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Unity planners OK Airpark lot addition, set stage for proposed new building
The Westmoreland Airpark could soon gain another large steel building. The Unity Township Planning Commission approved extra acreage for one lot in the 210-acre industrial park. The commission on Tuesday approved a subdivision that will allow lot along Bayhill Road, near Route 981, to be expanded from 6.5 acres to...
Pitt-Greensburg students hold annual Super Tuesday mock primaryVideo
As voters in 14 states streamed to the polls Tuesday for the nation’s biggest single-day contest in the 2020 presidential primaries, Katherine Hope tried to drum up enthusiasm among rain-drenched students at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Pennsylvania’s April 28 presidential primary may be nearly two months away, but...
Witnesses place New Kensington woman in house where police say cop killer stashed gun
A series of witnesses told a Westmoreland County jury on Tuesday that the cousin of the man convicted of killing New Kensington police officer Brian Shaw was in and out of a nearby city home the shooter ran to after the 2017 murder. Michael Luffey, 35, one of a group...
Couple continues to support daughter, grandsons 25 years after fatal Jeannette arson
For Warren and Pat Lupson, there was no question they would appear in a Greensburg courtroom for yet another appeal by the man serving three consecutive life sentences for murdering their daughter and two young grandsons in Jeannette. The Lupsons, as they did in 1995 for the trial and again...
Westmoreland officials, Excela have plans in place for coronavirus
Westmoreland County is prepared for a potential coronavirus outbreak, officials said Tuesday. Discussions with state health officials and emergency management personnel are ongoing about how to manage if and when cases of the virus arrive, Public Safety Director Roland Mertz said. “We’re on it,” he said. “Every day we get...
Walmart workers in East Huntingdon credited with assisting police in drug arrest
Police arrested a woman and confiscated 35 bags of suspected heroin after employees at the East Huntingdon Walmart became suspicious and contacted state troopers Monday. Amanda Skyee Crosby, 26, of Bullskin, Fayette County, is in the Westmoreland County Prison on $35,000 bond on charges of delivery, distribution and possession of...
Westmoreland County to sell Hempfield land for development, budget boost
Cash-strapped Westmoreland County might soon get some relief to its budget crunch with a land deal to sell 110 acres in Hempfield. Under details revealed Tuesday, the vacant land would be sold to the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp. — which would pay $2.4 million for property to be used...
Active-shooter church security training returning to W.Pa.
A Georgia-based firearms instructor is returning to the Pittsburgh area in June for a third consecutive year of church security training. Rodney Smith, founder of the Georgia Firearms and Security Training Academy, will bring two courses to the region — a six-hour course for unarmed church security personnel June 12,...
Westmoreland giving chances to test-drive new voting system before the primary
Westmoreland County voters will have multiple opportunities over the next month to view and test new touch-screen computer systems that will be used to cast ballots for the first time this spring. Elections officials this week announced demonstration sessions will be conducted in Latrobe, Murrysville and New Stanton. “I think...
Truck carrying 135 cows crashes on Irwin off-ramp
Four calves died and more than a hundred others were placed in a temporary corral after a truck carrying livestock crashed on an off-ramp near Irwin, according to Pennsylvania Turnpike officials. The driver of the truck was not injured in the crash, which occurred around 5:30 a.m., turnpike officials said....
Unity takes comment on proposed anti-blight effort, eyes street resurfacing in WhitneyVideo
Unity plans to target blight by taking a new tack in efforts to get owners to clean up junk and trim high grass on their properties. One resident pointed out this week at a related hearing that keeping streets in repair is another way to promote good property maintenance in...
Free fishing derbies on tap at Westmoreland County parks
Free fishing derbies for adults and children are scheduled this spring at Mammoth, Northmoreland and Twin Lakes parks in Westmoreland County, with each offering trophies and prizes. The free fishing derbies are being cosponsored by the Westmoreland County Sportsmen’s League and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The fishing derbies will all be...
Greensburg man pleads guilty to hitting romantic rival with his car
A Greensburg man pleaded guilty Monday to using his SUV as a weapon against a romantic rival. The case against Seth M. Vanderella, 27, was the second time in less than two years that he admitted causing injuries to another person using a vehicle. On Monday, Vanderella pleaded guilty to...
Jeannette tradesman recreates original moulding for 1889 Greensburg building
A Jeannette tradesman is bringing a 130-year-old Greensburg building up to speed on its past. When Doug Davis is done with his dusty work, the Ameriprise Financial Services building on West Otterman Street will have the same decorative moulding throughout. A couple months into the project and it’s hard to...
Belle Vernon Area teachers issue strike notice over unresolved contract
Belle Vernon Area teachers put the district on notice that they intend to strike beginning March 13 if officials haven’t agreed on a new labor contract by then. According to President Daneen Watson, a Spanish teacher with 20 years of service, the Belle Vernon Area Education Association has been in...
Laurel Highlands photo contest adds ‘Pour Tour’ category
The Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau is launching its 2020 Laurel Highlands Photo Contest, and adding a new category this year — Laurel Highlands Pour Tour. The category includes craft beer, wine and spirits and the people and places that produce them, according to a release. The Visitors Bureau announced the...
Hempfield man jailed, accused of kicking trooper
A Hempfield man is accused of kicking and punching state troopers called to break up a fight outside a Mt. Pleasant Road home Sunday night. John P. Henigan, 26, was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, harassment, resisting arrest and simple assault after troopers Robert Dietz, Troy Faulk...
4 accused in conspiracy to intimidate woman Penn Township man allegedly stalked
Four Westmoreland County Prison inmates accused in an attempted drug smuggling conspiracy were arraigned this week on new police allegations that they threatened a woman one of the prisoners is charged with stalking, according to court papers. Denise McGinnis, 49, of Bolivar, is accused of pretending to be a judge’s...
Cops: $350 sewing machine stolen in Hempfield
State police are looking for the person who stole a $350 sewing machine from the Joann Fabrics in Greengate Centre, Hempfield. According to police, the unknown person took the machine from the store’s Husqvarna Viking Sewing Gallery sometime between Feb. 14-22. The machine was a Husqvarna Viking Emerald 118. Further...
Lt. Gov. Fetterman campaigns for Democrat Prah in 58th DistrictVideo
The Democratic candidate to fill the vacant seat in the state House’s 58th District got a boost this weekend from Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor while his two opponents were canvassing in a more low-key manner in the battle to win the March 17 special election. “We can take Westmoreland (County) back,”...
Hempfield woman casts a love of art
There are hundreds of ceramic pieces out there that have Patty Nicolazzo’s mark on them. And they aren’t all in her Hempfield home. There are the treasured ones she did herself. But there are many others for which she gently guided the student, helping them to create their own work...
Leap year baby times two for Unity coupleVideo
What’s the likelihood of twins being born on leap day? How about 1 in 50,000 — slightly better odds than the 1 in 7 million for winning the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Cash for Life jackpot. Amanda and Brian Newcomer of Unity got a “prize” more valuable than any jackpot Saturday: the...
Penn library to hold chess tournament
Students will get a chance to test their chess skills against youngsters in their age group at a chess tournament on March 14 the Penn Area Library, Municipal Court, Harrison City. Tournament play begins at 1 p.m. and will continue until all rounds are completed. The junior division is open...
Arnold Palmer stamp to debut in Florida, disappointing some in his native Latrobe
Wednesday will be a banner day for fans of professional golf and for those who have a connection to Latrobe. One of the town’s favorite sons — the late Arnold Palmer, known as “The King” of the Game of Kings — will be recognized with a “Forever” First Class U.S....
Western Pa. group misses out on $1M in chronic wasting disease research money
A Western Pennsylvania group representing a Louisiana researcher says its timeline for “curing” chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been slowed by lack of funding and political considerations. The North American CWD Project, led by Delmont resident John Eveland, was founded last year as a way to support the research of...
