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Public input sought on reinventing former Ligonier Beach pool
Ligonier Township officials have scheduled a second meeting, with pandemic precautions in mind, to take public input on proposed recreational reuse of the former Ligonier Beach entertainment site. The meeting will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 in the open garage bay of the township building to...
Greensburg man jailed without bond for bomb threat
A Greensburg man who threatened to blow up the Westmoreland County Courthouse was arrested Thursday by city police on multiple criminal charges and ordered held without bond. David R. Aaron Jr., 25, was charged with two counts of making terroristic threats and making a bomb threat and is in the...
‘Gentle giant’ Jeannette policeman name added to national memorial in Washington, D.C.Video
Dolly Smith, at age 84, had the look of a child on Christmas morning as she waited outside her Jeannette home for Mayor Curtis Antoniak and his wife, Karen, to arrive. “What do you have there?” Smith coyly asked as the Antoniaks climbed out of their truck carrying a framed...
Westmoreland County sees lowest week of new covid cases in nearly 3 months
Westmoreland County saw 10 new cases of coronavirus added to its total Friday, capping a week in which the county saw the lowest number of new instances since mid-June. The new cases, reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, make 72 new coronavirus cases in the county in the past...
Penn State looks to fix acid mine drainage, recover rare earth metalsVideo
When it comes to a solution for the acid mine drainage that has degraded more than 5,500 miles of Pennsylvania streams, money most often is the biggest problem. “A lack of resources to address historic mining’s lasting impacts on the commonwealth’s land and water is one of the biggest challenges...
Southwest Greensburg police chief ‘humbled’ by YWCA’s Racial Justice Award
Southwest Greensburg police Chief Chris Kent has seen just about everything in his three decades of police work, but admits a recent telephone call from the YWCA of Westmoreland County practically left him speechless. The agency was calling to inform Kent he was selected to receive its Racial Justice Award...
1 last chance to visit Kennywood, Sandcastle, Idlewild
Labor Day has become the unofficial end of summer. This year, it also marks the final weekend of 2020 to visit Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Sandcastle Water Park in West Homestead and Idlewild & SoakZone in Ligonier Township. In past years, there were things to do celebrating Halloween and...
Thousands of supporters pack Unity airport, nearby roads, to hear Trump campaign speechVideo
Traffic was backed up for miles on the roads approaching Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on Thursday evening as thousands of Trump supporters turned out for the president’s campaign appearance near Latrobe. The president spoke in a hangar at L.J. Aviation, at the airport in Unity, but a viewing screen was...
Trump fires up enthusiastic crowd at campaign stop at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe
President Trump glided into a Trump Country crowd in Westmoreland County on Thursday evening to rave reviews. The crowd of several thousand at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe erupted into screams of U-S-A!, U-S-A!, U-S-A! as Trump exited Air Force One into the twilight evening, vowing that “61 days...
Heavy rains don’t dampen enthusiasm of Trump supporters ahead of Westmoreland rallyVideo
Frequent and sometimes heavy rains Thursday could not keep supporters of Donald Trump from flooding Arnold Palmer Regional Airport hours before the president’s scheduled campaign rally. Drenched crowds stood in line at the Unity airport waiting to board buses to take them to a fenced-in holding area in front of...
Dems blast Trump policies, ‘chaos’ ahead of president’s Westmoreland County rally
Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli on Thursday issued a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump ahead of his visit to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. “To put it simply, Donald Trump is simply not up for this job. Pennsylvanians have suffered at the hands of a weak and incompetent...
Pa. opens medical marijuana testing labs – including 1 in Trafford – to hemp farmers
Pennsylvania’s hemp farmers will be able to get this year’s crop tested at six medical marijuana testing labs, including one in Trafford, the state announced Thursday. The move is a partnership between the state Department of Agriculture and Department of Health to give farmers more testing options. The law requires...
Westmoreland County reports 14 new covid-19 cases
Westmoreland County on Thursday reported 14 new cases of coronavirus. That brings the county’s total cases to 1,851. There were no new deaths attributed to covid-19, leaving the total at 49 since Aug. 19, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram Of the...
Community donations fund upgrades at Greensburg fire department training tower
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department’s five-story drill tower is getting an upgrade, thanks to community donations. Hutchinson and Gunter, the company owned by the late former fire chief J. Edward Hutchinson, built the tower at Lynch Field in 1960. “At that time, it was the only one around,” department President...
2 nearly struck during target shooting near Cloverleaf Golf Club
Two men are expected to be charged after bullets they fired while target shooting whizzed past golfers at Cloverleaf Golf Club in Salem. Cody Kun, 28, and Timothy Kulasa, 26, both of McKeesport, are expected to face charges of reckless endangerment, according to state police in Kiski. The pair were...
Westmoreland outsources mailing of ballots, calibration of voting machines
Westmoreland County will spend an additional $350,000 to beef up its ability to hold an election and count votes this fall. Commissioners on Wednesday approved a contract with a private mailing company in Cleveland to send ballots to voters, and finalized a deal with the Nebraska-based firm to test touch-screen...
West Newton man pleads guilty to felony aggravated assault for hurting 14-month-old child
A West Newton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to causing injuries to a 14-month-old child while the boy’s mother was at work last year. Police said Salvatore Salvio, 26, last Sept. 12 inflicted injuries that caused substantial facial bruises and 13 puncture wounds to the child’s feet. “He’s doing great now,”...
Busy Beaver will move into former AMC Theatre in Salem Township
While the AMC Theatre location in Salem recently closed its doors, it won’t be long before the property is once again busy as a beaver. Busy Beaver, that is. The home improvement retailer officially announced plans to open its 25th story at the Hollywood Squares shopping plaza off Route 22...
7 write-in primary ballots discovered uncounted from Unity polling place, to be counted next week
An unopened envelope containing seven provisional ballots cast at a Unity polling precinct in June was discovered among stored voting equipment more than a month after final results were certified, Westmoreland County officials revealed Wednesday. Those votes will be opened and counted next week. They could change the outcome of...
Penn Township promotes finance director to manager
When officials first asked Mary Perez to consider applying for the job of Penn Township’s secretary-manager, her answer was firm. “They had originally asked me if I would be interested, and I originally said ‘absolutely not,’” Perez said. “My comfort zone is finance.” Perez served as the township’s finance director...
MedCare plans move from Monroeville to Penn Township with new distribution centerVideo
MedCare Equipment Company is moving from Monroeville to Penn Township with a planned new facility in Bushy Run Corporate Park. The home medical equipment company Wednesday held a ceremonial groundbreaking with developers and local officials. “We take great pride in what we do, and we want to continue to grow,...
Route 30 eastbound reopens following 4-car crash
Eastbound Route 30 has reopened near the Eastgate Shopping Center in Hempfield, following a reported 4-car crash on Wednesday afternoon. According to emergency dispatchers, two of the three eastbound lanes closed for a time. The crash was reported around 4:45 p.m. and they were open again by 5:30. Additional information...
North Huntingdon traffic stop nets fugitive wanted in New Kensington drug death
North Huntingdon police on Monday arrested a man wanted for nearly two years in connection with the drug overdose death of a New Kensington woman. Police say Tre-Ron Arnez Jackson, 27, of Pittsburgh was among three men accused of selling and delivering drugs that New Kensington police allege killed Shanelle...
Police: Trooper almost hit by SUV fleeing undercover drug buy in Hempfield
State troopers closing in on a suspected heroin dealer at a busy Hempfield shopping plaza Tuesday evening narrowly escaped injury when the suspect attempted to flee in his SUV, police said. Stephen J. Turner-Perkins, 33, of Pittsburgh, nearly struck Trooper Bruce Walters, who had his gun drawn, in the parking...
Arnold Palmer airport travelers advised to arrive early while President Trump stumps on Thursday
President Trump’s campaign stop Thursday evening at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport isn’t expected to create turbulence for the scheduled commercial flights. Still, with the president’s 7 p.m. appearance expected to attract 2,000 or more people in his bid for reelection, those expecting to board an outbound Spirit Airlines flight are...
