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3 charged with receiving stolen property after guns reported missing from Adamsburg home
Three people are charged with receiving stolen property in connection with guns reported missing from an Adamsburg home, according to state police. Nine handguns were discovered at a Hempfield man’s house last week after investigators uncovered text messages and photographs of some of the missing firearms on a cell phone...
New Stanton man accused of raping woman at Hempfield party
A New Stanton man is scheduled for a preliminary hearing this month on rape accusations stemming from a 2020 house party in Hempfield, according to court papers. State police said a DNA sample from Anthony Edward Lucas, 26, matched evidence found on his accuser. Troopers said the accuser reported on...
Gateway signage to be part of Greensburg GetGo project
Gateway signage for the City of Greensburg will be included at a new GetGo fuel station and convenience store slated to be built at the former Family Video store along S. Main Street. The project, which will be located at 531 S. Main St., consists of tearing down the Family...
Penn-Trafford CROP Walk battles hunger on the (literal) battlefield
While client numbers at food banks locally and nationally have decreased since the peak of covid-19 infections in 2020, they are still higher than when the pandemic began. That means every little bit of help is important, and about 30 people did their part Sunday, participating in the CROP Walk...
Westmoreland Land Trust hosts road-rally fundraiser
A handful of dark clouds were gathering on the horizon Sunday morning as classic, modern and muscle cars lined up at the Donohoe Center in Hempfield for the first Westmoreland Ramble, a road rally to benefit the Westmoreland Land Trust. But with a positive forecast and a 66-mile course that...
Short-term food bank numbers are down, but long-term food insecurity remains an issue nationwide
Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels. And while that demand has lessened somewhat in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region, local food bank officials are also seeing an uptick in applications for the...
North Huntingdon seeks condemnation of old Rivertowne Pub
The former Rivertowne Pub & Grille along Route 30 in North Huntingdon is either a building that is unfit for human use, with broken windows and a collapsed section of floor, or it is a structure that can be simply repaired and resurrected as a restaurant. Township commissioners recently heard...
Greensburg man faces theft charges by local, state police
A Greensburg man wanted by both city and state police on multiple theft charges has been arrested. Chad E. Carlton, 34, of Greensburg, was arrested Oct. 7 by Greensburg police and charged with one count of theft by deception following his arraignment Saturday. Police said Carlton fraudulently leased a Southwest...
Race for Westmoreland prothonotary pits former row officer against fiscal clerk
Westmoreland County will have a new prothonotary in 2022. But the officeholder elected this fall to replace retiring Democrat Christina O’Brien will not be an unfamiliar face. Democrat Tom Murphy, 57, of New Kensington served 16 years as the county’s Recorder of Deeds until he was ousted for the second...
Trib journalists promoted to key roles
Several longtime Trib journalists assumed key leadership roles last week. Jason Cato, Matt Provenzo and Ben Schmitt have been promoted to deputy managing editor positions, said Trib Executive Editor Luis Fabregas. Dirk Kaufman is director of newsroom operations. “Their experience and talent will play a crucial role in this ever-changing...
Nursing homes fall short of vaccine mandates for staff
Nursing homes are struggling to meet vaccination mandates for workers despite the likelihood of federal sanctions. In Pennsylvania, about 28% of the state’s 688 skilled care nursing facilities had met an 80% threshold for staff vaccination rates as of Oct. 3, according to the state Department of Health. Even fewer...
Damp weather can’t dampen spirits at Pink Ribbon Walk in HempfieldVideo
The damp weather had zero chance of dampening Kelly White’s spirits on Saturday morning. The Ligonier resident, who is a breast cancer survivor who underwent a mastectomy in May, was attending her first Westmoreland Walks Pink Ribbon Walk. The event is hosted by the nonprofit of the same name that...
Westmoreland Conservancy officials invite families to ‘Enchanted Forest’ in MurrysvilleVideo
Despite the best efforts of Westmoreland Conservancy officials and volunteers, steady rain made Saturday’s “Autumn Enchanted Forest” event a bit less magical than previous years at the Morosini Nature Reserve in Murrysville. But while families who might have attended will miss out on the delicious spice-bush cookies, made with berries...
Out & About: Gratitude flows at Westmoreland Symphony’s Autumn Rhapsody gala
An attitude of gratitude prevailed at the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s Autumn Rhapsody gala. There was gratitude for the opportunity to gather again with friends, gratitude for business and community support for the symphony during the pandemic, and gratitude that the symphony will return to Oct. 23 to the stage of...
Investigation ongoing into deaths of elderly Mt. Pleasant Township couple
Investigators said there were no signs of foul play in connection with an elderly Mt. Pleasant Township couple found dead in their home this week. According to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office, the bodies of Donald Werry, 78, and wife, Patricia Werry, 72, were discovered Wednesday in their home on...
Passenger in pickup seriously injured after truck slams into SUV, home in Derry
Elmer Derry said he and his wife were literally “shaken out of bed” when a pickup slammed into the side of their Derry home at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. “It shook the entire house. It woke us both up,” Elmer Derry said. A piece of wood fence paneling temporarily covers the...
Shuttered North Huntingdon haunted house had to clear local, state hurdles
The North Huntingdon couple who had hoped to give people a Halloween treat by visiting their “home haunt” in a neighborhood would have had to satisfy both state and local regulations. Jeff Silka, township manager, told commissioners Thursday that a desist order was issued Oct. 7 based on the fact...
Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Southwest Greensburg
A medical marijuana dispensary is coming to Southwest Greensburg. Maitri Medicinals will open in a strip mall located at 1075 S. Main St., near the intersection of Route 30 and Route 119. A ribbon cutting is planned Monday. This will be the third medical marijuana dispensary opened by Maitri Medicinals,...
Unity OKs plans for restaurant drive-thru, car lot expansion
Plans for an Eat’n Park restaurant drive-thru window, a used car lot expansion and a bed and breakfast in Unity all have received thumbs-up from the township supervisors. Township planning director Merle Musick told the supervisors at their meeting this week that Eat’n Park Hospitality Group plans to reduce the...
Furnishings, collectibles up for auction at Ligonier’s closed Campbell House B&B
Dolls, stuffed animals, glass bells and a musical clock are among collectible items bearing the famous Campbell’s soup brand logo that will hit the auction block Saturday as people can bid on the contents of Ligonier’s closed Campbell House Bed & Breakfast. After suffering a health setback in February, owner...
Single-lane squeeze on Route 119 in Youngwood included in PennDOT traffic alerts
A long-term lane restriction in Youngwood is set to begin Monday, along with a brief road closure in Mt. Pleasant Township and a traffic restriction in West Newton, according to PennDOT. Traffic in Youngwood will be limited to a single lane on a section of Fourth Street (Route 119 southbound),...
Penn Township man killed in crash on Route 30 in Hempfield, coroner says
A 77-year-old Penn Township man was killed and two other people were hurt Thursday in a two-vehicle collision along Route 30 in Hempfield, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Thomas Ernest Stutz of Harrison City was pronounced dead at the scene of the 12:46 p.m. crash in front of...
Unity supervisors disappointed with slim response to Wimmerton intersection plans
Supervisors in Unity aren’t ready to make a decision on potential changes to the Wimmerton Boulevard intersection with Route 30 after only about 14% of residents in the adjacent housing development weighed in on plans for the project. According to Supervisor Ed Poponick, 56 people out of about 400 who...
Greensburg woman turns 103, recalls World War II service
It isn’t likely that Madeline Buchek will forget the pride she had while serving as a telephone switchboard operator in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. The Greensburg resident recalled the feeling while sitting in her home this week, just days before she celebrated her 103rd birthday with...
Vehicle crashes into house in Derry Borough; medical helicopter summoned
A medical helicopter was summoned for one patient after a vehicle crashed into a house Thursday night in Derry Borough, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor. The wreck was reported just before 10:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Owens Avenue. The Derry Volunteer Fire Company responded...
