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Missing Westmoreland County teen found to be safe, state police say
State police say a missing 13-year-old girl who had been last seen in Derry Borough has been found. Serenity Adams, 13, had been reported missing on Wednesday evening....
Former Saint Vincent College president who handled school’s coed transition dies
Much like the early church fathers, the Rev. Augustine Flood, OSB, traversed the world. During a life in the priesthood that spanned half a century, he served as a parish priest, missionary, theology professor and president of Saint Vincent College. The priest, affectionately known as “Father Gus,” studied in Italy,...
North Huntingdon mom opposes sentence in Westmoreland child corruption plea
The mother of a North Huntingdon girl who was sent sexually explicit photographs told a Westmoreland County judge she didn’t approve of the five-year probation sentence imposed. Tyler James Heck, 20, of Danville, Perry County, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of corruption of minors in a deal approved by...
State recount forces Westmoreland commissioners to relocate public meetings
Westmoreland commissioners are likely to relocate two scheduled public meetings next week to accommodate a state-ordered recount in the race to fill one of two seats on the state’s Commonwealth Court. Democrat Lori Dumas held a small lead over Republican Drew Crompton, by just 16,804 votes as of earlier this...
Officials break ground for Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project in Norvelt
Decades of planning for an upgrade of the Route 981 corridor south of Route 30 bore fruit Friday as PennDOT officials and local leaders kicked off the first phase of the Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project. Dignitaries took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Little League field in the...
Irwin budget for 2022: No tax hike proposed
Irwin officials have proposed a $4.16 million budget for 2022 that holds the line on taxes without cutting any programs or services. The budget is available for review at the borough office. Council is scheduled to approve it at the Dec. 8 meeting. The borough last year raised property taxes...
Police: Standoff started after Hempfield man scared woman into trip to liquor store
When a bar along Route 136 was closed Wednesday evening, 46-year-old George J. Gardner asked a relative to drive him to the liquor store, according to court documents. She refused, the record states, instead telling him he had a drinking problem. Gardner fired a gunshot through the windshield, police said...
Police: Derry Township bar patrons restrained man who assaulted bartender
A 53-year-old Latrobe man was arrested by state troopers inside a Derry Township bar Thursday after he was accused of striking a female bartender who stopped serving him and asked him to leave, according to court documents. Troopers reported in court documents that Todd A. Pynos was restrained by other...
No injuries in incident that snarled traffic on Route 30 in Unity
No one was hurt in an incident that snarled traffic on Route 30 Thursday afternoon after a bucket truck pulled down wires, according to state police. The incident was reported just before 2 p.m. in Unity near the highway’s intersection with Giffen Drive, near Burger King and a GetGo under...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County: Nov. 12-14
Owl encounter You’ve heard of howling at the moon, but what about “Owling at the Moon”? That’s what will happen from 6-9 p.m. Friday at Powdermill Nature Reserve, 1795 Route 381, Cook Township. Visitors of all ages are invited to the reserve to sip cider and hear stories around a...
Westmoreland happenings: Veterans Day events, pancake breakfast and karaoke fundraiser
Fundraisers • The Rosary Altar Society at St. Paul Parish, Greensburg, will hold its annual Christmas sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Nov. 13 at the church, 820 Carbon Road. There will be food, a basket raffle and bake sale. • Level Green Lions will sponsor an all-you-can-eat...
Those who served gather for dinner, entertainment at Delmont restaurant
About 200 veterans and their guests enjoyed a meal and music during an Honoring Our Veterans dinner on Veterans Day at The Lamplighter Restaurant in Delmont. It was the 23rd such dinner organized by Penn Township resident Marianne Caruso since March 2017, when about 70 attended. The diners were served...
High-tech Unity dairy farm offers tours, food, music this weekendVideo
Visitors stopping to explore Pleasant Lane Farms on Saturday will see how a family farming tradition and the latest in dairy herd technology have come together to support a rising cheesemaking enterprise. Founded by the Fryes, a seventh-generation farming family, the 185-acre spread at 239 Phillips Road in Unity will...
Women veterans honored by Westmoreland County YWCA
When U.S. Air National Guard veteran Deb Krall heard in October that the YWCA in Greensburg planned a program recognizing the county’s female veterans on Veterans Day, she was thrilled. The Youngwood resident immediately emailed her daughter with the news. Jodie, 37, of Greensburg also is a veteran with the...
Ligonier man walks memorial-to-memorial to raise awareness about veteran suicides
In the United States, more than 6,200 veterans committed suicide in 2019. And the suicide risk for veterans that year was 52.3% higher than that of the general population, according to the Veterans Affairs Department’s 2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report. Veteran David Rogers of Ligonier wants more people to...
Police: Hempfield man jailed without bond after domestic altercation
A 37-year-old Hempfield man is in the county prison without bail after state police charged him with assaulting a woman and two children during a domestic altercation early Thursday. Justin R. Worthy had to be forcibly taken into custody during the 4:45 a.m. incident at his home on the 2500...
Greensburg Salem School Board picks acting superintendent to continue as head administrator
Greensburg Salem School Board has filled the position of district superintendent by turning to the man who has served in that role on an acting basis since July. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Ken Bissell as superintendent for a term of up to five years, with a starting...
Norwin High School Band goes through final tune-up before national competition
Like athletic teams preparing to play for a championship, the Norwin High School Band went through a dress rehearsal Wednesday night of the show it will perform at a national band competition in Indianapolis over the next three days. Playing before several hundred people under the lights at the high...
Unity looks to hold line on taxes next year while continuing expanded paving program
Unity Township looks to hold the line on property taxes next year under a proposed $9.1 million budget while planning to continue an expanded road paving program. Supervisor Mike O’Barto noted the supervisors this year drew upon about $2 million from the township’s first-ever bond issue to pave a number...
3rd lawsuit filed over injuries on Mammoth Park’s Giant Slide
A third lawsuit has been filed against Westmoreland County over the newly built Giant Slide in Mammoth Park. Katherine McClelland of Fayette City, in court documents filed this week, claims she broke her ankle and suffered other injuries as a result of a ride down the slide July 14, 2020....
Norwin reaches tentative pact with teachers, cafeteria workers
Norwin has reached tentative contracts with its teachers union and its cafeteria workers. The school board is expected to vote Monday on the contract with the Norwin Education Association and the agreement with Service Employees International Union 32 BJ. Details of the agreements were not listed on the agenda for...
Levin installs 1-megawatt solar array atop Smithton distribution facility
Robert Levin, chairman of Levin Furniture, was a fan of solar energy long before it could earn him tax incentives. Levin had a solar array installed at his Monroeville furniture store in 2004. Almost two years ago, he had solar installed at his home. On Wednesday, Levin flipped the switch...
Police: Torrance patient raped man in bid to go from state hospital to jail cell
State police accuse a patient at Torrance State Hospital of raping a mentally disabled man there in an effort to be moved to a jail, according to court papers. Keith Lloyd Saltonstall, 50, formerly of Glenmoore, Chester County, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges of sexual...
Loaded gun found in Greensburg Salem High School student’s backpack, police say
A resource officer responding to a report of someone vaping marijuana in a bathroom at Greensburg Salem High School on Wednesday morning made another discovery: a loaded handgun hidden inside a student’s backpack, authorities said. City police continued questioning a 15-year-old student into the afternoon. Capt. Shawn Denning said the...
North Huntingdon police: Couple arrested, nearly 6 bricks of heroin seized in undercover drug buy
A McKeesport couple accused of selling 282 stamp bags of heroin to an undercover police officer in North Huntingdon told police they were “only runners” who received heroin for making deliveries, according to court papers. The couple, Eric Carbonneau, 39, and Erin K. Manning, 43, were taken into custody by...
