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Greensburg Diocese paid $4.35 million in sexual abuse claims
The Greensburg Catholic Diocese paid $4.35 million to settle claims with 57 adults who suffered child sexual abuse at the hands of clergy, church officials announced Thursday. Greensburg was among five Pennsylvania dioceses and one archdiocese that established compensation funds for survivors of clergy child sexual abuse following last year’s...
Spain an adventure for Mt. Pleasant studentsVideo
Try to go to high school in a foreign land, listen to teachers give instructions in their native tongue, assimilate into a different culture and live with a family not your own for 10 months. That was the challenge that two 17-year-old Mt. Pleasant Area girls — Natalie Black and...
Fairview Park kicks off capital campaign, marks 75th anniversary in 2020
In 1945, a group of black church leaders from Allegheny and Westmoreland counties set out to create a place where they could come together and enjoy themselves. With segregation restricting the places African-Americans could go, the Monongahela Valley Sunday School Association created Fairview Park in Salem Township. At one time,...
Cops: Argument over beer in Southwest Greensburg results in stabbing, arrest
A 42-year-old South Huntingdon man is in the Westmoreland County Prison after police say he slashed his younger brother’s leg with a knife during an argument over drinking beer. Francis John Hermanson Jr. is charged by police with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment in connection with the...
Start your Thanksgiving off with Greensburg’s annual Turkey Trot
For nearly three decades, determined walkers and runners have laced up their sneakers and headed out on Thanksgiving Day morning to take on the streets of downtown Greensburg, before they take on Thanksgiving dinner. The 28th annual Greensburg 5K Turkey Trot, sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters Laurel Region, will...
Lottery jackpot worth $650K sold at Hempfield store
A Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $650,000 was sold Wednesday at a Westmoreland County convenience store, according to state lottery officials. The winning ticket matched all five balls drawn, 07-10-12-35-40, to win the jackpot, less withholding. The BP convenience store, Par Mar 66 at 4613 Route 136 in Hempfield,...
Appeals court: Judge should not have barred evidence regarding Hempfield rape allegation
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned a ruling issued earlier this year that barred key evidence in a pending rape case against a Hempfield man. In January, Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger ruled prosecutors could use statements the alleged victim gave to Greensburg authorities after she...
Bedbugs found at Penn Middle School in Penn Township
Bedbugs have been found at Penn Middle School in the Penn-Trafford School District. District officials alerted parents Wednesday that a student was found with bedbugs on their body. No additional bugs were found in the student’s belongings. When a professional exterminator and the district’s maintenance director began searching classrooms frequented...
North Huntingdon police bust Penn Hills man on marijuana charges
A Penn Hills man whose vehicle ran out of gas allegedly had 29 marijuana plants stuffed in multiple bags stashed in his car when North Huntingdon police arrested him early Wednesday morning. Lamar D. Kincaid, 55, is accused of having several large garbage bags of marijuana plants about 3 feet...
Ligonier Township man charged with assaulting woman, police
Ligonier Valley police this week responded to a domestic disturbance in Ligonier Township only to find themselves involved in a struggle with the property owner, who they subdued with a Taser. Michael Podboreski II, 62, ordered officers off of his Autumn Leaves Road property, according to court documents. “Get the...
Cops: Motorcyclist who fled police in West Newton also accused of cocaine possession
An Irwin motorcyclist accused of leading police on a high-speed chase for 5 miles Tuesday between West Newton and Rostraver was arrested on multiple criminal and traffic charges, including illegal possession of cocaine and stimulants. Anthony E. Faloona, 29, was arraigned before District Judge Charles Christner on seven counts of...
Laurel Highlands Meadery sweetens production with expansion in South Greensburg
What began as a home hobby about 15 years ago has grown into an expanding business for Matt Falenski, with the recent opening of a second Laurel Highlands Meadery location. Falenski and his wife, Mandy, began manufacturing at their previous homes in Herminie and South Greensburg around 2010, selling their...
Trap shooting team gets go-ahead at Greater LatrobeVideo
Greater Latrobe School Board this week authorized formation of an intramural trap-shooting team. The proposed team, for students interested in shooting at clay targets, eventually could compete with others already established at Norwin and Connellsville, but possibly not in its first year, said Greater Latrobe Athletic Director Mark Mears. “We...
Norwin student-run formal-wear sale continues todayVideo
High school students — and their parents — know how expensive it can be to attend a formal dance. Norwin High School has a way to cut down at least some of the cost, by holding a semiannual formal wear consignment sale. Begun in 2015, the sales are held in...
North Huntingdon wrestling fundraiser to benefit police fraternal organization
Two professional wrestlers pitted against each other during a September matchup now are teaming up during a third wrestling fundraiser that will benefit the North Huntingdon Police Fraternal Relief Association. Scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m., Rumble on Route 30 will feature Norwin graduate Tyler Harrison, also known as “Jason...
Daughtry brings the hits to Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
For a brief time in 2018, it looked like the main way fans would see Chris Daughtry for the time being would be as a judge on the newly revived “American Idol.” Reports were saying he was locked in for that role on the show. Which was news to the...
Public invited to Latrobe 4th of July planning session
The committee preparing Latrobe’s 2020 4th of July Celebration is inviting public input to its first official planning meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the city council chambers. “Anybody that wants to come, it’s open to the general public, the council, the mayor,” said Latrobe Fire Chief John...
Latrobe police get new 5-year contract, praise for arrests
Latrobe Council approved a new five-year labor agreement with the city’s police union. Covering more than a dozen officers, but excluding the police chief, the new contract will be in effect from Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2024, and includes annual wage increases of 2.25%, according to city manager...
DEP: Jeannette hemp warehouse violating odor law
A state agency slapped a Jeannette hemp-drying facility with a violation notice over a “nauseating” pot-like odor reportedly wafting from the warehouse for weeks. George Traister, a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection inspector, checked the facility in response to two complaints about the strong smell of hemp, which is similar...
Program looks at history of firefighting in Latrobe
The 140-year history of organized firefighting in Latrobe is the topic of a new slide show the Latrobe Area Historical Society will present this week. The program is set for 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the society headquarters and museum, 416 Weldon St., Latrobe. Doors will open at 9...
Appeal denied for Latrobe man convicted in fatal robbery attempt
The appeal of a Johnstown man convicted earlier last year of second-degree murder for his role in a botched robbery in front of his friend’s home in Latrobe has been rejected. A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied the appeal filed by Austin Krinock, who contended he received...
New Stanton teen to plead guilty but mentally ill in shooting deaths of mother, brother
A New Stanton teenager will plead guilty but mentally ill to two counts of first-degree murder for the November 2016 shooting deaths of his mother and younger brother. The attorney for 17-year-old Jacob Remaley told a Westmoreland County judge Tuesday the teen will accept the plea bargain deal after his...
Classes resume at Westmoreland County Community College’s Murrysville campus
Classes at the Westmoreland County Community College’s Murrysville campus were cancelled through 3 p.m. Tuesday but will resume at 6 p.m., according to the school’s Twitter feed. “Our facilities director has contacted the gas company and to the best of my knowledge they’re on-site looking for a potential leak,” said...
Yough recognizes trio of homecoming queens, 50 years later
Fifty years ago, three young women attending rival high schools simultaneously shared the title of Yough School District homecoming queen. During Yough’s homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 18, that honor will again be recognized with a special ceremony on the high school football field. The event marks a half century...
Cops: Tip leads to arrest of woman in Latrobe on drug charges
Latrobe police used a tip from an informant to arrest a Derry woman who had allegedly just returned from Pittsburgh with 10 bricks of suspected heroin to sell in the area. Cherie A. Chapman, 30, was arrested Sunday after a traffic stop at 5:25 p.m. along Lincoln Avenue in Latrobe....
