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Signature Dishes: Filet mignon, crabcakes the JCorks way in GreensburgVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. Michael Stewart knows JCorks in Greensburg is not the only restaurant that serves filet mignon and crabcakes. But the executive...
Power outage sends Franklin Regional secondary students home
Franklin Regional School District sent senior high students home Thursday morning after the secondary campus experienced a power outage just before 7 a.m. According to information posted on the district website, the district planned to dismiss senior high students to return home at 9:30 a.m. District spokeswoman Tina Gillen said...
Unity bicycle enthusiast recovers from fall, preps for rugged charity ride in Utah
Ray Charley is ready to ride again — and this time it will be “a ride to the sky.” On Oct. 3, the Unity man, who co-owns a number of local Shop ’n Save supermarkets, plans to head out with several fellow adventure bikers on a 12-day, 440-mile mountain bike...
Westmoreland 911: Crews respond to gas leak near Hempfield Dairy Queen
Emergency crews responded to a gas leak on Wednesday night near a Dairy Queen in Hempfield, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Officials responded to the 7500 block of Route 30 shortly after 7:40 p.m. There were eight people in the building, and four patients, a dispatcher said Thursday morning....
No verdict Wednesday: Jury considers animal cruelty charges filed against Rostraver chiropractor
A Westmoreland County jury was sent home Wednesday night without reaching a verdict in the animal cruelty case filed against a Rostraver chiropractor charged with shooting a dog in Monessen two years ago. During the three-day trial, prosecutors said James Scirotto, 48, recklessly fired as many as seven shots from...
Prosecution rests in rape and sexual assault trial of Allegheny Township man
Two more women told a Westmoreland County jury on Wednesday they were raped by an Allegheny Township man. Their testimony came during the third day in the trial of Eric Wright, 49, who prosecutors claim sexually assaulted and raped three juveniles and three adult women, dating back to the early...
Solicitor advises Greater Latrobe School Board to honor mask mandate as protests continue
Greater Latrobe School Board this week amended its health and safety plan to formally include a state mask mandate that has been in place since Sept. 7. Several residents called for the school board to contest it, but solicitor Ned Nakles advised the panel to honor the order while legal...
Algae bloom dissipates in Twin Lakes Park
Signs warning visitors about a harmful algae bloom at the lower lake in Twin Lakes Park are expected to be taken down this week as the conditions dissipate, according to Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation director Brandon Simpson. He said the signs were put up a couple weeks...
Greensburg Art Center show delves deep into ‘Third Dimension’Video
Greensburg Art Center is traveling into “The Third Dimension” for an exhibition of the same name, opening with a free reception from 6-8 p.m. Saturday in the gallery at 230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. It’s the first time in recent memory that the center has mounted a show of all...
Westmoreland news: art exhibit, quilt show and blood drive
Art • Greensburg Art Center will have a free exhibit, “The Third Dimension,” Sept. 25 to Oct. 22 at the center, 230 Todd School Road. Works will include sculpture, artisan craft and 3D relief work. A free opening reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25. Details: greensburgartcenter.org...
Ligonier Township man accused of assaulting officer investigating domestic dispute
A Ligonier Township man is accused by police of assaulting an officer who was investigating a domestic violence report, according to court papers. Jonathan O. Hillen, 33, is charged with assault of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest. Ligonier Valley police were called to his Route 30 home Tuesday...
Jeannette gallery’s ‘Bat Country’ show explores scary, goofy, creepy themes
Even though “Bat Country Revisited” is the name of the new exhibition at You Are Here in Jeannette, the art space won’t look entirely like a Halloween store. Some of the artwork will include bats and other fantastical, Halloween-adjacent creatures, but some of it will use the bat theme metaphorically,...
Unity solicits input on plans for Wimmerton intersection; meeting turnout disappointing
Low turnout disappointed Unity township officials this week people to weigh in on options for improving the intersection of Wimmerton Boulevard and Route 30. “If you’ve got 400 homes in the Wimmerton development and 50 people showing up, the numbers were a little disappointing as far as what we expected,”...
Va. authorities believe missing 3-year-old girl died in care of couple arrested in South Greensburg
Virginia authorities investigating the disappearance of a 3-year-old girl believe she died while in the care of a couple police arrested in South Greensburg this month. Augusta County Sheriff Donald L. Smith said the determination came after a Monday search of a Virginia home where the couple lived. Investigators were...
1 dead, 1 flown to hospital after head-on collision in East Huntingdon
A head-on collision between a car and a pickup truck killed a Mt. Pleasant Township woman and severely injured another person Tuesday in East Huntingdon, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office and a fire official. Brandalyn Pomaibo, 35, died at the scene of the Water Street crash reported at...
Monessen woman testifies wounded dog not aggressive, disputes claim it attacked neighbors
Carley Layhue told a Westmoreland County jury she still doesn’t understand why her dog was shot after he escaped the backyard of her Monessen home two years ago. “He is the best dog. I couldn’t ask for a better dog for my children,” Layhue testified Tuesday during the second day...
3 more women testify they were sexually assaulted by Allegheny Township man
A pediatrician testified Tuesday that no signs of physical abuse were discovered during an examination of a pre-teen girl who claimed she was raped multiple times by an Allegheny Township man in 2019. Dr. Jennifer Wolford, a child abuse specialist at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, told jurors that lack...
Attorneys hoping for bond in case of homeless man charged with Murrysville arson
The merits of Pennsylvania’s cash bond system — along with apparent work restrictions for some Westmoreland County Prison inmates — came under scrutiny in court Tuesday during a hearing for a man accused of torching a landmark Murrysville restaurant. Assistant District Attorney Leo Ciaramitaro and public defender Tamara Mahady agreed...
No injuries after trailer comes loose, crashes into parked car in Youngwood
No one was injured when a trailer came loose from the vehicle hauling it and ended up in a Youngwood yard on Tuesday morning. A Westmoreland County 911 supervisor said emergency crews were called to a home at the intersection of Chestnut and South Seventh streets just after 11:15 a.m.,...
Country star Clay Walker’s Oct. 7 Greensburg concert moves to April 29Video
UPDATE: On Oct. 6, the Westmoreland Cultural Trust shared this statement from Clay Walker’s team: “Please be advised, Clay Walker at The Palace Theatre, originally scheduled for October 7th, 2021, has now been rescheduled to April 29th, 2022. Please hang on to your tickets; all tickets purchased for the original...
Greensburg council hires consultant for comprehensive plan
A Pittsburgh-based company will help Greensburg city leaders update their 14-year-old comprehensive plan. Environmental Planning and Design, which is working with the city to renovate Spring Avenue Park in the 5th Ward, was unanimously hired as a consultant by city council last week at a cost not to exceed $149,910....
Promoter hopes to return to Murrysville SportZone for future boxing cards
Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway racked up his 20th career victory Saturday night with a win over Rodolfo Puente at “Murrysville Madness,” held at the Murrysville SportZone. With the win, Conway (20-2, 9 KOs) will begin preparing for an International Boxing Association World title fight. Promoter Derek Gionta...
Irwin to hold rubber duck race to promote water quality
Irwin Borough and the Turtle Creek Watershed Association are joining forces with an event aimed at educating the public about the importance of water quality while sponsoring a rubber ducky race along a section of a Tinker’s Run tributary at Irwin Park. Planned for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept....
Hempfield school directors consider joining lawsuits against school mask mandate
Members of the Hempfield Area School Board are considering whether to join a lawsuit or file their own against a mask mandate issued by the state earlier this month. In a 7-1 vote Monday night, board members directed Solicitor Michael Korns to gather information regarding already filed suits that are...
Norwin board urged to fight mask mandate rules
A week after the Norwin School Board meeting was abruptly adjourned before business could be conducted because people in the audience would not don face masks, the school board heard the complaints during a virtual meeting and was urged to fight state orders that students be masked while in school....
