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Arnold man appeals 20-year prison sentence connected to drug overdose death
An Arnold man claims his 20-year prison sentence for the sale of drugs connected to the 2014 fatal overdose of a Lower Burrell woman is excessive. In an appeal filed Monday, the lawyer for Demetrius Houser claims prosecutors agreed to more disproportionate and lenient sentences against two co-defendants who served...
Norwin reports 3 more covid-19 cases at high school, plus online student
Norwin is starting the week with another round of covid-19 cases at its high school, as three more students tested positive for the virus — as did a fourth student taking classes though Norwin Online Academy, the district said Monday. The high school building will remain open for classes on...
Westmoreland County back in ‘substantial’ virus risk category as cases skyrocket statewide
Last week it appeared Westmoreland County’s coronavirus surge might by on the decline, with its transmission risk dropping just under the threshold that divide a “substantial” risk from a “moderate” one on the state’s Early Warning Monitoring System. That appearance was an illusion. Cases again spiked, and the previous week’s...
Greensburg Salem elementary schools closed this week due to virus
Greensburg Salem School District’s three elementary schools are closed this week after three faculty members tested positive for coronavirus, according to Superintendent Gary Peiffer. Classes at Amos K. Hutchinson, James H Metzgar and Dr. Robert F. Nicely elementary schools will be conducted remotely through Friday. In addition to the three...
Westmoreland budget vote pushed to Nov. 24
Westmoreland commissioners on Monday postponed a vote to approve a preliminary 2021 operating budget until next week to allow county staff additional time to count remaining ballots cast in the November election. Officials said the processes to review and count ballots cast during the November election has taken longer than...
Westmoreland County rules staff errors won’t disqualify provisional ballots
Westmoreland County commissioners on Monday agreed to count dozens of provisional ballots cast at more than 30 precincts on Election Day originally classified as defective based on clerical errors made by county staff. Sitting as the county’s Elections Board, commissioners unanimously agreed to count ballots cast by voters who received...
Export couple arrested after stabbing
An Export couple is in the Westmoreland County Prison after an argument turned into someone getting stabbed early Sunday, according to state police. Devon M. Nuccetelli, 42, is charged by state police with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, harassment, reckless endangerment and simple assault after the 4:20 a.m. altercation...
Westmoreland County adds 354 covid cases in 2 days, 3 deaths
Over the past two days, Westmoreland County added 354 new covid-19 cases, according to Monday’s update from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county added 187 cases Sunday and 167 on Monday. Of those, 149 and 132 were confirmed through PCR tests, respectively. On Monday, Westmoreland posted the sixth highest...
Reports of screams in Greensburg end in arrest of assault suspect
Desperate cries from a Greensburg woman begging for help over the weekend prompted neighbors to call police, which led to the arrest of a Fayette County man. City police responded after 11 p.m. Saturday to North Carpenter Street after receiving multiple of a woman screaming. Several residents in the vicinity...
Police: Hempfield man robbed woman of $1,900, kicked trooper in face
A Hempfield man was jailed Monday after state police said he robbed a woman and kicked a trooper in the face, according to court papers. Andre James Sanders, 41, is charged with aggravated assault, robbery, theft, obstructing emergency services, public drunkenness and related offenses in connection with the Sunday morning...
South Greensburg company seeking shelters, food kitchens for coronavirus protection kit donations
A South Greensburg-based company that is directing coronavirus safety kits to school districts around the country is hoping to do the same for food kitchens and shelters for the homeless and women. AssetGenie will donate kits to shelters and food kitchens that have the greatest need, spokeswoman Jessica Szakos said....
State seeks to add Pittsburgh-to-New York City Amtrak train
Amtrak’s proposal to add another Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg daily round-trip train in about three years is good news to Sharon Calloway of Uniontown, a frequent traveler on the Pennsylvanian train from Greensburg to New York City, where she works. “It would be nice to have more than one option,” said Calloway, who...
102-year-old WWII vet honored with French Legion of Honor medalVideo
A member of the vanishing Greatest Generation who survived fighting Germans in France during World War II was honored Saturday by a representative of that country he and hundreds of thousands of others helped liberate from the grips of Nazi Germany 75 years ago. Army veteran Frank Delia of North...
Glassport man accused of assaulting nurse
A 30-year-old man at Torrance State Hospital in Derry Township for a court-ordered mental health evaluation was arraigned on charges of sexually assaulting a nurse there. William Thornhill of Glassport is accused of assaulting the nurse in the Greizman Building as she was taking temperatures of other patients at the...
New cases prompt Penn-Trafford to close Penn Middle School through Wednesday
Penn Middle School will be closed Monday through Wednesday because of an increase in covid-19 cases. Penn-Trafford School District officials notified parents in a letter emailed Sunday from Superintendent Matthew Harris. There are five active covid-19 cases at the school, two of which were added over the weekend. Four of...
North Huntingdon close to rules on backyard chickens
After months of wrangling and heated debate, North Huntingdon officials are close to reaching a consensus on how to regulate the raising of chickens in a residential neighborhood, which sets the stage for a vote on Wednesday. Four of the seven commissioners said they would be in favor of letting...
‘Phenomenal turnout’ for Westmoreland Toys for Tots TrainVideo
Lindsay Fails made a special 35-mile trip from Indiana County to the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad line next to Greengate Centre in Hempfield on Saturday afternoon just so she could contribute to the holiday cheer of a child in need. She donated a gift to the Westmoreland County Marine Toys for...
Westmoreland County posts 155 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 155 new cases of coronavirus in Westmoreland County. Of the new covid-19 cases, 97 are confirmed and 58 are probable. Saturday’s addition puts the seven-day average at 134 cases; the county reported 119 cases on Friday. The high of the week was...
Out & About: The Westmoreland lights up the Greensburg night skyVideo
With the flick of a switch, accompanied by oohs, aahs and applause, The Westmoreland Museum of American Art was awash in a festive glow. The second annual Winter Lights Illumination Night was held Friday, bringing cheer to downtown Greensburg as the darkest days of the year tick down to the...
Expansion approved for Indian Creek Water Treatment Plant
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County will spend $18 million to expand its Indian Creek Water Treatment Plant near Connellsville, which supplies water to about half of the agency’s more than 121,000 customers. Authority officials said the construction project, expected to begin this spring, will allow an additional 10 million gallons...
4 libraries in Westmoreland, Allegheny counties will split $2.3 million in state grants
Four local libraries received a helping hand in their renovation efforts thanks to $2.2 million in collective grants from the state Department of Education. “We’re just so excited about this grant, we’re over the moon,” said Jamie Falo, executive director of Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, which received $748,145. The money...
GOP commissioners reject defective mail-in ballots
Westmoreland County’s Republican commissioners on Friday declined to vote on the status of 343 mail-in ballots that were not properly dated and a separate batch of 375 ballots delivered to the courthouse by the Postal Service nine minutes after the 8 p.m. deadline on Election Day. The move came during...
Westmoreland County opens up second round of covid-relief grants
The application period for Westmoreland County small businesses and nonprofit organizations seeking additional grants for reimbursements to cover coronavirus-related expenses opened Friday. Requests will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis through the end of the year. County commissioners said small businesses will be first in line for grants of...
‘Welcome Everyone Westmoreland’ initiative aims to boost diversity, population in county
Westmoreland County’s population is dwindling, and members of a new initiative hope to help reverse the trend by making the region more welcoming to a more diverse group of people. “We are losing people, people are not coming into the county, and I fear it’s going to be the continued...
Hempfield man accused of stealing Rostraver woman’s coin collection
A Westmoreland County carpet installer is charged with stealing a Rostraver customer’s coin collection valued at more than $1,000 while working in her home last month. Curtis Burkholder, 51, of Hempfield, is charged with theft and receiving stolen property by township police in connection with the theft that allegedly occurred...
