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Troopers say tips from public led them to suspect in car keying at Unity Walmart
State police in Greensburg said tips from the public helped them identify a woman accused of keying a car outside Walmart in Unity in April during a dispute over a parking space. Lori Ann Hoak, 44, of Latrobe, has been charged by state police with criminal mischief before Unity District...
Norwin grad to speak at Irwin Memorial Day parade
A Norwin High School graduate who is the commander of 173 members of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, will be the keynote speaker at the Irwin Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning. Capt. Ellyn Grosz, 29, an Irwin native who has been deployed to Afghanistan three times since 2013, will...
Westmoreland Heritage Trail plans Trail Towns Festival
In conjunction with National Trail Day, Westmoreland Heritage Trail is hosting a Trail Towns Festival on June 1. Trail enthusiasts are invited to cycle, walk, jog or push a stroller and join in the festivities to help support the trail, which covers 8.5 miles from Saltsburg to Delmont and 5.9...
Hard work helps Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC win high honors
Hard work combined with community service were responsible for Norwin High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program earning the second-highest recognition from the Air Force’s Junior ROTC, officials with the program said. “They worked very hard this year as a team. One of the program’s goals is for cadets to...
Westmoreland Mall takes another hit as Dressbarn plans to close all stores
Five Dressbarn stores around the Pittsburgh region will close as part of the company’s announcement Monday that it would shutter all 650 locations. The closure includes those in Westmoreland Mall, Cranberry Township, Tanger Outlets near Washington, Monroeville and near The Mall at Robinson, according to a store list on the...
What Westmoreland voters need to know for Tuesday’s primary election
Westmoreland County’s nearly 236,000 registered voters head to the polls Tuesday to select from among 483 candidates running in 443 races. Voters will cast primary ballots to nominate candidates for state judge, county offices including commissioner, judge and sheriff, as well as school boards, local city and borough councils and...
PennDOT to unveil plans for Route 30 improvements from North Huntingdon to North Versailles
The state will unveil plans to modernize a two-mile section of busy Route 30 from the western end of Westmoreland County to North Versailles, Allegheny County. The proposed design plans for the roadway from the Carpenter Lane/Leger Road intersection in North Huntingdon to Route 48 in North Versailles will be...
Westmoreland Sheriff Jonathan Held holds off GOP primary challengers
Embattled Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held will continue his campaign for a third term in office. Held, while still defending himself against pending criminal charges of public corruption, on Tuesday defeated three Republican challengers to win the GOP nomination for sheriff. According to unofficial results, Held received 32.8% of the...
Westmoreland Republicans nominate Kertes, Chew for commissioner
Biochemist Doug Chew and Sean Kertes, chief of staff to retiring Westmoreland County Commissioner Charles Anderson, were nominated Tuesday as the Republican candidates who will seek to reclaim the GOP majority at the courthouse. Kertes and Chew finished atop the Republican primary for county commissioner, besting a field of seven...
Westmoreland County Airshow set to take flightVideo
It’s not easy for Gabe Monzo to choose which one of the featured aircraft at the Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland County Airshow May 25-26 is the main attraction. “The main attraction is aviation,” says Monzo, executive director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, which operates the Unity airport and stages...
Greater Latrobe citizens want superintendent with long-term commitment
Larger elementary class sizes and inadequate communication with the public are some of the issues Greater Latrobe School District’s next superintendent should address, according to comments made this week at a public focus group discussion. But most of the 18 people who attended the discussion in the senior high Center...
Greensburg woman seeks damages after tuxedo-draped mannequin falls on her
A tuxedo-draped mannequin toppled onto the head of a Greensburg woman shopping with her son at a men’s clothing store in Westmoreland Mall last year, causing her ongoing head and vision injuries, according to a two-count lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County. Melinda Scalzo alleges in court papers the weight from...
Family of Jeannette man sues Excela Health, doctor, alleging wrongful death
The family of a Jeannette man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Excela Health and one of its doctors claiming he died from an allergic reaction to medication given during a heart procedure in 2017. According to the lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County, the five children of John P....
Bail reduced for ex-Derry mayor accused of pointing gun at kids in park
Derry Borough’s former mayor, who is awaiting trial on charges he brandished a gun at four teens in a local park, will be refunded $18,000 after a judge on Monday reduced his bond. Kevin Gross, 38, claimed he needed the cash to help pay living expenses and legal fees related...
Greensburg banquet honors firefighters
The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday paid tribute to three recently deceased firefighters at its 112th annual Firemen’s Memorial Service. The service honors firefighters who have died in the last year: • Joseph T. Suarez, 70, served with Greensburg Hose Company No. 6 for 45 years, until his death...
Westmoreland GOP commissioner candidate apologizes for late-night robocalls
A Republican candidate for Westmoreland County commissioner apologized Monday for automated campaign telephone calls sent out after midnight. About 33,000 calls on behalf of John Ventre were expected to be made Sunday afternoon, but some were not received until well after bed-time and into early Monday. “It obviously didn’t go...
Troopers need help identifying suspect in Hempfield video game thefts
State police in Greensburg are trying to identify a man who wandered into the backroom of a Hempfield video game store May 11 and made off with a package containing several hand-held video games. Trooper Riley Giaquinto said the man entered the GameStop store at 2200 Greengate Center Circle about...
Monessen man accused of assaulting relative, jailed on $100K bail
A 21-year-old Monessen man remained in the Westmoreland County Prison on $100,000 bail after being accused over the weekend of assaulting of a female relative and cutting her hands. City police arrested Stephen Matinsky just before 7 a.m. Sunday after finding him hiding in the basement of his Dennis Avenue...
State police on lookout for intoxicated drivers over Memorial Day weekend
State troopers will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers during Memorial Day weekend. Troopers based out of Greensburg, Belle Vernon and Uniontown are warning motorists in advance of the holiday that they will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the area. But they aren’t saying when or where the checkpoints...
Nothing scary about Ligonier Country Market mascot
In recent years, a young woman dressed as a friendly scarecrow has helped keep little ones busy, and educate them, as they visit Ligonier Country Market. Katie Andrews, aka Daisy Mae, is a 14-year-old freshman in the Ligonier Valley School District. From mid-May, when the market opens, until it closes...
One injured in Salem Township crash involving car, quad
First responders on Sunday were sent to the scene of a crash involving a vehicle and a quad in Salem Township. A Westmoreland 911 dispatcher said the crash happened just after 3 p.m. in the 2600 block of Route 819. One person, an unknown aged female, was reported to be...
Motorcycle crash leaves person injured in Cook Township
A person was injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher confirmed. The crash happened around 3:20 p.m. in the 700 block of Bethel Church Road in Cook Township. There were no other vehicles involved in the crash, the dispatcher said. No other information was immediately...
Westmoreland voters might be using current voting machines for the last time
Tuesday’s primary election might be the last that use the touch-screen voting system that has been in place in Westmoreland County since 2005. The county last week received proposals from four companies to sell new computerized machines that will allow for the generation of a verifiable paper trail to meet...
Westmoreland bus service keeps fares the same despite ridership, revenue drop
Westmoreland County Transit Authority bus fares will remain unchanged as the agency continues to deal with revenue declines related to state funding cuts and the ongoing loss of riders. Authority officials have approved a new $12.4 million operating budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, balanced by the transfer of about...
Youngwood firefighter memorial 5K run raises funds for scholarships
Volunteer firefighter Lance Wentzel was a runner, so it’s only fitting that the Youngwood Hose Company No. 1 and Youngwood Area Business Association hold a 5K run/walk in his honor every year. On Sunday, 127 runners of all ages participated in the fifth annual Jeffrey “Lance” Wentzel 5K Run/Walk along...
