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Sun Dawg Cafe expands size, hours, adds bar serviceVideo
In recent months, Sun Dawg Cafe in downtown Greensburg has expanded its space and hours of operation and acquired a liquor license. “We just thought to ourselves, if the opportunity should arise — and it did — we would love the opportunity to expand,” says Rachel Flowers. She and her...
New ballet company offers classes in downtown Greensburg space
The recently formed Westmoreland Ballet Company has moved into quarters in Greensburg’s downtown cultural district. The organization’s mission is to provide “an inclusive, nurturing, professional ballet performing company and school with workforce development and higher education opportunities,” according to a release. The space at 41 N. Main St., dating back...
Unity nurse anesthetist begins new legislative advocacy role with state association
Unity resident Jessica Poole is among more than 3,700 nationally board-certified registered nurse anesthetists in the state represented by the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (PANA). If she’s successful in her new role of government relations director for PANA, Pennsylvania will no longer be one of two states that don’t...
Unity Township doctor charged with accepting kickbacks for opiate prescriptions
A Unity Township doctor was charged in federal court with taking kickbacks to prescribe fentanyl, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Pennsylvania. Dr. Thomas Whitten, of Westmoreland Pain Management, allegedly prescribed the fentanyl-based drug Subsys to people without a “legitimate medical purpose,” according to an indictment...
Victim of fatal Derry Township overdose was warned of drug’s potency
Westmoreland County prosecutors said Monday that a Christmas Eve decision to sell drugs to a Derry woman two years ago was both fatal and tragic. Assistant District Attorney Jim Lazar told a Westmoreland County jury that Michelle Spillar, 38, died Dec. 26, 2017, from drugs sold to her by an...
Water at Hempfield nursing home to be treated with chlorine to kill suspected Legionella bacteria
Additional efforts at Westmoreland Manor to remove the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease will begin this week. The thermal eradication process started at the end of last week to kill suspected Legionella bacteria found in water at the Hempfield nursing home was unsuccessful, Westmoreland County officials said in a statement...
Trial starts for former state trooper accused of lying on application to buy guns
A former state police officer accused of falsifying an application to buy two firearms did not attempt to break the law, his lawyer told a Westmoreland County jury as his trial started Monday. Chad Corbett, 40, of New Derry, believed criminal charges alleging he had assaulted a woman were to...
No one injured when driver crashes into Murrysville police vehicle
A Murrysville policeman escaped injury Sunday after his patrol SUV was rear-ended along Pleasant Valley Road, state police said. The crash involving Patrolman Corey Fearon occurred about 8:15 a.m. when Fearon’s northbound patrol car stopped to check a disabled southbound vehicle, state police at Kiski reported. Fearon’s emergency lights were...
Westmoreland job fair slated at Hempfield hotel
Job seekers will have an opportunity to connect with employers Feb. 26 at the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center. The WANT (Westmoreland Assists Native Talent) Job and Career Expo will be held 1 to 4 p.m. at the hotel, at 100 Ramada Inn Drive, Hempfield. The annual...
West Hempfield Elementary School recognized for Veterans Day programVideo
Teachers at West Hempfield Elementary School were awarded a plaque from AMVETS deeming their Veterans Day program excellent. The program drew several veterans — who were related to students — to the school for breakfast and a music show. “I was stunned,” said Rege Riley, former National Commander for AMVETS....
Delaware man pulled over on turnpike near New Stanton accused of concealing heroin
After pulling over a Delaware driver on Friday in Mt. Pleasant Township for following another vehicle too closely on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state police discovered seven bulk packages of suspected heroin hidden inside a compartment built into his SUV, according to court documents. Jaime Cruz, 40, of Wilmington, was driving...
Seton Hill to offer RN to BSN program online
Seton Hill University is joining the growing list of colleges and universities offering online bachelor of science programs for registered nurses. Officials at the Greensburg private university said the new program will offer working professionals the ability to complete a bachelor’s degree in a flexible format. The move comes as...
Latrobe Police looking for SUV involved in hit-and-run
Latrobe Police are asking the public’s help identifying the driver of an SUV that struck a building on Lincoln Avenue Sunday and fled. Police reported the crash occurred about 9 a.m. when the white vehicle struck the Holzer’s Deli store at 1700 Lincoln Ave., at the intersection of James Street....
Delmont library captures $40,000 grant for solar panels, geothermal system
Delmont Public Library officials were excited when they broke ground on a new building in mid-November. Now they will have an additional $40,000 to help install solar panels and other “green” features. The library received a West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund grant, which will go toward the purchase of...
Award-winning writers kick off Pitt-Greensburg series
Writers curious about publishing, performing and getting their work into print can learn more on Feb. 4 as the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg opens its Written/Spoken Series. The program at 7 p.m. in the Hempfield Room at the 150 Finoli Drive campus includes several award-winning writers and the editors...
Police: Online scammer bilked Loyalhanna woman out of $45K
It started with some messages exchanged with a new Facebook connection. A 60-year-old Loyalhanna Township woman believed she was talking to a man in Denmark. He told her he needed some money to help his daughter, who supposedly was attending a private school in West Africa, according to state police....
Route 711 in Ligonier reopens after crash Sunday morning
Part of Route 711 in Ligonier Township was closed due to a multi-vehicle crash, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. There were four or five vehicles involved in the crash. No injuries were reported. Route 711 was closed in both directions between Two-Mile Run and Slater Road....
Police arrest man accused of robbing Hempfield Walmart
State police have arrested a man who they accuse of robbing the Hempfield Walmart last week. Christopher John Hilty, 31, of Greensburg was arrested Saturday and charged with robbery and other offenses. He is being held at the Westmoreland County jail. Police said Hilty entered the Walmart at Greengate Circle...
Lutheran pastor from Stahlstown leans on 37 years in pulpit for new bookVideo
In 1975, Jerry Nuernberger was a 17-year-old high school senior in Illinois who had dreams of becoming a high-powered corporate lawyer and enjoying the fame and wealth he imagined came along with it. He had the grades. He was valedictorian of his senior class. School counselors and community leaders urged...
Westmoreland municipalities banding together before census
A little less than a year after the Westmoreland County Complete Count Committee was founded, officials are gearing up efforts to help municipalities prepare for the upcoming census. “It’s federal funding; it’s state funding; it’s representation in Congress. The census number plays into all of that and we want Westmoreland...
Westmoreland County residents attend concealed carry seminar, obtain gun permitsVideo
As presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg prepares to air an $11 million Super Bowl commercial touting gun control, more than 100 Westmoreland County residents who want to legally carry a gun in public came out Saturday to learn how. About 120 people from across the county attended a “concealed carry” seminar...
Mammoth Park’s new ‘Giant Slide’ complex expected to open in May
Cold weather and muddy conditions forced the ongoing $1.1 million Mammoth Park renovation project into hibernation, but county bureau of parks and recreation officials expect work to resume “in a few weeks,” allowing the much-anticipated Giant Slide complex to open by late May. “We’re basically shut down for winter right...
Police seek suspect who robbed Hempfield Walmart
An armed robber fled with an undetermined amount of money Friday night from the Walmart at Greengate Circle along Route 30 in Hempfield, state police at Greensburg said. The robber was wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans and gloves and displayed a gun to the cashier at the store’s customer...
Hempfield industrial park eyed by high-tech start-up manufacturing company
A high-tech start-up manufacturing company is expected to occupy two parcels at the Westmoreland County Technology Park II in Hempfield. County officials this week approved an option agreement for a company that represents Fossil Industries to purchase two parcels on nearly 11 acres at the industrial park. The company will...
Dunkin’ plans to be brewing in East Huntingdon by summer
Construction will begin within the next month on a new Dunkin’ site in East Huntingdon’s Countryside Plaza. Customers will be able to order their favorite brew, along with other beverages and pastries, by summer, says Audra Mitchell, a representative of the Savvy Group in Pittsburgh, Dunkin’s regional marketing agency. “It...
