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Pa. troopers say Unity assault victim put ‘Call 911’ note in window as plea for help
The hand-scrawled sign hanging in the window of a Unity home over the weekend read, “Call 911.” After seeing it, someone did just that. State police arrived Saturday at the Pearl Lane home for a reported domestic assault. Inside, troopers reported finding a woman “visibly distraught” and “still bleeding from...
Latrobe hires new code officer, plans to share service with Derry Borough
Latrobe officials didn’t have to look beyond the city municipal building to find a new code enforcement and zoning officer. City council on Monday hired Shannon Cypher Hart for the job, at a salary of $46,000 plus benefits. She was a legislative aide in former state Rep. Joseph Petrarca’s Latrobe...
Hempfield leaders approve rezoning of former Valley Green Golf & Country Club
Hempfield supervisors approved a zoning change that could pave the way for future development at the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club site. Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a zoning shift from agricultural to suburban residential on 144 acres of the closed 18-hole golf course in the township. The...
Woman testifies in Hempfield robbery case
Sophia King told a Westmoreland County jury Tuesday she had no problem identifying the Black man she claims robbed her at gunpoint in a Hempfield shopping center parking lot more than four years ago. “I see his eyes,” King said as she pointed out a mask-wearing Norman Jack in a...
Greensburg Salem weighs back-to-school options as some seniors return
Greensburg Salem High School seniors now have the option to return to school four days a week, and the rest of the district’s students will likely follow suit April 1. About 260 people participated in a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday at which teachers, administrators and board members shared information...
Westmoreland vaccine registry on hold
Westmoreland County commissioners’ plan to create a covid-19 vaccine registry is on hold as county leaders search out a potential third party to help craft a waiting list for inoculations. Commissioners said Monday Excela Health will not participate in the creation of a registry and that it is unlikely the...
Greensburg train station sold again, along with 2 other downtown buildings
A Ligonier company has spent more than $3 million buying three commercial buildings in downtown Greensburg — including the city’s historic train station, which last changed hands in 2016. Chelsted Limited Family Partnership bought the train station on Ehalt Street from StoneKim Properties LLC for about $1.1 million, according to...
Defense claims Hempfield robbery suspect wrongly identified because of race
Police say Norman Jack confessed to the armed robbery of a Blairsville woman more than four years ago in a Hempfield shopping center parking lot. But Jack maintains his innocence and his defense attorney claimed in court Monday that his client was identified by his accuser only because he is...
Smithton woman charged with Medicaid fraud, theft
A personal care attendant from Smithton is accused by the state Attorney General’s office of overbilling Medicaid $18,491 for hundreds of hours she never worked. Annette M. Stahl, 54, was arrested by agents from the attorney general’s office and charged with criminal conspiracy, Medicaid fraud and theft in connection with...
Westmoreland commissioners create online link for public comments
Westmoreland County commissioners still have no firm plans to provide remote access to public meetings, but the manner in which residents can comment at the monthly sessions has been streamlined. Officials created a form on the county website in which citizens can register and submit comments to be read at...
Hempfield man jailed after police say he had 36 guns illegally
A Hempfield man is behind bars, charged with illegally having 36 firearms at his home. Dale Edward Kuhn, 73, has a previous conviction for corruption of minors, a charge that makes it illegal for him to possess a gun, state police said in court papers. He is being held without...
Westmoreland County adds fewest new covid cases since early October
Over the past two days, Westmoreland County added 76 additional cases of covid-19, according to Monday’s report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It’s the first time the county has had a two-day new case count in double digits since Oct. 7. Of the new cases, health officials report 48...
Penn Township woman’s novel weaves personal story into adult fictionVideo
A Harrison City woman has written a book that weaves elements of her life’s experiences into a novel about a woman dealing with trauma from an assault who eventually plots a way to exact revenge on the perpetrator. In “Other People’s Words,” Leslie Savisky has written a 300-page story that...
Westmoreland pharmacist ‘absolutely’ wants to play bigger role in doling out covid vaccine
There was no question in Ed Christofano’s mind that he would take more than a thousand doses of coronavirus vaccine when state officials offered them on short notice the weekend before last. “Absolutely,” the Westmoreland County pharmacist said. Within 24 hours, he had the doses — and plenty of waiting...
Pharmacist drives through winter storm to vaccinate homebound Donegal womanVideo
It was 19 degrees, but Ed Christofano had his GMC Acadia in four-wheel drive, climbing the snow-covered roads through the Allegheny Mountains. Also in his car was a cooler, and inside that was precious cargo: three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. “It’s just par for the course,” said Christofano, owner...
Trump House creator Leslie Rossi says she is ‘humbled’ at receiving GOP nod for open state House seat
Leslie Baum Rossi said she was “humbled” by her selection Saturday by a group of party confreres from Somerset and Westmoreland counties to be the Republican candidate in the May 18 special election to fill the vacancy in the 59th District state House seat created by the recent death of...
Westmoreland Historical Society lists available positions ahead of season
While several programs are up in the air due to the covid-19 pandemic, staff with the Westmoreland County Historical Society are preparing for the start of their season. Following precautions used over the summer — including face masks, temperature checks and small group sizes — society executive director Lisa Hays...
East Huntingdon church vandalized, $500 reward offered for informationVideo
The windows intentionally broken out of Mt. Nebo Independent Community Church in Westmoreland County are temporarily patched with cardboard and tape, but Greg Butler admits that the frustration of attempting to understand why vandals targeted the 131-year-old sanctuary lingers. Before the 9:30 a.m. service a week ago, Butler arrived at...
Open studio, classes among in-person activities back again at Latrobe Art CenterVideo
Latrobe Art Center’s open studio finds Sue Hrubes and Peg Panasiti each dabbing pigment on a developing watercolor painting. Wielding brushes, wearing masks and facing each other from the far sides of a U-shaped table, the Latrobe artists are among a handful of regulars at the Thursday afternoon sessions now...
Greensburg artist Pamela Cooper takes ‘leap of faith’ with new studioVideo
Artist Pamela Cooper is taking a leap of faith by renting studio space in Greensburg. For the first time, she’s hoping to support herself solely by making art. If all goes well, she’ll offer art classes remotely and in her space in the Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s Incubator for the Arts...
Rezoning of former Valley Green course in Hempfield to be revisited
After tabling a vote to rezone the former Valley Green Golf & Country Club, Hempfield supervisors are expected to revisit the topic. Rezoning of the property, which could open the door to several new homes being built in Hempfield, is on the agenda for Monday’s meeting, according to township Manager...
‘Shark Tank’ revisits Murrysville business that came away with a dealVideo
ABC’s “Shark Tank” will swim back to Murrysville to check in with FlexScreen, the window screen company that earned a deal with “shark” Lori Greiner during an early 2020 appearance on the show. Greiner initially offered FlexScreen owner Joe Altieri $800,000, with half in cash and half as a credit...
Trump House creator Leslie Baum Rossi wins Republican nod as party’s candidate for open state House seat
Leslie Baum Rossi, the Unity woman who created the Trump House, was chosen Saturday to be the Republican candidate in the May 18 special election to fill the vacancy in the 59th District State House seat created by the death of Mike Reese. Rossi, 50, was chosen by appointed members...
Westmoreland County records 98 covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 98 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, marking the third time in the past eight days the count has neared triple digits. The county’s total cases are at 26,275, which is an increase of 509 cases from the preceding week’s...
Cub Scouts ID vets’ markers at Scottdale cemeteries
Three Cub Scouts have identified 152 veterans’ grave markers that need to be replaced at two Scottdale cemeteries. It’s a community service project designed to honor those who served their country, as well as the Confederate States of America. Nathaniel King and Alex Schwenger, both of Scottdale, and Gavin Rummel...
