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Pa. AG Sunday to defer to state’s Democratic governor in Trump legal fights
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says he’s not looking for a fight with the Trump administration. The attorney general, during a wide-ranging interview with TribLive on Friday afternoon during a stop at the White Rabbit Cafe in Greensburg, said dealing with the political tension that has ripped through the nation...
State environmental board maintains permit renewals for 2 Penn Township gas wells
Gillian Graber has been hoping to avoid this moment for more than a decade. A second state department recently approved permit renewals for two proposed Marcellus shale gas wells to be located less than a half-mile from her Trafford home. The state Environmental Hearing Board ruled this month against nonprofit...
North Huntingdon to accept letters of interest to fill 7th Ward seat on board
North Huntingdon officials are accepting letters of interest from voters in the township’s Seventh Ward to fill the short-term vacancy of a commissioner who is retiring at the end of the month. The June 30 retirement of Commissioner Eric Gass will give the remaining six commissioners 30 days to fill...
Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds dazzle Westmoreland air show crowd
Craig Monstrola sat in the shade beneath a military plane’s 95-foot wingspan — and watched a bit of history unfold on a seemingly unending stretch of tarmac. Monstrola was anxious to catch the Royal Canadian Air Force make its Snowbirds pirouette in the sky Saturday above Arnold Palmer Regional Airport...
PennDOT concrete work to restrict overnight, weekend traffic on I-70 in Westmoreland
Single-lane restrictions will be in effect beginning Monday on a stretch of Interstate 70 in Rostraver and South Huntingdon townships and during several weekends, beginning this weekend, on a segment of the interstate in North Belle Vernon and Rostraver. PennDOT said concrete pavement work will trigger overnight restrictions from 7...
Greensburg Central Catholic adjusts staffing amid declining enrollment, rising costs
Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School will undergo staffing changes heading into 2025-26 as the school faces declining enrollment. The private, parochial school’s enrollment spiked following the covid pandemic — jumping from 345 in the 2020-21 school year to 373 in 2021-22. The student population remained relatively consistent across the...
Franklin Regional will take over management, maintenance at Murrysville’s Haymaker Park
Haymaker Park in Murrysville is old enough that baseball legend and Western Pennsylvania native Honus Wagner once played there. “It was here way back when they were planting the trees for the ‘Murrysville’ tree sign that overlooks the field,” said Charles Conway of Murrysville, a board member with nonprofit Communities...
Greater Latrobe OKs junior high roof replacement, high school track resurfacing
Work to replace the leaking roof at Greater Latrobe Junior High will begin this summer and is expected to wrap up during the summer of 2026. The school board this week awarded the roof contract to Island Contracting, which submitted a low base bid of about $6.2 million. That’s about...
Canadian, U.S. Air Force pilots plan powerful, precise maneuvers at Westmoreland air show
Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Marc-André Plante has taken his CT-114 jet through more than 50 practice runs of the demanding mirror pass maneuver. On Friday, he and eight fellow Snowbirds pilots were scheduled to complete another dry run of that pattern and other elements of the aerobatic demonstration they’ll...
No fare hikes in $17.9M Westmoreland transit budget
Westmoreland County bus fares will stay the same in the next year, officials said this week. Westmoreland County Transit Authority will maintain its fees for the fiscal year that begins July 1 under a $17.9 million budget, Alan Blahovec, executive director, told the authority board Thursday. The board unanimously approved...
Forecast for Westmoreland air show: Bright skies, heavy traffic
Thousands of people are expected to travel to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport this weekend to view the air show hosted annually at the Unity site. That means motorists should expect traffic to be heavier than usual on routes 30 and 981 in the vicinity of the airport. Traffic tends to...
Hempfield poised to renew garbage collection contract with County Hauling
Hempfield supervisors this week gave the OK for the manager and solicitor to seek out a one-year extension to a contract with County Hauling for garbage collection. The extension seemed to be the best route after surveying prices in a number of municipalities around the region, said manager Aaron Siko....
From pool to rock wall? Ligonier Beach plan consultant proposes ideas for site
Area residents who recall swimming at the former Ligonier Beach resort shouldn’t expect to return to take a dip in the now-shuttered Ligonier Township pool, but township consultants have suggested visitors might someday descend into the drained basin of the expansive pool to engage in activities such as climbing a...
Canadian Snowbirds jet team set to headline annual show at Arnold Palmer airport
Dave Bulebosh gets a front-row seat to the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland International Airshow just by stepping into his yard. With his home being within a mile of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity, he has had people flock to his neighborhood in past years to get a closer look...
Delusions from supplement overdose may have caused man to stab mom, attorney said
A Mt. Pleasant Township man accused of stabbing his mother multiple times was delusional when the incident took place at their residence in 2023, his attorney said Thursday. Psychiatrists examining Kort Eckman, 47, found that Eckman’s delusions on Oct. 3, 2023, may be linked to his taking numerous over-the-counter supplements...
Man accused of killing Jennah Seibert ordered to stand trialVideo
Moments after District Judge Wayne Vlasic on Thursday ordered Dorian Jeri-Greene to stand trial on homicide charges related to the shooting death of Jennah M. Seibert, her fiance walked to the front of the courtroom and turned to face the defendant. Bryan Murray of Rostraver stood there, apparently looking in...
Attorney weighs self-defense vs. accident in Penn Twp. shooting trial
The attorney for a woman accused of shooting her then-boyfriend in 2022 in Penn Township said Thursday he has not decided whether he will argue in her trial next month that the shotgun accidentally discharged or that his client acted in self-defense. Attorney Brian Aston told Westmoreland County Judge Scott...
Yough River crossing included in MAWC system upgrades
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County intends to cross the Youghiogheny River. The agency’s board on Wednesday signed off on $12.7 million upgrades to its system that provides water to more than 123,000 customers in Westmoreland, Allegheny, Armstrong, Fayette and Indiana counties. Among the upgrades is installation of a 48-inch...
Here are 5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: June 20-22
The first day of summer is Friday, and what better time is there to catch some brightly colored rainbows? Here are a few chances to get out this weekend. Pride Movie Night Kick off a fun-filled Pride weekend with a Pride Movie Night at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center....
Derry Area seeks applicants for vacant school board seat, grades 6-8 principal slot
Derry Area School Board is looking to appoint an eligible resident to a vacant seat on the panel after a board member’s resignation. The board also is planning to hire a new secondary-level administrator following the recent departure of the high school principal for a position at another district. The...
Franklin Regional hikes taxes by 4 mills for 2025-26 school year
The Franklin Regional school board approved a final 2025-26 budget with a 4-mill property tax hike. The board unanimously OK’d a final budget at its June 16 voting meeting. The $71.25 million budget has a $671,000 deficit, covered with $147,000 from the district’s technology fund balance, along with approximately $525,000...
Westmoreland happenings: Trap shoots, bank retiree lunch
Meetings • Rostraver Sportsmen and Conservation Association, 539 Cedar Creek Road, will meet at 7:30 p.m. June 23. The club hosts trap shoots from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, and at 10 a.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays. Public welcome. Details: 724-984-6611 or rostraversportsmen@gmail.com. • Retirees and former employees of...
Latrobe street paving project includes base repairs near hospital
A block-long Latrobe street bordered by parking lots for the town’s hospital is among a dozen streets that are slated for improvement in an upcoming city paving project. Derry Construction was awarded the $367,343 contract for the project — including extensive work on Taft Street. which intersects with Second Avenue...
Housing authority seeks sponsor to fund 9 cottage-style residences in Irwin
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority plans to seek another sponsor for a state application to fund the $2.3 million construction of nine cottage-style houses next to the Grand View Senior Residences. Irwin Borough declined the opportunity. The borough council last week rejected the housing authority’s request that the borough sponsor...
New Alexandria man sentenced for 2023 confrontation with police
A New Alexandria man convicted of resisting arrest during a 2023 confrontation with state police in Unity was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation but will serve no additional jail time. Denton G. Krapf, 49, was found guilty in February of one misdemeanor count by a Westmoreland County jury....
