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Girl, 14, hospitalized after being hit by SUV in Unity
A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized Saturday after state police said she was hit by an SUV in Unity. The crash happened at 11:30 a.m. on Sussex Way. Troopers said a 40-year-old woman had pulled out of a driveway and was headed down the street when the girl stepped in front...
Gun sales booming with no end in sight
Some local gun owners think it could be a year or more before the current record firearm sales level out. They pointed to a larger number of people turning to firearm ownership as a means of protection amid a litany of reasons, including the coronavirus pandemic, calls for less policing,...
Air traveler numbers are taking flight at Pittsburgh, Westmoreland airports
The number of passengers traveling through Pittsburgh International and Arnold Palmer Regional airports is on the rebound, in step with a national resurgence in air travel after a 2020 pandemic-fueled slump. “We’re seeing similar increases in passenger traffic as the rest of the industry,” said Alyson Walls, a spokeswoman for...
Student exchange program looks to rebound locally after pandemic challenges
Ethan Kelley found himself unexpectedly boarding an international flight a little over a year ago in Frankfurt, Germany. The arrival of the covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 prompted the Greensburg teen’s early departure from a student exchange program in Bavaria that was supposed to continue through the following June. “I...
Jeannette woman recognized by Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids AwardVideo
A Westmoreland County woman was recognized by a statewide child abuse prevention organization for her work with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. Jeanine Rasky, 63, of Jeannette was one of five people who received the Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award, given by the Pennsylvania Family Support...
Leading the class: Seton Hill, Saint Vincent found ways to bring students back safely
Jessie Delio was thrilled when she learned Seton Hill University would welcome students back to classrooms at its hilltop campus in Greensburg last fall. Like millions of other college students across the country, the Erie woman gathered her books, packed her bags and headed home in spring 2020 when schools...
Westmoreland municipal leaders awaiting answers on expected pandemic relief money
Part of the recently passed $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package includes a good chunk of money intended for local governments — with up to about $2.4 billion for municipalities in Pennsylvania. Like elsewhere in the state, many in Westmoreland County still are wondering just how much they will get...
Cokeville memories: Former residents, hikers revisit ghost of Derry Township villageVideo
Ron Ross remembers the demise of Cokeville. His family’s property served as sort of a passageway for homes that were trucked out of the Derry Township village in the early 1950s — an exodus forced by the building of the Conemaugh Dam. Ross, 77, estimated he watched 50 homes be...
Norwin Elks to host Military Share Food Distribution program
Norwin Elks is set to host a Military Share Food Distribution program next month. The event, scheduled for May 13, is the first program of its type to be hosted by the Norwin Elks, according to Don Rohac, chair of veterans affairs for the organization. It is being held in...
Restaurant restrictions loosened, but workers hard to find in Western PennsylvaniaVideo
“Help wanted” signs at restaurants across the region are as noticeable as menus, as businesses scramble to hire enough workers to serve more customers under loosened indoor dining restrictions. Restaurant owners and managers have been challenged to find enough workers to stay open longer and feed customers in a timely...
History on display at 23rd annual Bushy Run Historic Arms ShowVideo
It’s easy to see the passion Bill Vance has for antique firearms as he cradles a 50-caliber St. Louis plains rifle, with intricate inlaid metalwork and a unique feature the average person would not even notice. “A lot of these types of long rifles were made with curly maple, the...
Kecksburg firefighters donating 1989 fire engine to Dominican RepublicVideo
Kecksburg firefighters are hoping to invoke the sense of wonder the community enjoyed more than 55 years ago, when a mysterious, metallic acorn-shaped object reportedly fell from the sky and brought worldwide attention to the tiny Mt. Pleasant Township village. This time, they’re hoping to do it with a donated...
Greensburg man to serve probation, house arrest for overdose of longtime girlfriend
Christopher Showalter told a Westmoreland County judge on Friday he never considered he was about to commit a crime when he delivered two stamp bags of heroin to the Hempfield home of his son’s mother two years ago. “I loved her and I would never, ever let anything happen to...
Franklin Regional Unified Club captures Western Pa. bocce championshipVideo
When Franklin Regional life skills teacher Allison Harris helped start the high school’s Unified Club in 2014, she was hoping to create inclusive opportunities that would bring life skills students together with the larger student body in fun competitions. She certainly did not expect the club’s track team to win...
Unity officials urge township residents to take advantage of spring cleanupVideo
Unity residents can do their part and participate in their township’s Neighborhood Spring Cleanup, set for April 24. They’ll be able to drop off unwanted non-hazardous household items in large trash bins from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the township office building, at 154 Beatty...
Penguin Court to host native plant sale in Laughlintown
Those wanting to fill their gardens with native plants this season will be able to chose between 45 species of perennials, shrubs and tree seedlings during Penguin Court’s plant sale. Penguin Court, the former family home of the late Tribune-Review publisher Richard M. Scaife, was converted in 2019 into a...
Hempfield band sub sales set to resume next monthVideo
After a monthslong hiatus because of covid-19 restrictions, a major fundraiser for the Hempfield Area marching band is back. Sub sales, a popular event in the Hempfield community, will resume May 15, band director Brian Tychinski confirmed. The May event will be the first since sales were suspended in September...
Unity enjoys revenue boost after year in pandemic; eyes paving, roof replacement
Unity Township is in good financial shape, despite the covid-19 pandemic, and is looking ahead to replacement of the roof on the municipal building and a paving project that will address some roads long overdue for attention. The township also is updating a piece of heavy equipment and seeking funds...
Westmoreland prosecutor to head county’s bar association
Assistant District Attorney Judith Petrush will have a new role in addition to her day job as a Westmoreland County prosecutor. Petrush, 53, of Murrysville, this week was elected president of the Westmoreland Bar Association and, in doing so, becomes the first full-time prosecutor to oversee the organization that represents...
Lawsuit claims Sheetz assistant manager wrongly fired
A Cheswick woman claimed in a lawsuit filed this week she was wrongfully fired last summer as an assistant manager of a Sheetz store after she refused to follow a company directive that initially ordered her to not attend a criminal court hearing to which she had been called to...
Memorial run will be a 4.2K to honor late Export man’s favorite number
Dustin Norris was a competitor. “We ran a race together, the Liberty Mile in Pittsburgh,” said Norris’ partner, Megan Nelson of Export. “I run a seven-minute mile, but we started the race and all of a sudden I realized I was about to die, he was running so fast. He...
As Pa. covid cases rise, hospitalizations drop for 1st time in nearly 3 weeks
With the latest numbers released Friday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, coronavirus cases are continuing to increase across the state. However, state hospitalizations for covid declined for the first time in nearly three weeks. That, combined with the fact that more than 20% of the state population has been...
‘How many of us will be left?’ Catholic nuns face loss, pain through toll of pandemic
At the front desk, the kindly nun who greeted visitors at St. Anne’s Home is missing, and in the chapel, where stained glass paints the walls with pastels, she no longer waves hello from the last pew on the left. In the convent’s living room, Sister Mary Evelyn Labik isn’t...
Peyton Manning checks up on namesake dog who escaped a bear’s jaws
Peyton Manning — the soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback — called Thursday to check on the condition of his namesake dog, which escaped certain death from the mouth of a black bear Monday night near Armbrust. Manning called the Rev. Tim Stradling on Thursday morning, much to the surprise of...
Peyton Manning checks up on namesake dog who escaped a bear’s jaws
Peyton Manning — the soon-to-be Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback — called Thursday to check on the condition of a namesake dog, one that escaped certain death from the clutches of a black bear Monday near Armbrust. The NFL great called the Rev. Tim Stradling of Mt. Pleasant Township...
