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Westmoreland County reports 5 new coronavirus deaths, 91 new cases
Westmoreland County added five new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The five deaths bring the county’s total to 93 and are the highest single-day total since six deaths were reported on May 18. The county also added 91 new covid-19 cases, bring the case...
Westmoreland County Prison inmate accused of breaking fellow prisoner’s jaw during assault
A South Carolina man charged with attempting to kill a sheriff’s deputy there was arrested Wednesday on assault charges in connection with a beating at the Westmoreland County Prison this month. Brian Joseph Stoltie is accused of attacking another inmate, who suffered several facial fractures and had his jaw wired...
Franklin Regional, local church partner to provide ‘Holiday Help’ to families
For years, schools in the Franklin Regional School District would operate a program helping out less-fortunate families during the holiday season. Through school counselors, families in need would be identified and through fundraising, would be provided with gifts . Just a little more than a mile west down Old William...
Westmoreland pandemic panel: Technology presents solutions, challenges
Technology is a lifeline for many during the social separation that is part of the coronavirus pandemic. But the increased virtual connections people are making aren’t without pitfalls. As screen time for children has grown, so have concerns about what they may be viewing between online lessons and what face-to-face...
Alien invaders welcome at North Huntingdon homeVideo
It might be time to break out the tin foil hats — an alien invasion is taking place in North Huntingdon. Three silver aliens with glowing green eyes stand at the ready, two holding toy guns, in a neighborhood along Dianthus Street, their spaceship glowing red, white and blue. It’s...
2 indicted in 2-day, 3-county armed robbery spree
Two Maryland brothers previously arrested in connection with a two-day armed robbery spree in three counties were indicted by a federal grand jury this week, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Elijah Alvin Sayon and Rexford Wright, both 23, of Hagerstown, Md., are each facing four counts of robbery. The...
Westmoreland events include dinner fundraisers
Blood drive • White Valley AMVETS Auxiliary will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 in the post social hall, 2100 Carolina St., Export. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins welcome. Bring ID. Appointments: 412-209-7000 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and...
Son cuts Derry Township father with machete during argument, troopers say
A 39-year-old Derry Township man is in jail on multiple assault charges after allegedly cutting his father with a machete during an argument that turned physical Tuesday. Kenneth C. Johnson is charged by state police with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, harassment and terroristic threats. District Judge Mark Bilik...
Infection consultant will review Westmoreland Manor procedures amid virus outbreak
Westmoreland commissioners will hire an infection control consultant to review procedures at the county-owned nursing home as coronavirus cases among residents and staff continue to increase there. Commissioners said Tuesday they expect to award a $10,000 contract Harrisburg-based LW Consulting Inc. to assess the policies in place at Westmoreland Manor...
Virginia man pleads guilty to causing fatal crash in Donegal Township
A Virginia man will serve up to eight years in prison for causing a fatal crash in Donegal Township that killed his friend five years ago. Erik Carlton Anderson, 30, pleaded guilty this week to charges of homicide by vehicle while driving drunk and driving while intoxicated. Westmoreland County Judge...
7-mile chase ends in Youngwood Cemetery with DUI arrest
A Hempfield woman whose driver’s license already was suspended for a DUI conviction in Allegheny County is accused of leading Greensburg Police on a 7-mile pursuit through several communities early Sunday before the chase ended in Youngwood Cemetery. Officer Garret McNamara reported in court documents filed Tuesday that Kathleen D....
Homicide case against East Huntingdon woman sent to court for mobile home park fatal shootingVideo
Meghan J. West told state police that a warning shot she fired Sept. 20 didn’t stop her former boyfriend from trying to break down her East Huntingdon bedroom door, so she fired again, according to Trooper Michael Thompson. The bedroom door had what Thompson described as a crack near the...
Pitt-Greensburg plans online radio play version of ‘An Enemy of the People’
Clayton Gregg, a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, sees one advantage to the pandemic-driven practice of presenting Zoom versions of theater productions. “It might be good for someone with stage fright,” he said, to act from the comfort of home. Gregg will play the part of Peter...
Greater Latrobe set to revert to full-time online instruction
Greater Latrobe School District will step back to full-time remote instruction for all students beginning Monday, prompted by a surge of coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County. In a letter to district parents, Superintendent Georgia Teppert said the district will finish the current week with in-person classroom instruction “in order for...
Mail-in ballot processing resumes after power restored at Westmoreland County Courthouse
Mary Rose McGivern and her 19-year-old daughter Madeline, who is voting for the first time this year, turned in their application for mail-in ballots with just three minutes to spare before Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline. The McGiverns, of Delmont, were the last of the hundreds of voters who came to...
Westmoreland County adds most new covid-19 deaths since May
Westmoreland County had the most new covid-19 deaths since May reported Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The four coronavirus-related deaths are the most since May 18, when a record six were reported. The county also had 72 new covid-19 cases Tuesday, a case count that would have...
Westmoreland-based Derek Woods Band earns Hollywood music award nominationVideo
The first award nomination for a Westmoreland County-based band is a bright spot in a challenging year. “Unforgiving Tree,” a song and video by the Derek Woods Band, is nominated in the Americana/Folk/Acoustic category of the Hollywood Music in Media Awards to be announced Jan. 27. “We’re in a network...
Inmate accused of throwing chair, injuring Westmoreland prison guard
An inmate at the Westmoreland County Prison was arrested on three felony counts of aggravated assault and simple assault for allegedly attacking a female guard with a chair earlier this month. Jacquet L. Travis, 38, of Pittsburgh, was arraigned on the multiple criminal charges filed by county Det. James Williams....
Coronavirus changes North Huntingdon VFW post’s Veterans Day celebration
Like so many other aspects of life, the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings forced changes in the annual Veterans Day celebration at the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon. Instead of a large gathering inside the VFW post, Commander Kory Bulloch said...
Hempfield to continue with hybrid model of learning
Students in the Hempfield Area School District will continue to follow a hybrid model of learning as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the county. During the school board’s first in-person meeting in months, members voted 8-1 to follow the current plan, which has elementary students attend in-person classes five...
Latrobe Council majority objects to members participating remotely after pandemicVideo
A majority of Latrobe council members spoke out against a proposed ordinance that would establish guidelines for participating in meetings remotely, once the current coronavirus pandemic has receded. For much of 2020, social distancing has limited the number of people who can be safely be accommodated in council chambers. Under...
Norwin postpones school reopening, closes middle school
Faced with more coronavirus cases at school and in the community, Norwin School District officials said Monday the middle school will close for at least two days this week and the full reopening of its schools will be postponed from Nov. 4 until at least Nov. 18. Two positive cases...
Democrats still hold the edge, but Pennsylvania voter registration gains favor GOPVideo
Mary Ann Hegan is part of a voter migration she never anticipated. The 72-year-old retiree from Laughlintown is among more than 486,000 Pennsylvania Democrats who have switched their registration to Republican since 2008. Moving the other way, Tim Gunter, 49, of Philipsburg is among 291,324 Republicans in the state to...
Hempfield Area School District reports more cases of coronavirus
The Hempfield Area School District reported several new coronavirus cases Monday. One teacher each at Harrold Middle, Hempfield Area High and Maxwell Elementary schools, along with a student at West Hempfield Elementary and three teachers with Hempfield Area Cyber Academy, reported positive tests over the weekend and on Monday, said...
Westmoreland Prison Board moves ahead in search for new wardenVideo
The Westmoreland County Prison Board will accept applications through Friday for a new warden to succeed John Walton, who announced last month he was resigning and retiring. Walton, 61, of Mt. Pleasant Township, submitted his resignation Sept. 28, claiming it was the result of “a public character assassination and campaign...
