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Firefighters free ducklings from Unity storm drain
The Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department came to the rescue Thursday morning when some ducklings fell through a storm drain and became trapped near Wimmerton Lake in Unity Township. “All in all, nine ducklings were safely rescued and reunited with their mother … who was anxiously (and noisily) awaiting their rescue!”...
Westmoreland development projects get nearly $6 million
Almost $6 million has been awarded to some Westmoreland County municipalities and organizations to help spur economic development projects. The money is part of Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, of the Office of the Budget, for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, recreational, and historical improvement projects....
Experts: Capital One data breach latest example of constant cybersecurity threats
The latest reported consumer data breach — in which a hacker exposed personal information of more than 100 million Capital One customers and applicants — came as no surprise to cybersecurity experts in Western Pennsylvania. The odds of a data breach happening at major companies is almost 100%, said Paul...
Latrobe veteran accused of trying to kill family withdraws guilty plea
A Westmoreland County judge on Thursday allowed a Latrobe veteran to withdraw his guilty plea entered last year to charges that he attempted to kill his wife, stepdaughter and sister-in-law in 2017. Scott Matuszky, 47, contended he received bad advice from his former lawyer in agreeing to a plead guilty...
Cops: North Huntingdon man broke into pizza shop hours after release on earlier burglary
Just hours after being released on unsecured bond Monday for allegedly breaking into a North Huntingdon auto parts store, township police say the same 40-year-old man broke into a local pizza shop and stole $180. Stephen M. Wray of North Huntingdon appeared for the second time this week before District...
Police: Youngwood man found with 2 pounds of marijuana
A Youngwood man who served time on juvenile probation in connection with a 2014 stabbing was arrested this week after police found him with about 2 pounds of marijuana, according to investigators. Earl S. Keim, 21, is being held at the Westmoreland County Prison on $60,000 bail. He is charged...
2 women rescued from car flipped over hillside near Keystone State Park
Firefighters on Thursday rescued two women headed to Keystone State Park in Derry Township after their car flipped over a guide rail and teetered on a steep hillside. Neither of the young women were believed to have been seriously injured after the 9:21 a.m. accident on Keystone Park Road, but...
‘Girls in Pearls’ to showcase YWCA Westmoreland thrift store finds
The mission of the YWCA Westmoreland County is to empower women and to eliminate racism, but once a year it’s also to show people how to look good on a budget. To that end, “Girls in Pearls: Walk the Red Carpet,” the annual show of fashions from the Y’s downtown...
Baltzer Meyer society in Hempfield to offer free access to books, records for day
Take a step back in time and research family histories, get a tour of a school house and learn about making rugs during the first ancestry day hosted by the Baltzer Meyer Historical Society. The Hempfield group is opening the doors to their library, with over 230 books, family files...
Power restored after fallen tree blocked Route 993 near Harrison City
Electricity service was restored Thursday afternoon to a couple hundred customers in the Manor area. A tree fell onto power lines on Route 933 in Manor at about 8:30 a.m., causing a disruption in that area. Emergency personnel closed the road about a mile from Harrison City. Power had been...
Sen. Kim Ward seeks online feedback about possible fireworks restrictions
State Sen. Kim Ward wants input from constituents on possible restrictions for when fireworks can be set off. It’s the latest series of questions in the Hempfield Republican’s online legislative survey, a feature she started on her website in March. Ward first sought responses through survey questions asking what Westmoreland...
Greensburg family event will offer activities, essentials for kids in need
Families and children in need will be offered some essential items at no charge Aug. 9 at Courthouse Square in downtown Greensburg. Latrobe-based Faith Forward Ministries will distribute the items and provide other family-oriented resources and children’s activities during the Community Supporting Family event, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Heavy rains flood portions of Westmoreland County
Heavy rains flooded roads and downed trees across Westmoreland County Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a flood advisory for the area around 7:35 p.m. The most severe flooding was in Trafford, according to Westmoreland County 911. Route 993 and Trafford Road and Pine Hollow Road were...
Tenaska plant near Smithton generating power, moneyVideo
The Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station that sits atop a hill in rural South Huntingdon is just the latest of what federal energy officials predict will be a wave of natural gas-powered plants to be built over the next 30 years. Most of the nation’s new electricity generating capacity that will...
Convicted Latrobe rapist pleads guilty to sexually assaulting another teen
A Latrobe man was sentenced Wednesday to serve up to 10 years in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Nicholas Cook, 23, pleaded guilty to rape, statutory sexual assault and six other related offenses in connection with accusations made by a teenager who claimed she was raped twice...
Bolivar man claims new evidence supports his position that mother killed their baby, not him
A Bolivar man serving 30 years in prison for the 2011 murder of his newborn daughter contends the child’s mother confessed to her former lover that she was responsible for the girl’s death. Tim Andrews, the defense lawyer for Clayton Mibroda, 32, during an appeal hearing Wednesday said recently discovered...
Cops: Monessen man tried to hide crack cocaine, M-80 ‘in his buttocks’
A Monessen man pulled over Tuesday near Smithton over equipment violations apparently tried to hide crack cocaine and a powerful firecracker from two state troopers approaching his car, according to court documents. James Anthony Hayes’ plan didn’t work. A small baggie with the suspected drugs and an M-80 were discovered...
Penn Area Library celebrates summer reading programVideo
More than 400 children enjoyed some fun in the sun Wednesday afternoon at a celebration of the Penn Area Library’s summer reading program. Face-painting, food, games and other activities were set up in the Penn Township Municipal Park for the culmination of the program. Library children’s services coordinator Pat Cappeta...
Pennsylvania Turnpike section will close overnight in Westmoreland County
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed in both directions overnight between the interchanges at Monroeville and New Stanton. The stretch will be closed from about 11 p.m. Wednesday until 5 a.m. Thursday to allow for emergency removal of a sign structure at milepost 56.9, turnpike officials said. Motorists still will...
Longtime Latrobe councilman, municipal authority member dies from crash injuries
A longtime former member of Latrobe Council and the city municipal authority board died Monday from injuries related to a vehicle crash last week south of Twin Lakes Park, Allegheny County authorities reported. Rudolph A. “Rudy” Prohaska, 92, of Latrobe died at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. Prohaska died from...
Cops: Man had 50 bricks of heroin, loaded handgun in Hempfield traffic stop
A man pulled over for a traffic violation Tuesday while exiting the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Hempfield was arrested on drug and firearms charges after state troopers discovered 50 bricks of suspected heroin and a loaded handgun inside his car, according to court documents. Khasuante S. Thompson, 26, of Penn Hills,...
Long voting lines in Murrysville could soon be a thing of the past
Additional voting precincts will be established in Murrysville for next year’s presidential election to deal with overcrowding frequently seen at particular polls. Westmoreland County’s elections board has agreed to seek a judge’s approval for a redistricting plan that, if approved, would redraw voting districts to ease long wait times that...
Ligonier’s Diamond Park cited as ‘Great Public Space’
Ligonier’s rejuvenated Diamond Park is a “Great Public Space,” according to the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Planning Association. The recently renovated park at the heart of the borough was recognized in the Public Space category of the organization’s 2019 Great Places in Pennsylvania program. The awards recognize sites that...
Firefighters battle house fire in Murrysville
Firefighters extinguished flames at a Murrysville home Wednesday morning. Crews were called to MacArthur Drive around 8 a.m. The majority of the damage appeared to be in the rear of the two-story home. Smoke was still pouring out near the roof by about 8:30 a.m. No one was home at...
Mt. Pleasant woman taken in secret shopper scam
A Mt. Pleasant woman became a victim of an online secret shopper scam, according to state police. Troopers said the unidentified 46-year-old woman signed up online to be a secret shopper at Walmart. An unknown person sent her instructions along with a check for $4,000, which she cashed at her...
