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Man arrested after police chase from Rostraver to Monessen
A man is accused of leading police on a chase from Rostraver to Monessen early Sunday, according to court papers. Isaiah William Jones, 29, who has addresses in Charleroi and Donora, is charged with fleeing from police, driving under the influence, resisting arrest and related offenses. State police said they...
Apollo native Dan Swank gets gig with favorite band All Time Low
How many music lovers dream of getting onstage with a favorite band? How many actually get a chance to do it? Apollo native Dan Swank is one of the lucky ones. In 2020, he became a member of his all-time favorite band, All Time Low. Working with the band as...
Covid cases continue to rise, but the pace appears to be easing
As Pennsylvania loosens its covid-19 mitigation restrictions, the spike in new cases of the virus is showing slight signs of slowing. Over the past two days, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reports there were 6,651 new cases added, bringing the total cases since the pandemic began to 1,045,400. While the...
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival canceled for 2nd year
The Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival has been canceled for the second consecutive year because of organizers’ pandemic-related concerns for the safety of vendors and visitors. “The festival cannot offer visitors the enriching and entertaining experience that they have come to love and expect due to the current restrictions and...
Holocaust remembered in Yom HaShoah program in Greensburg
Although the Holocaust ended 76 years ago with the Allied liberation of Nazi Germany concentration camps where around 6 million Jews were killed, the Yom HaShoah Holocaust Memorial program on Wednesday at Congregation Emanu-El Israel in Greensburg is another opportunity to remind people anti-Semitism did not die in the ruins...
Restaurants seeing resurgence as restrictions loosenedVideo
It was a great day for family gatherings this Easter, as the country emerged from the darkness of a year ago when restaurants were open only for takeout and the covid-related restrictions were just beginning to clamp down on the country. “We had 2,000 reservations,” Ron DeNunzio said Sunday, counting...
Mother, son killed in Salem fire
A mother and son were killed in their Salem Township home early Sunday morning when fire engulfed the two-story structure, collapsing the second floor onto the first floor, a fire official said. Helen W. Staats, 84, and Davd J. Staats, 57, both of 1666 Route 819, were pronounced dead at...
Murrysville women’s ball hockey league grows to 150 participants
“Pure terror — but also exciting!” That’s how Jocelyn Gunia of Bethel Park described the first time a shot came whizzing directly at her in goal while she was playing dek hockey. Gunia, 30, spent most of the past decade as a casual hockey fan, watching alongside her husband. These...
Woman ID’d in fatal crash on Route 136 in Hempfield
A Sewickley Township woman has been identified as the person who was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash along Route 136 in Hempfield. The woman, Joann Wardzek, 58, of Wolfe Lane, was pronounced dead at the scene along Route 136 between Edna Road and Lower Lane at 8 p.m....
Trout season gets off to a chilly startVideo
For several of the folks casting lines the first day of trout season Saturday on the chilly shores of the lake at Northmoreland Park, the efficient work of a passing osprey accounted for much of the early morning excitement. “I think that osprey was the only one to catch a...
Allegheny, Westmoreland report highest new covid case totals since January
Allegheny and Westmoreland counties on Saturday each saw their highest new number of covid cases since mid-January. Allegheny County added 653 cases, the highest since 670 were added on Jan. 13, while Westmoreland’s 214 additional cases were the most since 277 on that same day in January. Pennsylvania’s 5,343 new...
‘The great sacrifice’: Easter reminds that story of Jesus, his resurrection remain relevant, ministers say
As the Christian world celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ this Easter, local ministers say they will remind their congregations that the events that took place almost 2,000 years ago remain important today. “There is nothing like the story of Easter and the reality of Christ’s resurrection that demonstrates God’s...
Diocese of Greensburg bishop demonstrates how to make Easter cheeseVideo
In a video posted by the Diocese of Greensburg this week, Bishop Larry Kulick demonstrates a recipe for a traditional Easter cheese. As part of a collaboration with The Catholic Accent, a monthly diocesan newspaper, Kulick teaches parishioners how to make the cheese. It’s often created by people of European...
1 person dies, another airlifted from scene following crash on Route 136 in Hempfield
One person died and another was airlifted by a medical helicopter following a crash on Route 136 Friday evening, a Westmoreland emergency dispatcher confirmed. The crash, which occurred around 7:10 p.m., closed the road between Lower Lane and Edna Road, near the Hempfield Area School district bus garage. State police...
Greensburg police arrest man for trying to fake drug test
For the second time this week, a Westmoreland County parolee was arrested for trying to fake a court-ordered drug test. Greensburg police charged Robert B. Nix-Williams, 34, of Arnold with a misdemeanor count of furnishing drug-free urine after attempting to falsify a drug test at the state parole office. He...
Buy a piece of movie, TV history during Latrobe gallery saleVideo
“Mindhunter” fans can own a piece of the Netflix thriller series. Furniture, lamps, a typewriter, curtains and even a vacuum cleaner used in the show’s Pittsburgh-area filming are on sale at Spring Street Gallery in Latrobe. Those pieces are part of owner Adam Dunhoff’s vast collection of vintage and antique...
Murrysville couple helps fulfill Heart’s Promise by fostering therapy dog
Bullet, a 5-year-old Shetland sheepdog, is what Mike Lamont refers to as “a real rags-to-riches story” when it comes to dog adoption. “His former family was on a camping trip, and Bullet broke his leg at four months old,” said Lamont, who is founder and executive director of the nonprofit...
Route 30 near Greensburg reopens after multi-car crash shut it down for about an hour
A multi-vehicle accident Thursday night on an icy Route 30 bridge over Route 119 in South Greensburg closed of some of the road’s lanes. The closure occurred between the Route 136 entrance ramp on the eastbound lanes and the westbound ramp at the Cedar Street entrance, according to dispatches from...
Police: Attempted fake drug test leads to new charges against New Stanton man
A New Stanton man was charged Thursday after police said he used a homemade device to simulate urination as part of a botched attempt to falsify a drug test at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Dennis Shank, 43, was charged by Park Police with a misdemeanor count of furnishing drug-free urine...
Jeannette woman’s turnaround not enough to avoid jail time in overdose death
A former Hempfield woman told a judge on Thursday she never really knew the man who died from the drugs she sold him in 2019, but, in the two years since his overdose, she got sober, got married, gave birth to a daughter and has turned her life around. Hollie...
‘Hang on and do what works’: Excela’s top doctor talks vaccines, safety as covid restrictions are set to easeVideo
New coronavirus cases are on the rise once again in Westmoreland County, and with more reopenings statewide coming Sunday, Excela Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Carol Fox is on edge. Some alcohol-related restrictions will be lifted by state officials this weekend and restaurants and other businesses can increase their capacity...
Penn Township girl spreading joy in memory of her uncleVideo
A Penn Township teenager honored the memory of her late uncle, who died of covid last year, by spreading joy to the health care workers at UPMC East hospital in Monroeville and a kidney dialysis center in Hempfield. Jessica Landi, 15, of Harrison City was joined by her mother, Sharon...
Latrobe woman arrested on new drug counts after city detective serves warrant
A Latrobe woman wanted on charges of selling a small amount of methamphetamine to a police informant last month was apprehended walking downtown this week as she carried more than a brick of heroin and suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to court documents. Megan M. Ashbaugh, 26, was...
Murrysville tennis nonprofit gets boost from national health care companyVideo
A Murrysville nonprofit that focuses on teaching tennis, with a focus on being inclusive of all ability levels, has gotten a boost to its profile — and its bank account — through a promotion by national health care company Craneware. Anup Nadesan, 18, of Murrysville, started My Ground Strokes alongside...
Pennsylvania saw upswing in covid cases, hospitalizations in March
Covid-19 cases in Pennsylvania took an upswing in March, though nothing like what was experienced last fall through the beginning of this year. The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported 3,893 additional cases; and the seven-day average of cases in the state ticked up to 4,073. The seven-day total...
