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Intoxicated man accused of leading police on 100 mph chase in Westmoreland, Fayette counties
An Allegheny County man is accused of leading state police on a 100 mph chase in Westmoreland and Fayette counties Sunday night before crashing, according to court papers. Troopers said Nicholas Haluschak, 40, of Dravosburg, was under the influence of drugs at the time and had $1,500 and a loaded...
Greensburg Garden Center crafts unique items for annual greens sale
There are a lot of good reasons to shop Greensburg Garden Center’s annual Christmas greens and decor sale. Offering everything from trees, wreaths and roping to kissing balls, table arrangements and hanging baskets, along with other handcrafted decorative items, it’s one-stop shopping, said center president Carla Rusnica. It’s also one-of-a-kind...
Westmoreland County eclipses 200 total deaths attributed to covid-19
Westmoreland County on Tuesday surpassed 200 deaths attributed to the coronavirus — more than half of which were reported since Nov. 1. The county reported five new deaths and 199 additional cases of covid-19, according to the state Health Department. Since Nov. 1, Westmoreland County has reported 101 covid-19 deaths,...
New Stanton wants to sell old borough building
A piece of New Stanton’s history — the old borough building on North Center Avenue — is for sale. The borough wants to get a fair price from the property at 451 N. Center Ave. and see it put back in use, said Raymond Strosko, council president. New Stanton Council...
Hempfield approves $2.2 million capital budget
Hempfield supervisors are moving forward with a $2.2 million preliminary capital projects budget. Supervisors last week unanimously approved the budget, which covers items such as truck purchases, park repairs and a new software code and permitting platform. Supervisor Tom Logan was not present at the meeting. “They approved the capital...
1 arrested in robbery, 1 injured, at Derry Borough home
A Derry Borough man was hospitalized after police said he was hit in the head with a tire iron during a robbery at his home Friday. The man told borough police that five people broke into his Hays Street home around 7 p.m. but the only one he could identify...
Man held without bail after disturbance at South Greensburg dollar store
An Allegheny County man is being held without bail after police said he had 15 grams of crystal methamphetamine and threw items around a Dollar General store in South Greensburg last week. Jason W. Smith, 34, of Forward Township, is charged with drug offenses and disorderly conduct. South Greensburg police...
Cold weather shelter program returns to Westmoreland County
Three Westmoreland County nonprofits have teamed up again to provide a place for those who need to come in from the cold. United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Welcome Home Shelter in Greensburg and Union Mission in Latrobe will provide cold weather shelters from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on nights...
National Guard providing covid-19 assistance at Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Unity
The Pennsylvania National Guard has spent the last several days at Twin Lakes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Unity, providing emergency assistance to the facility because of the coronavirus outbreak. The staff assistance mission at Twin Lakes started Saturday. It is scheduled to end Wednesday. A group of eleven guard...
Nonprofits count on Giving Tuesday to balance out a tough year
Hot on the tail of Cyber Monday, nonprofits across the region are looking for a hand on Giving Tuesday. The event, a celebration of giving observed the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, typically is a high-profile opportunity for charities and nonprofits to make a case for year-end donations. It takes on special...
Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers continue election attacks, promise report on ‘sizable irregularities’
A group of state GOP lawmakers contesting the result of the Nov. 3 election is continuing a “forensic investigation,” even as their efforts to bring a resolution seeking to overturn the Pennsylvania election certification failed. The 26 Republican state representatives, including Daryl Metcalfe, Eric Nelson, Eric Davanzo and Cris Dush...
Westmoreland elections board certifies more Nov. 3 ballots — but not 344 in undated envelopes
Westmoreland County on Monday certified the remainder of votes from the Nov. 3 election that are not subject to legal challenges. That does not include 344 mail-in ballots that didn’t have a date written on them. Attorney Marco Attisano argued the board of elections should count those undated ballots in...
Hempfield neighborhood boosts Christmas spirit with parade
Heather Manhart is hopeful a parade will bring the Christmas spirit to kids in her Hempfield neighborhood following a year marred by the coronavirus pandemic. “They lost so much this year and (I’m) hoping that this will bring a smile to their face seeing Santa and just the spirit of...
Unity man accused of nearly hitting ambulance and spitting on, kicking state troopers
A Unity man remained in jail Monday after state police accused him of being high over the weekend when he nearly hit an ambulance in Derry Township and spit on and kicked two troopers, according to court papers. Marshal Corb Wherry, 24, is charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, driving...
2 men accused of not calling for help following Greensburg overdose that proved fatal
Greensburg police charged two men with reckless endangerment and other offenses after accusing them of not calling an ambulance after a woman overdosed at a Greensburg home. Nicholas Anthony Iapalucci, 31, of Greensburg, called Christopher Love, 43, of Southwest Greensburg, and requested opioid overdose antidote naloxone for his unconscious girlfriend...
Westmoreland clerk of courts office appointment-only for the public after virus cases reported
Starting Tuesday, all public business at the Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts office will be conducted by appointment only. Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline made the change Monday because some staffers have tested positive for the coronavirus, while others are quarantining as they await test results. “My staff operations are...
Westmoreland County fire departments can apply for pandemic relief money
Grant applications are open for Westmoreland County’s fire departments that have experienced negative financial impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. A nonprofit department can receive up to $25,000 each for either expenses related to the pandemic or revenue lost under guidelines released Monday. Commissioner Sean Kertes said there are 118 fire...
Greensburg man gets 2 years in jail for setting his house on fire
A Greensburg man pleaded guilty Monday to setting his house on fire. Jeremiah N. Morgan, 41, was sentenced to spend up to two years, less a day, in the Westmoreland County Prison followed by five years of probation. Morgan said he pleaded guilty to “get into treatment and get my...
Westmoreland County adds 302 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths over 2 days
Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 302 new covid-19 cases over the past two days in Westmoreland County on Monday. There were 173 new cases Sunday and 129 on Monday. Among the new cases, 152 were confirmed through 385 new PCR tests from Sunday’s batch, while 96 were...
‘Luminary Night’ to kickoff holiday festivities in Greensburg
Greensburg will celebrate its 51st annual Luminary Night beginning at 5 p.m. Dec. 3. About 400 luminaries will light the way for visitors along Main, Otterman and West Second streets and Pennsylvania Avenue, and a Christmas tree will illuminate the South Pennsylvania Avenue Parklet. The Downtown Greensburg Project, which organizes...
Pittsburgh-area hospitals set record for treating covid patients
The latest surge of covid-19 cases has prompted a 500% increase in hospitalizations when compared to the spring stage of the pandemic, officials from the region’s health care systems said Sunday. While some hospitals are close to running out of intensive care beds, officials at Allegheny Health Network and UPMC...
Amid pandemic and court ruling, Western Pa. parishioners want to attend church, but remain safe
Allegheny Township resident Jessica Pulice and her daughters want to attend church in person, but they want to do it safely. That’s what Pulice said Sunday as she walked into Mass at Mount St. Peter Parish in New Kensington. “People are practicing social distancing (at Mount St. Peter). They are...
Contents of Hempfield Ramada to be auctioned Dec. 5
For John Mizikar, seeing the shuttered Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center in Hempfield go is like losing a good friend. Mizikar, 58, of Mt. Pleasant Township spent a large chunk of his life at the 42-year-old hotel, working his way through the ranks and paving his way...
Police still seek tips, clues a year after North Huntingdon chiropractor’s homicide
One year after the homicide of North Huntingdon chiropractor David S. Bailey, investigators have not made an arrest, despite a billboard alert near the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Irwin interchange and acquaintances offering a reward for information leading to a conviction. Bailey, 54, was found dead inside his Parkway Drive office on...
Jacobs Creek tributaries targeted for flood control studyVideo
Three Jacobs Creek tributaries in Scottdale and East Huntingdon are targets of a study designed to prevent the kind of flooding the borough has seen all too often after heavy rains — flooding on streets and in some basements. “When we get these 100-year rains, we get the surface water...
