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Driver gets probation, house arrest for crash that killed Washington Township fireman
An East Huntingdon man will serve five years on probation for causing a fatal three-vehicle crash two years ago that killed a Washington Township firefighter. Andrew Davidovich Jr., 21, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and other related offenses for the June 9, 2017, crash on Route 66...
Latrobe medical marijuana dispensary hosting open house
Wondering what a medical marijuana dispensary looks like? RISE Latrobe, which is slated to open Thursday, will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The public can tour the dispensary and speak with staff members at the site, 117 Beatty County Road, Unity Township. Part of RISE...
Second woman accuses Diocese of Greensburg priest of abuse
A second woman has come forward to accuse Monsignor Michael Matusak of sexual abuse, her attorney said. The woman said she was abused from 1973 to 1976 while Matusak was a deacon at St. Hedwig Parish, Smock, and after his ordination to the priesthood, said her attorney, Adam Horowitz of...
Officials respond to person trapped under tractor
Officials responded to a person trapped under a farm tractor in Derry Township Monday evening, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. When first responders arrived at Cannery Hollow Road around 4:45 p.m., the person was already out from underneath the tractor. His condition was not immediately available. The Derry...
Greensburg woman accused of DUI after being found passed out in running car
A Greensburg woman was under the influence of Suboxone and marijuana when she was found passed out in her car with an infant strapped in a car seat at a New Alexandria convenience store late Saturday, state police allege in court documents. Chelsey L. Persin, 35, of Greensburg, was arraigned...
Hutchinson teen identified as victim of fatal Sewickley Township crash
Counselors will be available at Yough Senior High School after a student died in a crash over the weekend in Sewickley Township. Graydon Hoffman, 14, died Saturday at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh from injuries he sustained in the crash, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner confirmed Monday. State police said...
Greensburg to spend $300,000 grant on street improvements
Greensburg will spend nearly $300,000 fixing up city streets using state and federal funds through the Community Development Block Grant. For the last several years, the city has regularly received yearly CDBG grants, each between $250,000 and $300,000. Council allocated the funds to street improvements and blight removal as part...
Greensburg Fire Department installs two more mini food pantries
Almost as soon as the plastic box appeared in the parklet on South Pennsylvania Avenue, donors filled it with food and toiletries for those in need. “The next day I stopped and it was three-quarters of the way full, and has maintained that level ever since,” said Rick Steele, president...
Driver reportedly injured in Mt. Pleasant Township crash
The driver of a minivan was reportedly injured Monday when she failed to negotiate a sharp curve along Route 981 in the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Trauger and went over an embankment, emergency officials reported. The accident occurred at 10:09 a.m. at the intersection of Route 981 and Dutch...
Greensburg man claims he was ‘just joking’ when he pulled gun on store clerk
A Greensburg man who claimed to be joking when he pulled a gun on a store clerk Friday is behind bars on a robbery charge. Police identified a male suspect who tried to rob the Dollar General store on South Main Street as Brandon Joseph Giron, 19, by watching surveillance...
New contract approved for Jeannette’s 3 paid firefighters
A new four-year contract with Jeannette’s three paid firefighters has been approved. The contract, which expires Dec. 31, 2022, calls for an hourly pay increase of 50 cents for each year of the agreement. Council approved the contract last week after the previous agreement expired at the end of 2018....
State police investigating bullet shot into Youngwood home
State police are investigating after a bullet apparently was shot into a Youngwood home, according to a news release issued Monday. The incident happened Tuesday sometime between 7:20 a.m. and 4 p.m. at a South Fifth Street home. Police said the .30-caliber bullet originated from the northeast and entered the...
Appalachian Wagon Train visits Westmoreland County for 50th anniversaryVideo
The 25 covered wagons and buggies traversing the back roads of Westmoreland and Fayette counties this week are powered by oats, so be careful not to step in the exhaust. The horse- and mule-drawn wagons are part of the 2019 Appalachian Wagon Train, an annual weeklong event that is like...
Supporters fear for Keystone Park project, plan informational meeting
Supporters of a project that would extend public sewage service and a recreational trail to Keystone State Park plan to meet next week in an effort to keep the underfunded project from being canceled. The informational meeting, set for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Alexandria Community Center,...
Hempfield boy wins Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest
Joseph Bonomo IV’s creativity on an unfamiliar subject netted the Hempfield boy a big honor. An essay he penned about the women’s suffrage movement — from the perspective of a family discussing the matter over Thanksgiving dinner in 1919 — was named the National Society of the Daughters of the...
Police: Greensburg man set fire at his house, went to hotel
A Greensburg man set a fire at his house Saturday evening and then went to stay at a nearby hotel, according to police. Jeremiah Nathanial Morgan, 40, was arrested shortly after firefighters extinguished the flames at his Franklin Drive home. He was arraigned Sunday morning on arson and related charges....
1 killed, 2 injured when pickup tries to pass car on Sewickley Township road
One person was killed and two injured Saturday when one vehicle tried to pass another on a Sewickley Township road, according to state police. A Hutchinson man, who was a passenger in one of the vehicles, died from injuries he suffered in the crash. Police did not release his name....
Unity’s Nature’s Grove Farm offers pasture-raised chicken through CSAVideo
Andy Vlcek didn’t grow up planning on farming. His father died in 2010. A few years after, around 2012, Vlcek moved home to help his mother maintain Nature’s Grove Farm, their small family operation in Unity. He and his mom, Nancy, spent the next few years selling eggs and micro-greens...
Westmoreland’s recordkeeper looks toward balance of career
In May 1979, Ray Levay graduated from Saint Vincent College. Less than a month later, he was working in a tiny cubicle at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, compiling government financial records for an annual report. Now 40 years later, Levay, known as “RT,” is doing the same work but for...
Westmoreland County could face legal action over suicide of suspended jail guard
Westmoreland County officials could face legal action from the jailed widow of a suspended corrections officer who committed suicide in November, according to documents the Tribune-Review received through a public-records request. Pittsburgh attorney Jim Burn, who specializes in workers compensation claims, in March sent letters to the county commissioners and...
Hannastown Golf Club celebrates 100 years in classic style
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Hannastown Golf Club held Hickory Golf, where members played wearing clothing inspired by early 20th century golf. The club, which opened in 1919, encouraged members to dress in period attire and play nine holes with hickory golf clubs....
Westmoreland Pollinator Partners hold kickoff events around county
Bees aren’t the only ones who play a role in making sure we have foods like blueberries and pumpkins. Birds, butterflies, bats and other bugs are just as important in moving pollen among flowers, but many are facing a decline in habitat, said Pam Curtin, education coordinator at Historic Hanna’s...
3 hurt in Sewickley Township crash
Three people were injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday in Sewickley Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The vehicle crashed into a tree and utility pole at about 1:50 p.m. on Mars Hill Road near Kunkle Road. At least one victim had been ejected from the vehicle. A person...
1 hurt when pickup truck crashes into Greensburg house
At first, Charles Colarusso thought he heard a bolt of lightning. But when the front of his house was ripped off Friday afternoon just feet away from where he was sitting in his living room, the Greensburg man realized it wasn’t a storm, but a pickup truck. He came outside...
GoFundMe account set up for lightning strike victim Brendan McGowan
An online fundraising account has been created to help the family of a North Huntingdon teen who was killed by a lightning strike at Mammoth Park on Thursday. The GoFundMe page for Brendan McGowan, 18, was started by friend Zak Lipniskis. “I still can’t believe that this happened; no one...
