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North Huntingdon artist Cody Sabol featured on SI.com
From their smiles and expressions to their in-game flair, Cody Sabol brings out the best in Pittsburgh sports greats through his paintings. The fast-rising, 24-year-old artist who graduated from Norwin has crafted stunning portraits of James Conner, Ben Roethlisberger, Sidney Crosby and many others. A speed-painter who also works as...
Latrobe banana split fest goes virtual with pageant, race
As summer nears an end, Latrobe will feature entertainment and competitions as well as crown a princess as part of its annual Great American Banana Split Celebration. But this year, because of the covid-19 pandemic, people will visit online on Aug. 25 to enjoy a virtual version of the festival....
Westmoreland adds 21 new covid-19 cases
There were 21 new cases added to Westmoreland County’s total covid-19 count on Monday. To date, there have been 1,174 cases of coronavirus in Westmoreland County. There were no new deaths reported, which leaves the death toll at 40. Among those testing positive, 20 of the new cases have been...
Derry Township woman killed after gun apparently shot outside her homeVideo
A Derry Township woman was killed Monday when she was struck by a bullet apparently fired from outside her home, according to Trooper Steve Limani. State police are investigating the death of 52-year-old Tracy Marie Squib as a homicide. “It appears … that the gunshot came from outside the house,...
Pennsylvania offers grants to help preserve, inventory historical records
As an Export councilwoman and a member of the borough’s historical society, Melanie Litz has access to a treasure trove of the town’s history. She has handwritten letters of interest for council seats when the borough’s independent government was being formed in 1911. She has council’s original handwritten book of...
Body of West Mifflin man found in Youghiogheny River
First responders on Monday recovered the body of a West Mifflin man from the Youghiogheny River in Rostraver. Craig A. Helsel, 53, of West Mifflin was recovered by a rescue team shortly before 11 a.m., according to Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Joshua Zappone. He was pronounced dead at the scene....
Rotary Club of Greensburg awards $11,500 in scholarships to local students
The Rotary Club of Greensburg this year awarded $11,500 in scholarships to 12 local students. The club has two scholarships that are awarded every year. The Kenneth P. Rutter Scholarship is named for a former minister and Rotary member who died in 2005. It is awarded to students with a...
Greensburg drops health inspections, sending restaurants to state
The City of Greensburg is no longer conducting health inspections of restaurants or food trucks. Starting this month, eatery owners must contact the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to arrange inspections, then file the results with the city. Owners will pay about the same under the new process, which will streamline...
Police reopen Pa. Turnpike right lane in Mt. Pleasant after tractor trailer crashVideo
State police reopened the right lane of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township at 10 p.m. Sunday when a tractor trailer collided with a van just before 8 p.m., said Trooper Justin Summa. An emergency medical helicopter landed near the turnpike to transport the driver of the van to...
Greensburg bishop addresses flock ahead of September move to Cleveland Diocese
Barbara Piasecky of Hempfield was saddened by the news last week that Bishop Edward Malesic is slated to leave the Greensburg diocese to serve in the same role for the larger Catholic community in Cleveland. Initially, she said, “it was a gut punch.” But she was more at peace with...
Westmoreland County sees 18 new coronavirus cases
On Sunday, Westmoreland County saw 18 new cases of covid-19, but no additional deaths, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The new cases bring the total to 1,153 cases in the county since the virus was first reported there on March 20. The death toll stands at 40. The...
Hempfield motorcyclist dies in Irwin crash
A Hempfield man died when his motorcycle collided with a sport utility vehicle Saturday night on Route 30 in Irwin. Irwin police said Glenn W. Hauliska Jr., 54, was killed upon impact when his westbound Harley-Davidson motorcycle struck the driver’s side of a Jeep Patriot at about 9 p.m., just...
Scavenger race spotlights downtown Greensburg featuresVideo
Kelly Mazon and her three friends nearly missed a valuable landmark Saturday morning as they raced along the sidewalks of downtown Greensburg. Looking up near the corner of West Second Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, they used their phones to snap a shot of a spiral staircase — part of a...
Westmoreland County reports 18 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 18 new cases of covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Saturday, but no additional deaths. The county had seen increases of at least 20 cases every day in July with the exception of July 12 and 13, when the state reported...
Hempfield teacher details desperate dash for medical evacuation from Africa to save eyesight
It was mid-June in Lagos, Nigeria, and Andrew Mewbourn was desperate. After more than two decades as a teacher at American International Schools in Brazil, Eritrea, Mongolia and Nigeria, it took a lot to rattle the Hempfield man. Mewbourn, his wife Pamela and their two children had traveled the world...
Bars introduce cheap eats to comply with coronavirus ‘meal’ restrictions
Many Pennsylvania bars, pubs, taverns and breweries introduced a few new menu items this week, or put deep discounts on existing offerings. French fries, popcorn, potato chips and other simple fare are being offered as a way to adapt to a new state rule that prohibits on-premises alcohol consumption —...
Greensburg Diocese Bishop Malesic prepares for yet another leg on his journeyVideo
Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg Bishop Edward Malesic thought it was odd when he received a cellphone message from the Papal Nuncio on July 1 as he was traveling between Catholic schools to celebrate record scholarship contributions. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the pope’s diplomatic envoy to Washington, D.C., asked Malesic to...
First Westmoreland prison inmate tests positive for covid-19
Westmoreland officials confirmed Friday that an inmate who was placed in custody last week at the county prison tested positive for coronavirus. This is the first confirmed case involving inmates or staff at the lockup. Warden John Walton said the inmate was arrested July 11 by New Kensington police and...
Champion in Action grant awarded by Citizens Bank, Trib Total Media, Pittsburgh Cares
Computer Reach was recently named the 2020 Champion in Action for Western Pennsylvania in the environmental stewardship category by Citizens Bank, Trib Total Media and Pittsburgh Cares. The nonprofit focuses on eliminating the digital divide by making technology available to people in need while reducing e-waste. As a recipient of...
Westmoreland officials approve raises for row offices, jail employees, deny increase for warden, deputy warden
Raises were handed out this week to middle managers in several Westmoreland row offices and officers at the jail as part of a comprehensive effort to standardize county salaries. Members of the county’s salary board, which includes the three county commissioners and Controller Jeffrey Balzer, approved those raises but deadlocked...
Murrysville man builds period-appropriate Export mine cart replica using actual wheelsVideo
About three decades ago, Greensburg attorney Wes Long discovered a set of mine cart wheels on his property along Kemerer Hollow Road, near the former Skelly mine. Long had the wheels sandblasted and cleaned up, and held onto them as a piece of local history. Now, those wheels are part...
Westmoreland County reports 28 new coronavirus cases, no deaths
Westmoreland County has reported double-digit cases of cornavirus for the 17th consecutive day. The county on Friday reported 28 new coronavirus cases, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, bringing the total to 1,117. Of those, 1,085 are listed as confirmed and 32 are probable cases. Westmoreland County coronavirus by...
Wyano church hoping Elvis impersonator, sweets will help raise the roof
Elvis may have left the building, but he’ll be on the lawn of the Wyano “Coal Patch Town” Fellowship Church come Sunday. Almost a year after the church reopened to public services, work is underway to upgrade the more than 100-year-old building. Church members will host a cake walk fundraiser,...
Summer restaurant weeks coming to Greensburg, Pittsburgh
As pandemic restrictions drag on, eating seems like one of the few entertainments left to enjoy. In that vein, restaurant weeks are coming to both Greensburg and Pittsburgh during August. Things might be a little different this time around, organizers say, but there still will be plenty of opportunities to...
Bishop Malesic followed ‘servant leadership model’ in Greensburg diocese, headed to Cleveland
Jennifer Miele got a glimpse into the heart and soul of Bishop Edward Malesic soon after he assumed his duties in the Diocese of Greensburg in 2015. “On day one, he gave me his cellphone number and said to use it any time,” said Miele, a former television news reporter...
