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Female Marine Corps pioneer to speak at Seton Hill veterans program
Retired Marine Corps Col. Nancy Anderson, who wrote a book on Marine Corps women, will be the keynote speaker at a noon luncheon on Saturday at Seton Hill University in Greensburg to honor Seton Hill alumni, students, faculty and staff who are veterans or active duty military, along with their...
Derry Township man charged in butcher knife attack
State police say a Derry Township woman barricaded herself in a bathroom after a man swung a butcher knife at her during an argument Wednesday. Donald E. Gunter, 39, was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, simple assault, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness by state police after the...
State grant to help fund turn lane for Route 22 development in Murrysville
Murrysville officials secured a grant that could be worth up to nearly $971,000 to help pay for construction of a westbound turn lane on Route 22 to accommodate plans for a 46-acre mixed used development that will include the expansion of Dedicated Nursing Associates. The developer, Bushy Run Investments, is...
Wanted: Somebody to run for North Irwin council
Does anyone in tiny North Irwin want to run for a seat on borough council in the Nov. 5 election? If they want to mount a write-in campaign, a seat is there for the taking. In fact, three of the seven seats on council are open, according to the election...
Cops: Ohio man fled Derry traffic stop in stolen car
An Ohio man was driving a stolen car when he fled from a traffic stop Wednesday, Derry police said. Ronald Lee Handy III, 22, of North Benton, Ohio, just west of Youngstown, was arrested by borough police on charges of theft, fleeing and eluding police, unauthorized use of a vehicle,...
CBD store opens in Hempfield
A store selling oils, creams, edibles, capsules and skin care products that contain cannabidoil, an essential component of medical marijuana, is open along Route 30 near Jeannette. The outlet, Your CBD Store Greensburg, opened in the Lincoln Hills Plaza in Hempfield, said Angelo Stelluto of Wilkins Township, owner of the...
Greensburg Salem School Board discusses borrowing up to $13 million
The Greensburg Salem School Board could vote next week to borrow up to $13 million for renovations needed across the district. Under certain circumstances, the 10-year bond could lead to a 2-mill tax hike. It’s not a plan that the whole board agrees with — especially when a new school...
Review coming for close Westmoreland commissioner race; recount not automatic
Results of Tuesday’s Westmoreland County Commissioners election are expected to be officially certified by Nov. 27. Three-term Democratic incumbent Ted Kopas lost his seat by just 234 votes to fellow incumbent Democrat Gina Cerilli, who came in third in Tuesday’s four-candidate race. Republicans Sean Kertes and Doug Chew secured to...
Unity obstacle course preps PennDOT plow operators for tight spacesVideo
Maneuvering a snow plow that is more than 15 feet wide is a tight squeeze on a road surface that’s only about 18 feet wide — or less. About 75 area PennDOT drivers this week are being challenged to do just that on a half-mile obstacle course in Unity meant...
5 union-endorsed candidates win election to Mt. Pleasant School Board
When the Mt. Pleasant Area School Board meets on Dec. 5, a new majority may offer a different perspective on long-stalled teacher contract talks. That’s when five new board members, all of whom were endorsed by the Mt. Pleasant Education Association, will be sworn in during a reorganization meeting. Incoming...
County finances top priority list for new Westmoreland commissioners
The first order of business for Westmoreland County’s new board of commissioners will be to look at the county’s balance sheet, but what they will find remains an open question. Republicans Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, along with holdover Democrat Gina Cerilli, will take office in January after winning in...
Westmoreland sheriff-elect promises changes when he takes officeVideo
A shake-up is coming to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, but no one will lose their job in the process, the new sheriff-elect said a day after defeating the two-term Republican incumbent. Voters selected James Albert, 69, a Democrat from New Alexandria, over Jonathan Held to take over the office...
Greensburg woman charged with assaulting nurse, state trooper
A Greensburg woman arrested for driving under the influence is accused of biting and kicking a state trooper and assaulting a hospital nurse. Chanei V. Cunningham, 31, is charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and driving on the wrong side of the road following the one-vehicle crash on...
ROTC cadet from Mt. Pleasant surprised with Saint Vincent scholarship at Steelers gameVideo
Mt. Pleasant Area graduate Noah Lynch was honored to escort his ROTC commander at Saint Vincent College onto Heinz Field for a special presentation during Sunday’s game between the Steelers and the visiting Colts. He was stunned to realize the third-quarter presentation before more than 62,000 football fans included full...
Former Donora man sentenced to federal prison for fentanyl shipments from China
A former Donora man was sentenced Tuesday to four months in a federal prison for conspiring to have fentanyl shipped from China into the United States and a weapons violation, according to court records. Christian B. Drennan, 28, now of St. Clairsville, Ohio, was ordered to spend three years on...
GOP seizes back control of Westmoreland commissioner board; Cerilli ekes out final seat
Republicans reclaimed a majority on the Westmoreland County board of commissioners. Voters elected GOP political newcomers Sean Kertes and Doug Chew to the three-member board. Democrat Gina Cerilli finished third for an apparent second term in office. In doing so, county voters on Tuesday turned out incumbent Ted Kopas in...
Photo gallery: Election Day scenes from around Westmoreland
Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Dan Speicher captured these Election Day images around Westmoreland County on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. For more on election results, visit the election roundup on TribLIVE.com...
What’s Brewing?: Raise a stout, a porter, a brown ale
The leaves are changing colors, and for many of us, so will the color of the craft beer we choose to drink. From brown ales to porters and Russian imperial stouts, darker beers are just suited to the colder months. Here are a few reasons why you might consider something...
Get the scoop on the ‘Unexplained’ from Bigfoot, UFO experts
Event organizer Kelly Simon of Simon Event Management in Greensburg knows that her audiences are fascinated by the unknown – from UFOs and Bigfoot to ghostly spirits and paranormal activity. It’s why people will turn out in droves to hear first-hand accounts from folks who swear they’ve come face-to-face with...
Stewart, Walsh win Westmoreland judicial race; Bononi, Scherer get second terms
Westmoreland County voters Tuesday tabbed Democrat Michael Stewart II and Republican state Rep. Justin Walsh to fill two seats on the Common Pleas Court. Stewart, 37, of Hempfield, a Democrat who won both the Democratic and Republican nominations in the spring, and Walsh, 47, of Rostraver, a two-term state lawmaker...
James Albert defeats Jonathan Held in Westmoreland sheriff raceVideo
Jonathan Held, Westmoreland County’s long-embattled sheriff, lost his bid for a third term in office Tuesday. Democrat James Albert, a retired Greensburg district judge, defeated the Republican incumbent to bring an end to a tenure marred by a dozen discrimination lawsuits and pending criminal public corruption charges. With all 305...
Squires retains Westmoreland County treasurer post
Westmoreland County voters returned incumbent Jared Squires to the treasurer’s office for a third term on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Westmoreland County Election Bureau. Squires, 42, a Republican from Mt. Pleasant Township, beat Democratic challenger Matt Mascara, 22, of Rostraver, with nearly 60% of the vote and...
Greensburg workshop to discuss medical marijuana in the workplace
How employers should deal with medical marijuana in the workplace will be explored during a workshop from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. VonZell Wade, clinical director of SpiritLife, an inpatient treatment center in Indiana County;...
Appeal denied for Youngwood man convicted of sexually assaulting 2 teen girls
A Westmoreland County judge denied the appeal of a Youngwood man who is serving up to 17 years in prison for the sexual assaults of two teenage girls in 2016. Darell Deisean Walker, 23, was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault and related offenses following a three-day trial in...
Murrysville church taking nominations, donations for ‘A Soldier’s Christmas’ program
Gordon Israelson of Murrysville knows the importance a handwritten note can hold for a soldier stationed overseas. “Mail is kind of always a big deal,” said Israelson, who was stationed in Germany from 1969 to 1972 with the U.S. Army. “A long-distance call to Europe back then was amazingly expensive.”...
