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Westmoreland food bank seeks donations to replace truck lost in fire
The Westmoreland County Food Bank is hoping donors will help the organization replace a truck that was destroyed by fire last year. The truck and more than 3,000 pounds of food were lost when its engine caught fire in North Huntingdon last June. It was one in a fleet of...
Greensburg man accused of setting fire in woman’s apartment
Greensburg Police have an arrest warrant for a 40-year-old man acccused of intentionally lighting a pair of jeans on fire inside woman’s closet after an argument early Dec. 2. In addition to arson, Timothy J. Rosenberry of Greensburg is charged with reckless endangerment, criminal attempt and risking a catastrophe. Police...
Westmoreland Cultural Trust plans open house for new Palace Theatre apartments
In downtown Greensburg, a man’s home could be his Palace. The last four apartments developed by the Westmoreland Cultural Trust above the Palace Theatre are ready for occupancy. One of the third-floor apartments is already spoken for, but the other three range in size from 808 to 1,218 square feet....
Murrysville consumer advocate named to PUC advisory council
Murrysville consumer advocate Mary Bach has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Consumer Advisory Council. Bach was one of five new members appointed by the PUC on Thursday. The council meets every other month and advises the PUC commissioners on issues important to utility customers. Members serve on...
Westmoreland sees flooding, damage during torrential rainVideo
Roads scattered across Western Pennsylvania — including some major highways — closed Thursday as heavy rains caused flooding throughout the region. In North Huntingdon, a sinkhole opened outside of a North Huntingdon daycare center, forcing its evacuation. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning at 7:30 Thursday evening for...
Jeannette woman accused of assaulting boy during argument over cellphone
A Jeannette woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly assaulted a boy under 12 years old during an argument over a cellphone, city police said. Nicole L. Gogolsky, 39, was charged with simple assault, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal trespass. She was arraigned before District...
Westmoreland commissioners OK emergency repairs to courthouse parking lot
An emergency contract for repair work at the Westmoreland County Courthouse on Thursday got a formal OK from the county commissioners. The board approved the nearly $70,000 contract with Maccabee Industrial, Inc. of Belle Vernon for labor, materials and equipment needed to fix damage in the underground parking area of...
Westmoreland commissioners approve settlement with woman injured at jail
The Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday approved a $7,500 settlement payment related to a complaint about an injury at the county jail. The board unanimously approved the payment as part of a settlement agreement with Christine Shellhammer, who reported being injured Sept. 15 while visiting an inmate at the jail....
Project to stabilize homes affected by mine subsidence to start in Derry Township
Work on a mine subsidence project involving 125 homes in Bradenville, Derry Township, could begin as early as next week. The state Department of Environmental Protection has awarded a contract to Howard Concrete Pumping Inc., of Cuddy in Allegheny County. Howard was the lower of two bidders at $5.2 million,...
Kennametal to close Hempfield plant
Kennametal Inc. said Thursday it will close its Carbidie manufacturing plant in Hempfield as part of its overall restructuring that includes shutting down two manufacturing plants in Germany and a distribution center, all within the next two years. Pittsburgh-based Kennametal, which has corporate offices in Unity, said operations at the...
Police: Mt. Pleasant woman lost $1,300 in gift card scam
A Westmoreland County woman was scammed out of $1,300 after she gave prepaid gift card numbers to an unknown person, state police in Greensburg said. Troopers said the suspect in April contacted the Mt. Pleasant woman by phone and identified themselves as a representative from Microsoft. The scammer said Microsoft...
Motorcycle rider injured in collision with deer on Route 30
A motorcycle rider was reported to be injured when the bike struck a deer at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday on Route 30 in Unity, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor said. The extent of the rider’s injuries wasn’t immediately known, the supervisor said. Firefighters from Marguerite, Pleasant Unity and Youngstown...
List of poor-performing nursing homes still not public a month after promised release
A month after federal regulators pledged to release its secret list of poor-performing nursing homes, officials echoed what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Chief Medical Officer Kate Goodrich said five weeks ago — that the report would be coming “soon.” Lawmakers said CMS has not provided them...
Latrobe church dinner will benefit police, firefighters
A dinner Sunday at a Latrobe church will show appreciation for and benefit the city’s police department and one of its companies of volunteer firefighters. The event is open to the public and set for 11:45 a.m., following the 10:30 a.m. worship service at Bethany United Methodist Church, 2415 Laveen...
I-70 crash blocks westbound lane in Rostraver
The left-hand westbound lane of Interstate 70 was blocked Wednesday night in Rostraver following a two-vehicle crash, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatch supervisor said. The collision, between a passenger vehicle and a construction vehicle, occurred just before 10:30 p.m. beneath the Route 51 overpass, according to the supervisor. The supervisor...
Nobody hurt in crash involving medical van in Hempfield
There were no serious injuries when a Mutual Aid medical transport van rear-ended a minivan in Hempfield, according to firefighters at the scene. The crash, which occurred at the corner of Route 66 Business and Franconia Road, happened shortly after 5 p.m. Both vans were traveling south. The mutual aid...
Former Hempfield veterinarian seeking ARD in records copying case
A Penn Township woman charged with stealing records from a Hempfield veterinarian clinic will ask to be enrolled in a prison diversion program next month. In court documents filed Wednesday, the lawyer for Katherine Marraccini, 26, said she will seek admission to the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first-time, nonviolent...
Youngwood mom blames daughter in assault of grandma during Steelers game
A Youngwood mother seeking to have her criminal charges dismissed has blamed her teenage daughter for the brutal attack of her grandmother as they watched a Pittsburgh Steelers preseason game on TV two years ago. In court documents filed this week, the lawyer for Delores Amorino, 42, said his client’s...
Sewickley Township officials condemn home due to ‘terrible living conditions’
Sewickley Township officials say a home on Fifth Street has been condemned due to “terrible living conditions,” said supervisor Brian Merdian. “We’ve been getting numerous complaints about the condition of the entire property particularly about garbage and trash mounting, odor, and animals roaming there for a few years,” Merdian said....
Calumet VFD cancels drag queen bingo after low ticket sales, warnings from churches
A popular fundraiser at the Calumet Volunteer Fire Department that could have raised almost $8,000 has been canceled, leaving officials scrambling to find funds needed to repair and replace trucks and provide training to firefighters, said department secretary Robin Obarto. The Sparkling Queens of Drag, a group that performs drag...
Police: Penn Township woman failed to report suspected child sexual abuse
A Penn Township woman is accused of failing to report suspected child abuse involving a family member in May while she was considered a mandated reporter, according to court papers. Barbara Lynn Desmond, 55, was charged Tuesday by Greensburg police with failure to report. Police said Desmond was notified of...
Bolivar man wanted for Indiana hotel shooting in custody; mom also arrested
While a Bolivar man was surrendering Wednesday in Indiana County in connection with a July 1 shooting at a hotel, state troopers 22 miles away in his hometown were arresting his mother for allegedly assisting in his purported drug-selling operation. State police in Indiana announced David Lee McGinnis, 26, of...
Woman dies of injuries after being struck by train in Sutersville
A 28-year-old woman who was struck by a CSX train in Westmoreland County Tuesday has died of her injuries, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. Crystal Dahlstrom of Aliquippa died Tuesday of her injuries at Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills after being hit by a train in Sutersville,...
Repairs begin on crumbling section of Westmoreland courthouse parking garage
Emergency work to repair crumbling ceiling concrete above the upper parking level of the Westmoreland County Courthouse started this week. County commissioners are expected to approve a nearly $70,000 contract later this week to pay for the construction work to install and fortify support beams needed to fix damage in...
Cops: $32K, cocaine, marijuana seized from speeder in Keystone State Park
A Latrobe man who attempted to flee after being stopped for speeding in Keystone State Park had nearly $32,000 cash, 7 ounces of cocaine and 4 ounces of marijuana in a backpack, according to court documents. Latrobe Police Detective Michael Wigand, a member of Westmoreland County’s drug task force, was...
