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Cleanup of former Fort Pitt Brewery site in West Jeannette continues after boost in federal funding
Demolition work at the former Fort Pitt Brewery site in West Jeannette is expected to wrap up in the next few months as officials prepare for an environmental assessment later this year. The decrepit buildings are gone, but remaining work includes cleaning up and spreading dirt, said Brian Lawrence, director...
Maintenance plan review underway for Hempfield public works equipment
Hempfield Supervisor Jay Anderson is pushing for a public works fleet maintenance plan to be established as the board approved spending an unexpected $174,000 to buy a new day cab tractor. The vehicle is used to haul a trailer and heavy public works equipment such as a paver or excavator....
Lawmakers confront crisis in senior care funding
Licensed practical nurse Carol Marol has been working at Westmoreland Manor for about 28 years, and laments that the quality of care at the nursing home is not as good as it used to be because of decreased staffing. “When we are short-staffed, and when workers are not paid competitive...
North Huntingdon cites owner of camper parked on former Rivertowne site
North Huntingdon has cited the owner of the camper that has been parked at the site of the former Rivertowne Pub & Grille along Route 30 for the past several months. Michael Manan was cited by code enforcement this week for illegally parking a camper on the property, leaving vehicles...
Murrysville attorney accused of bilking more than $300K from elderly client
A Murrysville attorney who ran unsuccessfully for district judge in 2023 was charged Thursday with stealing about $312,000 from an elderly client. An arrest warrant was issued for Robert C. Klingensmith, 61, on three counts of theft and a single count of financial exploitation of an older adult. He did...
Construction work begins at intersection of routes 380, 286 in Murrysville
Delayed construction work at the intersection of Route 286 and Saltsburg Road in Murrysville, near the Plum border, began Thursday, Plum officials said. Canonsburg-based Olympus Energy funded temporary traffic improvements last year as part of its Hermes fracking well pad project, built nearby on the Murrysville-Plum border off Logan’s Ferry...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend
Now that we’re reached the unofficial start of summer, it’s time to get together, get out and get moving. Here are some things to do this weekend: ‘Wicked’ sing-a-long Did you see “Wicked” in the theater and get tons of dirty looks when you tried to sing along? Never fear!...
1 critically hurt in 3-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Unity
A woman was critically hurt in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Route 30 in Unity. She and another motorist were taken by ambulance to AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville following the crash near the Theatre Street intersection, according to Mutual Aid Ambulance Service spokesman Shawn Penzera. In a news...
Monroeville police seek Derry woman facing hit-and-run, drug charges
Monroeville police are looking for a Derry woman who skipped court hearings after a 2023 drug arrest. Leann M. Wechtenhiser was taken into custody after a November 2023 crash near the U-Haul store on Route 22 in Monroeville. Police responded to a call for a rear-end crash, and discovered that...
Route 130 traffic to shift to 1 lane for natural gas pipeline replacement in Penn Township
Traffic will be reduced to one lane overnight along a portion of Route 130 in Penn Township starting June 8 while Peoples Natural Gas works to replace aging pipelines. The project is part of the gas company’s decades-long plan to replace 3,000 miles of pipelines to make their system more...
Ligonier Valley OKs proposed school budget with no tax hike
Ligonier Valley School Board has opted for a proposed $36.36 million district budget that avoids a property tax increase, a little over a week after reaching a 4-4 split vote over a real estate levy to support the spending plan. Since the successful budget vote occurred at a special meeting...
TribLive earns 6 Golden Quill awards, 21 finalist nods
TribLive brought home six Golden Quill Awards and was a finalist for 21 others at the 61st annual awards dinner Wednesday night at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The Golden Quills, organized by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, honors professional and student excellence in print, broadcast, photo, video and digital...
Northmont flood control project in Greensburg draws some critics
The engineer on a proposed flood control project in Greensburg said he plans to take resident concerns to state and federal officials. But whether those concerns are enough to change the project design remains to be seen. About a dozen residents participated in an informational meeting on the project Wednesday....
Ligonier Valley School Board can’t agree on appointment to vacancy; county court to decide
It will be up to the Westmoreland County Court to fill a vacant seat on the Ligonier Valley School Board after the remaining eight board members on Wednesday failed to agree on any of six applicants for the opening. At least three of those who sought a temporary appointment to...
Westmoreland write-in votes push Republican row office candidates to victory on Democratic ticket
Democratic and Republican voters in Westmoreland County nominated the same row office candidates to represent their parties in the fall general election. Republican challengers Katie Pecarchik and John Ackerman, as they did in the GOP primary, defeated current officeholders in the Democratic primaries for register of wills and coroner with...
Woman who died in Jeannette fire identified; officials describe scene as a hoarding situation
Raymond Gross tried to warn his neighbor about the dangers she faced by hoarding in her Jeannette home. “I told her about it several times,” he said. His neighbor, Elizabeth A. Liptak, died Wednesday afternoon when a fire that sparked on the kitchen stove quickly spread to the piles of...
Franklin Regional board will consider 4-mill tax hike in 2025-26 budget
The Franklin Regional school board is expected to approve a final 2025-26 budget with a 4-mill property tax hike. The board unanimously OK’d a proposed final budget at its May voting meeting. The $71.25 million budget has a $671,000 deficit, covered with $147,000 from the district’s technology fund balance, along...
North Huntingdon to investigate camper parked at former Rivertowne tavern site
After North Huntingdon won a three-year legal battle that went to the state Superior Court before it could demolish the vacant and deteriorating Rivertowne Pub & Grille along Route 30, township officials now are dealing with apparent squatters on the property. A township code enforcement officer was directed by the...
Latrobe names police chief to take on interim city manager role
Latrobe police Chief Richard Bosco will be overseeing administrative tasks as well as law enforcement since being appointed interim city manager at Tuesday’s council meeting. It’s similar to multiple duties he handled while employed at Lincoln Borough from 2013 through 2022. In that Allegheny County community he was director of...
Case against Unity man charged with murder of missing girlfriend on hold for 2 months
Kathe Gross has waited more than seven years to see justice for her daughter. Following a court hearing Tuesday, Gross learned she will have to continue to wait as a trial for the Unity man charged with her daughter’s murder was delayed yet again. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Michael...
Greensburg-area woman wins $1 million on scratch-off lottery ticket
A Greensburg-area woman took a chance on spending $20 for a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket and is a $1 million richer for it. “She just bought one ticket” on May 14 and that was the winner, said Kim Rodman, manager of Rick’s Tobacco Outlet at 857 S. Main St. in...
Newcomer earns most votes in Murrysville council primary
A political newcomer came away with the most votes in the primary election for Murrysville council last week. Darren Miller, 42, earned 22.4% of more than 7,000 votes cast in last week’s election, leading the field of five candidates running for a spot on the Republican side of the ballot....
Blairsville woman charged in 2024 fatal Derry Township crash
A Blairsville woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with a 2024 fatal crash in Derry Township. State police charged Ashley L. Kelley, 33, with homicide by vehicle, reckless endangerment, driving under the influence and related offenses. She tested positive for marijuana after the crash, according to troopers. State police said...
Retired Greensburg cop Regina McAtee sentenced to 36 months’ probation
A retired Greensburg police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months’ probation in a drug conspiracy case that involved the city’s former police chief. Regina McAtee, 52, of New Kensington pleaded guilty in May 2024 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. “Ms. McAtee, I think...
Westmoreland GOP concedes endorsements had little impact on county primary
Days after two Republican row officers were ousted by former longtime Democrats who only recently switched to the GOP, party officials in Westmoreland County are looking for reasons why. The apparent primary victory of Katie Pecarchik over Register of Wills Jon Wian and John Ackerman’s defeat of incumbent Coroner Tim...
