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Single-lane closures for bridge work will begin Monday on Route 119
Single-lane restrictions will go into place starting Monday on Route 119 between the New Stanton and Youngwood exits, according to PennDOT officials. Crews will be repairing deteriorated bridge areas and beam ends. The single-lane restriction is expected to remain in place until late March. The work is part of a...
Rodent infestation closes Ollie’s location in GreensburgVideo
The Greensburg Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has been shut down because of a rodent infestation, according to the state Department of Agriculture. A Tuesday inspection report showed there was evidence of rodent activity in multiple areas of the store. There were excess droppings and urine found, wrote the inspector from the...
9 Greensburg Salem High School students vie for ‘Mr. GS’ title in annual pageant fundraiser
Nine Greensburg Salem High School students will compete next month in a pageant raising money for the district’s student activities fund. This is the eighth year the district has held the “Mr. GS” competition. The show will open with an introduction video and a group dance before competitors face off...
Westmoreland happenings: Prayer breakfast, meetings, bingos, more
Fundraisers • St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Greensburg, will sponsor a bingo at 1 p.m. March 1 at the church, 624 E. Pittsburgh St. Doors open at noon. Cost: $10, includes four bingo cards and a chance for a door prize. Food, drinks and extra bingo cards will be sold...
Judge weighs evidence of past violence in Rostraver homicide case
Prosecutors say a Westmoreland County jury should hear evidence that a man charged with the murder of his live-in girlfriend last year in Rostraver has a history of violence against women. A former girlfriend testified during a pretrial hearing Wednesday that Robert Chaplin assaulted her and threatened her at gunpoint...
14th Quartermaster members killed in 1991 Scud attack honoredVideo
Darlene Mayes has many mementos, but she doesn’t have her daughter’s engagement ring. It was buried with 22-year-old Christine Mayes after she was killed by an Iraqi Scud missile during Operation Desert Storm. Thirty-five years after the attack on a local Army Reserve unit serving in Saudi Arabia, Mayes keeps...
North Huntingdon shop sells $138K Treasure Hunt ticket
A North Huntingdon smoke shop is getting a $500 bonus after it sold a jackpot-winning ticket for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Treasure Hunt game. Lottery officials said the ticket, sold at Mr. Smokes on Route 30, matched all five balls drawn Tuesday to win $138,476. The winning numbers were 4-5-10-12-26. Lottery...
Spirit Airlines expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by summer
Spirit Airlines’ parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the late spring or early summer, after striking a preliminary deal with its lenders and secured creditors that provides the support needed to finish its restructuring. The early-stage agreement would help Spirit finalize changes to its fleet,...
Bill Mazeroski’s run for office: A Pirates legend at the center of a political turning point
More than two decades after Bill Mazeroski’s famous home run in the 1960 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates legend was at the center of what many believe was the beginning of the end of Democratic control of Westmoreland County politics. In the spring of 1987, Mazeroski, then a Hempfield resident,...
Murrysville may install all-way stop at intersection of School, North Hills roads
Murrysville council will consider whether to convert a troublesome intersection into a four-way stop. With the intersection’s current two stop signs, the crossing of School Road and North Hills Road has been the site of 14 crashes over the past five years, according to Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico. “Five...
Route 66 upgrades to kick off this summer between Washington Township and DelmontVideo
Cameron Suhadolnik, one of the owners of Tailspin Hobbies off Route 66 in Washington Township, has grown accustomed to the sound of cars crashing outside his window. The business is near an intersection that has been the site of more than 20 incidents in the past five years. “I’ve called...
Donora man sentenced for 2022 Rostraver home shooting; will be part of federal time in different case
A Donora man was ordered to serve at least four years in state prison for firing shots at a Rostraver home. But in reality, Tre Robert Goins, 31, should be in prison for more than a decade, once his sentence in a different case is factored in. Goins pleaded guilty...
Supervisors OK liquor license transfer to Sheetz on Route 30 in Hempfield
A Sheetz gas station and convenience store under construction on Route 30 in Hempfield will have alcohol sales after township supervisors approved the transfer of a liquor license. The license was moved from the Youngwood location that closed in October 2024. The vast majority of Sheetz stores sell alcohol in...
Hempfield seeks more information on easements for Northmont flood control project
Hempfield supervisors on Monday tabled a request from Greensburg officials to use eminent domain to get easements on two township properties for a planned flood control project. Supervisor Doug Weimer said the board wanted more information from Greensburg about how the project would benefit Hempfield. Greensburg officials have been working...
Hempfield Area will replace 4 grass fields with synthetic turf following split vote by school board
Hempfield Area School District will spend nearly $5.4 million to replace four of its grass fields with synthetic turf following a divided vote by the school board Monday night. The district will place turf on its high school baseball, softball and multipurpose grass fields this summer. District officials cited rainy...
Memorial service set for local Army Reserve unit members killed in Gulf War 35 years ago
A memorial service is planned for Wednesday morning at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Hempfield in memory of the 13 members of the U.S. Army Reserve 14th Quartermaster Detachment killed 35 years ago in the Gulf War. An Iraqi Scud missile hit the barracks of the the water purification...
Hempfield’s Jasmine Jones credits Air Force, bobsled pilot for helping her reach Olympic dreams
Lake Placid, N.Y., is where Jasmine Jones calls home these days since she trains there with the Air Force World Class Athlete program. On Saturday night in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, Jones became an Olympic bronze medalist alongside her friend and teammate, Kaillie Armbruster Humphries, in the two-woman bobsled competition. The...
Mother of slain Arnold man demands names of accomplices at sentencing
Phyllis Williams demanded to look into the eyes of the man convicted of murdering her son six years ago as she directly asked him to reveal who else was involved in the fatal shooting. “I am a grieving mother who lost my only son, who was a wonderful son and...
Westmoreland juvenile center to double capacity as $1M security project wraps
A long-discussed plan to double capacity at Westmoreland County’s juvenile detention center is expected to accelerate in the coming months, officials said Monday. Director Rich Gordon told members of the county’s juvenile detention board that a nearly $1 million project to replace doors and locks throughout the Regional Youth Services...
Fallowfield man dies in house fire
A Fallowfield man died Monday morning after a blaze at his Smith Street home. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 8:34 a.m. — just two minutes after the alarm — to find the wood-framed house already engulfed in flames, said Chris Ceccarelli, a Fallowfield fire department firefighter. Crews discovered George...
Food bank, Salvation Army, Derry Township church get state aid to help feed peopleVideo
Efforts to combat hunger in Westmoreland County are getting a boost as three local nonprofits prepare to upgrade their infrastructure and expand their reach to families in need. These regional upgrades are being supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Food Recovery Infrastructure program. The Westmoreland Food Bank, His...
Murrysville takes first steps toward regulating data center, solar array developmentVideo
Murrysville municipal staff hopes to define how it will manage proposed data centers, as well as residential and commercial solar arrays. “Right now, we don’t have an ordinance or a zoning classification that would regulate either,” Murrysville Chief Administrator Michael Nestico told council at its Feb. 17 meeting. “In more...
Penn Township art shop celebrates 25 years
Carrie Schramm is all in for another quarter century operating her Penn Township craft shop. In October, the Crafty Shack, located along Harrison City-Export Road, will reach its 25th year in business. It offers community members a space to paint ceramics, make pottery, paint canvases, create mosaics and decorate stepping...
Lost driver’s license? New program helps navigate process of regaining privilegeVideo
A new program at Summit Legal Aid helps people who’ve lost their driver’s license to get the privilege restored. What started as a pilot program in Washington County has spread to nine other counties, including Westmoreland, in an effort to help those who have lost, or are in danger of...
48 guns seized this year as more drug dealers recruit teens in Western Pa., authorities say
Law enforcement across four Southwestern Pennsylvania counties is grappling with a record-shattering surge in illegal firepower, seizing 48 firearms in just the first seven weeks of 2026. State Attorney General David Sunday revealed Monday that January alone saw 41 illegal weapons taken off the streets, which authorities believe is a...
