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Latrobe veterans’ photos, stories needed for historical society program
Latrobe Area Historical Society is seeking photos and stories of local veterans of any U.S. conflict since World War II as it prepares a slide show honoring area residents who served in all eras. Titled “Latrobe: Honoring Our Veterans,” the program is slated for a Nov. 9 screening at the...
Laurel Mountain man apologizes for killing girlfriend, gets 20-40 years in prison
A Laurel Mountain Borough man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 to 40 years in a state prison for the 2014 beating death of his live-in girlfriend. Gregory Randall, 62, apologized through tears while pleading guilty to third-degree murder for killing Angela Marie Cavalero, 52, at their home in May 2014....
Cops: Unity woman coerced teen into making false sexual assault claim
A Unity woman is accused by state police with coercing a teenage boy to make a false sexual assault complaint. Christina D. Hall, 38, of the village of Hostetter, is charged with making false reports of child abuse and corruption of minors by state police in Greensburg. Trooper James McKenzie...
Teen accused in Export shooting received community service in prior case
A Murrysville teenager accused of shooting of a man in Export was supposed to be at a community service detail as part of his probation for a prior drug-related charge. As Joseph Pometto, a private attorney for Tyler Palandro, 18, of Murrysville, argued at a hearing Tuesday that his client...
Police: Greensburg man arrested in fire at abandoned house suspected in other arsons
A Greensburg man accused of setting an abandoned house on fire Monday is a suspect in other fires that have been ruled arsons, according to police. Brian Keith Valore, 33, told police he was drinking on the Euclid Avenue home’s back porch at 1:30 a.m. when he doused wood with...
Man jailed after report of gunshots prompts large police response near West Newton
A South Huntingdon Township man was jailed during the weekend after shots reportedly were fired inside his home, bringing a swarm of state troopers to the neighborhood just outside of West Newton. Adam Brian Cuccaro, 23, is charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, disorderly conduct and reckless...
Plan to pave brick street in South Greensburg sparks debate
A plan to pave a South Greensburg street has sparked a neighborhood debate, pitting history against convenience. A 200-yard stretch of Elm Street is one of the city’s few brick roads. It may not stay that way for long. Borough council is working with Westmoreland County to apply for a...
World War II vet who trained at Saint Vincent College had to jump from plane over enemy territory
Bernard J. Harrington, a co-pilot on a World War II B-24 Liberator heavy bomber who flew 35 combat missions over Germany, Italy, the Balkans, picked a good spot to land when he and his crew had to bail out their airplane. Mr. Harrington was on his 19th mission when his...
Fire at vacant Greensburg home considered arson, chief says
Greensburg police have arrested a city man in connection with an arson early Monday morning of a vacant house, police said. The suspect, Brian Valore, 33, of Greensburg, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on Monday on arson and arson-related charges in connection with the fire at 526...
Costs, freight service likely to keep more Pittsburgh-Harrisburg trains off the tracksVideo
Two passenger trains run between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg each day. High operating costs and frequent freight trains all but dash hopes of adding another — even a shorter jaunt around the famous bend to Altoona and back. “It really comes down to the cost-effectiveness of it,” said Jennie Granger, PennDOT...
Second annual Greensburg Music Fest set for September
The second annual Greensburg Music Fest is slated for this month, bringing seven stages and more than 35 local bands for an end-of-summer bash. The event, which rounds out a 14 week Thank Goodness It’s Summer concert series, will start at 5 p.m. Sept. 13. “We were thrilled to have so...
Family event continues Labor Day at Northmoreland Park in Allegheny TownshipVideo
A celebration of the working family continues on Labor Day at Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township. Live animals, musicians, games, a rock climbing wall, carnival rides, a circus and food and informational booths blanket the landscape for the 48th annual Labor United Celebration. Organizers projected about 35,000 people would participate...
Drive-in movie tradition continues in Western PennsylvaniaVideo
Every Friday during the summer, Cassandra Dzik packs up her car and heads to Evergreen Drive-In, the last remaining outdoor theater in Westmoreland County, with her sister, Carrie Schaming, and 11-year-old son, Richard. One night this summer, the trio set up camping chairs on the East Huntingdon theater’s lawn, waiting...
Former science teacher will discuss Westmoreland’s ‘natural areas’
Early accounts of life in Westmoreland County don’t give much of a sense of what nature was like for the area’s first settlers. Retired biology teacher Dick Byers of Stahlstown wanted to ensure that people reading about the area in the future have that knowledge. It’s why Byers, along with...
Sutersville fire chief researches town’s war dead ‘so they won’t be forgotten’
The names of 13 men from Sutersville who never came home from World War I and II are engraved near the top of Sutersville’s Honor Roll that recognizes those who served. A 14th man killed in the Korean War is listed on a separate plaque. Making certain that they will...
No one injured when fire strikes Jeannette house
No injuries were reported after a fully involved house fire in Jeannette Saturday night, Westmoreland 911 dispatchers said. It took five emergency departments to douse the blaze, officials said. The cause of the fire in the 300 block of Chestnut Street was unclear. Crews remained on the scene at about...
Greensburg rally offers message of hope on National Overdose Awareness DayVideo
At 18 years old, Nakkia Proffit had to watch as a friend fatally overdosed, and it still was not enough to keep her from making negative decisions about drugs. On Saturday, Proffit was continuing her recovery and shared her story with attendees at a rally in Greensburg’s St. Clair Park...
Groups hustle across Westmoreland to raise money for clubs through high school football
Pasta, salad, bread and dessert mixed with the efforts of numerous volunteers is a winning recipe for success when it comes to raising money for high school athletics. The Greensburg Salem Football Parents Association has been doing that for years, and this week was no exception. Hundreds of hungry people...
Route 30 reopens in Derry Township after motorcycle wreck
Westbound lanes of Route 30 were shut down Friday evening in Derry Township for a wreck involving a motorcycle, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The wreck, which was near the Route 217 intersection, caused the lanes to close around 9:20 p.m. One lane reopened about 10 minutes later, and...
Original Wyano church gets new lease on next 100 years of life
Parishioners filed into a Wyano church April 28, not knowing if they would ever again step foot in the 100-year-old house of worship. The former United Methodist Church, located in the South Huntingdon Township, was about to shut its doors for good due to declining attendance. By the end, only...
Cops: Good Samaritan assisted domestic violence victim at Lynch Field in Greensburg
A Good Samaritan at Greensburg’s Lynch Field helped a woman Thursday after she was choked and beaten by her boyfriend in a pavilion, according to city police. Chad T. Abbott, 25, who has recently lived in Burgettstown, Washington County, was arrested on charges of simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, false...
Laurel Mountain Borough man expected to plead guilty in girlfriend’s death
A Laurel Mountain Borough man jailed for the last five years as he awaits trial for the first-degree murder of his live-in girlfriend is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge. The lawyer for Gregory Randall, 62, told a Westmoreland County judge that the trial scheduled to begin...
Former Hempfield doctor to stand trial in fatal overdose case
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Friday that a Hempfield physician can withdraw his no contest plea to charges that he over-prescribed methadone to a patient who overdosed and died. Dr. Edgar Peske, 80, will go to trial in December or early next year on charges of drug delivery resulting in...
Westmoreland County Food Bank promotes September as ‘Hunger Action Month’
The Westmoreland County Food Bank is again teaming up with a Scottdale company to raise money for its food programs. The third annual “Day 2 Don8” on Sept. 28 will allow donors to match a $5,000 challenge gift from Penn Line Service Inc. “Penn Line has been a generous sponsor...
First 911 Trail Challenge near Shanksville offers special closed road access for cyclists
The inaugural 911 Trail Challenge on Sept. 7 will offer bicyclists a 24-mile course, including an eight-mile section at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville that will be open only to cyclists. The Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail is a 1,300-mile network of bicycle and pedestrian trails linking the...
