprehensive plan
Greensburg Salem School Board will vote Wednesday on its next three-year comprehensive plan, which would guide district operations. The state Department of Education requires all 500 of the state’s public school districts to submit a comprehensive plan every three years. Greensburg Salem’s plan focuses on literacy, engagement, work-based learning and...
Hempfield Area hires principal for Fort Allen Elementary
Hempfield Area will have a new principal at Fort Allen Elementary School next school year. Ross Houston, a principal at the Greater Johnstown Middle School, was hired Monday by the Hempfield Area School Board in a unanimous vote. Houston will receive an annual salary of $135,000 for the 2026-27 school...
Judge rules kids can testify against Delmont mother charged with adopted son’s murder
Two surviving biological children and a stepchild can testify next month against a Delmont woman charged with the death of her 5-year-old adopted son. Jury selection in the trial for Lauren Maloberti, 36, is scheduled to begin May 4 in connection to allegations she tortured, intentionally injured and failed to...
Judge reduces bail for former South Greensburg fire chief accused of theftVideo
A Westmoreland County judge reduced bail Monday for former South Greensburg fire Chief Matthew White, potentially clearing the way for his release as he awaits trial on charges he stole $170,000 from the volunteer fire department. Police in February charged White, 49, of Hempfield with one felony count of theft....
