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Westmoreland commissioners set 2nd public hearing on plan to reduce flooding
Westmoreland County Commissioners will hold a second public hearing Monday ahead of an expected vote on an updated plan designed to reduce flooding. Officials are seeking comments about the new Integrated Water Resources Plan compiled by the Westmoreland County Conservation District and county planners. The public hearing will begin at...
Latrobe authority proceeds with sewage rate hikes
Latrobe Municipal Authority sewer customers will see an increase in their bills this fall as the authority moves forward with planned rate revisions that were put on hold by a legal dispute with the Unity Township Municipal Authority. According to information posted on the authority website, the billing changes include...
Unity supervisors propose upgrade, wider access at Charter Oak playground
Kids in Unity could gain another place to have summertime fun if the township receives a state grant to update a deteriorating playground in the Charter Oak housing plan. Unity supervisors this week agreed to cooperate with the Charter Oak Civic Association to apply for the project grant and to...
Unity board OKs GetGo relocation, to consider new Sheetz
Giant Eagle’s plan to relocate and expand its Unity GetGo store moved a step forward this week. Township supervisors declared the convenience store and gas station an approved conditional use at the new site at Route 30 and Giffin Drive. At a 4 p.m. hearing Tuesday , the supervisors will...
Businesses, residents brace for weekend heat wave
A heat wave that could bring dangerous temperatures and a heat index exceeding 100 degrees has area residents and stores stocking up on fans and air conditioners, and is keeping HVAC companies on their toes. “It’s a nonstop kind of thing right at this moment,” said Chuck Cianciotti, owner of...
Police: 2 charged with endangerment after 3 kids have ‘unexplained’ scars, marks
A Smithton man and woman were charged with child endangerment Thursday after investigators said three children removed from their home last year had “unexplained scars and marks” on their bodies. Mel R. Anastasiu, 41, and Jamie Anastasiu, 39, each are charged with a felony. Mel Anastasiu was arrested in August...
Greensburg bishop to Trump, lawmakers: Fix ‘broken’ U.S. immigration system
Bishop Edward C. Malesic of the Greensburg Catholic Diocese has appealed to Pennsylvania lawmakers and President Donald Trump to solve the nation’s immigration impasse. In a letter dated July 12, Malesic expressed frustration with the continuing immigration “stranglehold” that is causing “tragic and inhumane consequences” for the United States. “I...
Skidmore Road closure extended in Hempfield
Replacement of a 36-inch cross pipe will keep a section of Skidmore Road closed through July 26, PennDOT officials said on Friday. The road will be closed between Morning Dove Lane and Tall Oaks Trail in Hempfield. A marked detour will route drivers along Reamer Avenue, Main Street, Route 30...
Murrysville Medic One earns heart association award for 3rd consecutive year
For the third year in a row, Murrysville Medic One officials will receive the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus Award for meeting high benchmarks when it comes to treating heart-attack victims. The Mission: Lifeline awards focus on STEMI or “ST elevation myocardial infarction,” cases — most commonly, heart...
North Huntingdon grants extension to fireworks company
Without much debate or verbal fireworks, North Huntingdon officials this week granted a fireworks company a 90-day extension of its temporary occupancy permit so it could attach the kind of facade the company had originally proposed around the base of its building off Route 30. The commissioners approved the request...
Westmoreland Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline reappointed to state association board
Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts Bryan Kline has been reappointed to serve as an executive board member for the Pennsylvania State Association of Prothonotaries and Clerk of Courts Association. The association, formed in 1928, serves as a coalition of state-elected officials who oversee court-related filing offices. “I am honored that...
Murrysville farmer gears up for annual themed corn maze
Herb Gearhard of Murrysville may use a drone nowadays to get a top-down look at his annual corn maze, but in nearly all other aspects, he’s old-school. “We don’t use GPS,” he said, pulling out a large sheet of taped-together graph paper. “We start with a sheet of paper and...
Scottdale man found guilty in Youngwood Mother’s Day crash that injured family
Victoria Schuler and her husband, William, were finally able to smile on Thursday, more than three years after they and their two young children were severely injured in a vehicle crash in Youngwood. “We’re glad for it,” Victoria Schuler said minutes after Matthew Murphy, 27, was found guilty of all...
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix hits bucolic Westmoreland County roadsVideo
Members of the Greater Pittsburgh MG Club and Western Pennsylvania Triumph Association hit the roads in Westmoreland County on Thursday for the annual Countryside Tour as part of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, which will be held this weekend. The Countryside Tour, which started in 2012, left the Ramada Inn...
Irwin hires part-time police officer
Irwin has hired another part-time police officer. Devin Jay McCurdy of North Huntingdon was hired at the probationary rate of $12 per hour. After two weeks, he will be paid at the full part-time officer’s rate of $19 an hour, at the discretion of Chief Roger Pivirotto. The chief said...
Sleep Number to move out of Westmoreland Mall
Another store is slated to move out of Westmoreland Mall. Sleep Number, located on the lower level between Sloppy Soap and Champs Sports, will move to a freestanding building at Eastgate Plaza in Hempfield, said Sleep Number spokesperson Julie Elepano. The news comes weeks after Verizon Wireless, previously located across...
New Stanton bugler heads to Gettysburg for Taps
A New Stanton bugler who has played at military funerals since he was in the eighth grade is set to play Taps Saturday at the Soldiers Monument in the Gettysburg National Cemetery as part of “100 Nights of Taps.” Jay Copenhaver, 63, who plays for the Youngwood Veterans of Foreign...
Trafford man pleads guilty to assaulting pregnant girlfriend
A Trafford man was released from prison late Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with a physical confrontation earlier this year with his pregnant girlfriend. Nigel Christopher Hogan, 29, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of simple assault and in a related case one charge...
Feds taking over prosecution of NYC men arrested in fentanyl bust on Pa. turnpikeVideo
Federal authorities are taking over the prosecution of two men accused of having a large amount of pure fentanyl during a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County last week. A federal indictment was filed and arrest warrants were issued Tuesday for Juan Junior Guzman, 41, and Hector...
Harrison City National Guardsman is top shooter in Pennsylvania
A National Guardsman from Harrison City took top honors in the Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition this month at the Fort Indiantown Gap Warrior Training Grounds. Senior Airman Nicholas Yackovich was named the top shooter in the annual competition and, as such, received an embroidered Governor’s Twenty tab and a certificate....
Crabtree church festival known for impressive fireworks display
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival in Crabtree started 108 years ago with a group of Italian guys sitting around, reminiscing about the religious festivals they enjoyed back in the Old Country. The festivals, or fiestas, usually involved a solemn high Mass, followed by a procession in honor of...
2 charged after 39 animals removed from Sewickley Township home
A Sewickley Township man and woman are facing numerous neglect charges after authorities removed 39 animals from their home, according to court papers. Nicole Marzole, 39, and Karl Kuhn, 44, allegedly had rabbits, goats, ducks, cats and a dog and chicken at their Fifth Street home that were living in...
Tube helps rescuers free ‘victim’ from mound of cornVideo
Members of the Bradenville Volunteer Fire Department came to the rescue this week when 15-year-old James Winklosky found himself sunk up to his waist in a bin of corn kernels. The rising sophomore and FFA treasurer at Derry Area High School volunteered for the role of “victim” in a mock...
Family, friends pay tribute to ‘Santa Dan,’ a former Mt. Pleasant resident
Like his beard, Daniel Schultheis grew into the role of Santa Claus over the years. He started out wearing a fake beard, but there was nothing fake about his Santa persona, his daughters said. “My dad — you’d swear he thought he was Santa all year long,” said Valerie Handford,...
Police plan to crack down on aggressive driving in Western Pa.Video
Risk is a daily, accepted feature of the job for Murrysville police Officer Ryan Auvil. But that doesn’t make it any less frightening when a tractor-trailer driver fails to move into an adjacent lane — to “steer clear,” according to current state law — as Auvil is writing a ticket...
