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One injured in Penn Township crash
An unconscious person was taken to an area hospital early Friday after a pickup truck crashed into a barricade on Paintertown Road in Penn Township, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The driver was trapped and unresponsive when first responders arrived shortly after midnight. Further details were not immediately available....
Family and friends remember young mother’s death to childbirth complications
Jamie Cordial Hall was picking up a few things for her 5-week-old son Cody’s baptism the morning of May 15, 2018, when she began to hemorrhage. Hall — a healthy, vibrant, 38-year-old middle-class mother of two from Greensburg — was the last woman friends and family would have thought to...
Westmoreland City’s C.W. Meats to close
C.W. Meats in Westmoreland City is officially closing, according to a post on their Facebook page. The specialty food store will close when it sells out of products or at the end of the month. “We would like to personally thank all of our customers for shopping with us through...
WCCC culinary art students break the ice on sculpting work
Westmoreland County Community College culinary art students who are learning the art of cooking and baking, brandished different kind of sharp utensils Thursday to fine tune creations that a professional ice sculptor carved out of 265-pound blocks of ice. Jared McAlister, an ice sculptor for DiMartino Ice Co. of Jeannette,...
Rocco Monteleone, Penn Township boy who lost battle with leukemia, laid to rest
A Penn Township boy was laid to rest Thursday after losing his battle with acute Myeloid leukemia. Rocco Joseph Monteleone, 2, the son of Brandon and Michelle Monteleone, died Sunday. He had been diagnosed with leukemia Dec. 30. A Penn Township police command truck helped lead the funeral escort from...
Ligonier man accused in burglary jailed on $50K bond
A 32-year-old man who previously served time for a burglary conviction was back in the Westmoreland County Prison Thursday, accused of breaking into a Ligonier Township home. Joshua J. Miller, of the village of Waterford, was arraigned before District Judge Denise Thiel on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, receiving stolen...
Mother of crash victim testifies at suspect’s sentencing hearing: ‘I don’t want to be me’
Shannon Lakenan-Rowland can remember her mother holding her younger brother Joshua Jordan when he was a baby. On Thursday, Lisa Lakenan carried an urn containing his remains into a Westmoreland County courtroom. She placed it on the wooden ledge of the witness stand. “I would never wish anybody to be...
Mt. Pleasant Public Library hosts annual Dinner in the Stacks fundraiser April 5
Ever wanted to pick Nathaniel Hawthorne’s brain on some of his most famous books, like “The Scarlet Letter,” “The House of the Seven Gables” or “Twice-Told Tales”? It may not be with the actual Hawthorne, but first-person, in-character interpreter Rob Velella is set to play the part at the Mt....
Greensburg Mass to celebrate beatified Mother Clelia Merloni on Sunday
One in a series of regional Masses celebrating the November beatification of Blessed Mother Clelia Merloni will be held at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg, on Sunday. Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic will be the celebrant of the 11:30 a.m. service. Mother Clelia founded the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of...
Seven Years’ War symposium at Fort Ligonier to focus on ‘The Soldier’
The second annual Seven Years’ War Symposium at Fort Ligonier will focus on the theme “The Soldier.” Scheduled for April 13-14 at the Fort Ligonier Center for History Education, the symposium will include presentations by Maria Alessandra Bollettino, Alex Burns, Michael Galban, Fred Lucas and William Raffle. Erica Nuckles, Fort...
N. Belle Vernon woman accused of harassing ex-boyfriend with 2 dozen phone calls
North Belle Vernon police accused a 44-year-old woman of making more than two dozen harassing telephone calls to her ex-boyfriend at his workplace since February. Pamela S. Gamble, who lives in the borough, is charged with 25 counts of harassment by communications and a single count of disorderly conduct in...
4 Jeannette streets to be paved in $157K project
Four Jeannette streets will be reconstructed in this year’s paving project. Council awarded the $157,000 contract to Tresco Paving of Plum. City clerk Michelle Langdon said the following streets will be part of the project: • Charles Street, from Division Street to Clark Avenue. • Highland Avenue, from Charles to...
School bus crash reported in Murrysville
A vehicle rear-ended a school bus in Murrysville Thursday morning, according to Westmoreland County 911. No injuries were initially reported, dispatchers said, but EMS was called to the scene because there were three students in the bus. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. at the corner of William Penn...
2 accused in Jeannette shooting arrested, taken to jail
Two people accused of involvement in a shooting that injured a Jeannette woman last week surrendered to police Wednesday, said Chief Shannon Binda. Elijah T. Miles, 22, and DeJanette Ivy Crosby, 23, both of Mt. Pleasant, were taken to the Westmoreland County Prison. Police had been looking for the pair...
Anti-vaxxers attacked Western Pa. pediatricians. Study shows how they fought back.
When Dr. Todd Wolynn published a YouTube video on his Kids Plus Pediatrics Facebook page touting the HPV vaccine as a cancer prevention tool, he had no idea he was opening the floodgates to a world of anti-vaccine internet warriors. Wolynn, a pediatrician and the CEO of the practice with...
Arnold Palmer airport eyes 2 millionth passenger, gets extra South Carolina flights
Westmoreland County officials are celebrating the arrival of the 2 millionth Spirit Airlines passenger at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, expected this month. The low-cost carrier has provided the only commercial flight service at the Unity airport since 2011. As of Feb. 28, the number of incoming and outbound passengers since...
Police: Missing 10-year-old girl from North Huntingdon found safe in White Oak
A missing 10-year-old North Huntingdon girl was found safe in a wooded area in White Oak on Wednesday night, police said. A searcher found the girl, who lives in that neighborhood, shortly before 11 p.m., lying down about 50 feet from the road, said North Huntingdon Police Chief Robert Rizzo....
Latrobe woman admits participating in money laundering conspiracy
A Latrobe woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to participating in a “mystery shoppers” money laundering scheme for five years. Susan Rings, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of money laundering conspiracy before Judge David S. Cercone, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. In connection...
Ballot positions picked for Westmoreland primary election in May
Dan Galbraith hopes his luck is better in two months, when voters go to the polls and nominate Republican candidates for Hempfield supervisor. He was one of a handful of the more than 500 candidates running for office this year who gathered Wednesday at the Westmoreland County Courthouse to draw...
‘Eucharistic miracles’ showcased at South Greensburg church
The age of miracles is not over — or so says an exhibit of “Eucharistic miracles” on display through Saturday at St. Bruno Parish in South Greensburg. The exhibit comprises 140 panels that explain and illustrate the phenomenon of Eucharistic miracles in the Catholic Church through the centuries, from the...
New obscenity complaints filed against Irwin man accused of hiding video camera in plant
A former employee at a North Huntingdon electrical parts manufacturing plant already accused of hiding a motion-activated camera inside a women’s restroom at the business was arrested again Wednesday on 49 additional counts. Nicholas R. Traill, 32, of Irwin, was arraigned before District Judge Wayne Gongaware on charges of burglary,...
Man faces drug, firearm charges in Westmoreland County after being released from prison
A man who previously served time in prison on drug charges is now charged in connection with the seizure of three stolen firearms, contraband and $20,000 found in a South Huntingdon home. Andre T. Cogdell, 42, was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Charles Moore on charges of illegal possession of...
Jeannette police cars to have ‘In God We Trust’ decals
Jeannette police cars soon will be adorned with new decals that read “In God We Trust.” City council unanimously approved the measure. Fejes Signs in Jeannette is working on a design. “It is our country’s motto,” said Mayor Curtis Antoniak. “I’m very proud of our country.” Antoniak came up with...
4 DUI arrests on St. Patrick’s Day weekend reported by Laurel Highlands task force
Members of the Laurel Highlands DUI Task Force made four driving under the influence arrests during St. Patrick’s Day weekend, according to a post on Latrobe Police Department’s Facebook page. The task force did roving patrols from Friday to Sunday and stopped 92 vehicles. They issued five citations for underage...
Cops: Burglars break into Hempfield convenience store
State police are looking for two burglars who in broke into a Hempfield convenience store through the front window. According to police, the unknown men broke through the window of the Speedy Mart on West Point Drive around 11 p.m. March 2. The men made off with unspecified merchandise. Anyone...
