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One injury reported when vehicle crashes into Murrysville home
One person reportedly was injured Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle left a Murrysville road and slammed into the foundation of a house, pushing into its basement. The accident occurred at about 2:30 p.m in the 3800 block of Meadowbrook Road, south of Route 22, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said....
Penn Township crash results in multiple injuries
Emergency crews were dispatched to assist multiple patients in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Penn Township. The crash occurred shortly before 7 p.m. on Route 130 near Pine Hollow Road, in the Level Green area. A van and a sport utility vehicle were involved in the wreck, which was...
Hempfield officials find $125,000 union settlement agreement not done in public eye
A $125,000 settlement agreement made between Hempfield officials and a union in 2017 was not done in the public eye, a township review found. The agreement was put under review in January when Supervisor Rob Ritson called for a state audit. The deal was executed without a corresponding vote or...
Generators protect Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County from disruptions during power outages
Water continued to flow to the more than 120,000 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers, even as thousands of residents continued to deal with power outages caused by recent wind storms. Authority officials said Wednesday the water system is relying on generators at nine pump stations where power has been...
Loyalhanna Watershed Association farm preserved by state agriculture board
Bluebirds and foxes can call a Ligonier Township farm home for good now that the 120-acre tract has been preserved by the state. “It’s a huge thing for us and for, I think, our neighbors to know that” the farm was safeguarded, said Susan Huba, director of the Loyalhanna Watershed...
Cops: 2 men accused in South Huntingdon convenience store robbery fled with $33K
Two men accused by state police of robbing a South Huntingdon Township convenience store-gas station May 6 fled with more than $33,000 from the store’s safe, according to court documents. Curtis T. Everett, 26, who lists his address as the Westmoreland County Prison, and Dylan J. Kurucz, 26, of Glassport,...
Greensburg joins other Pa. Catholic dioceses in launching sexual abuse fund
Officials with the Greensburg Catholic Diocese on Wednesday announced the launch of a compensation fund for victims of clergy sexual abuse. The diocese, which includes Westmoreland, Fayette, Indiana and Armstrong counties, was the last of seven statewide to launch such a fund. Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic said those who...
Tax credits will set pace of Latrobe’s Mary Street housing development
As officials move forward with a Hempfield housing project, funded in part through state tax credits, a proposed Latrobe housing development remains on deck — with word of its own hoped-for tax credits still pending. The nonprofit Homes Build Hope expects in May to hear if the Pennsylvania Housing Finance...
Ligonier Township supervisor accused of stealing gun from ex-wife
A Ligonier Township supervisor was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing a handgun from his ex-wife, according to court papers. Wade Edward Thomas, 57, is free on $100,000 unsecured bond on theft and receiving stolen property charges. Westmoreland County detectives said the gun was reported stolen Jan. 13 from the victim’s...
Westmoreland County officials stress how much 2020 census counts
More than a year ahead of the 2020 census, Westmoreland County officials are banding together to ensure every resident gets counted. The once-a-decade population count determines the amount of public funds local municipalities receive, the number of representatives each state has in Congress and what infrastructure projects get completed. Based...
Auction set for former district court offices in Washington Township
A vacant modular home owned by Westmoreland County will be auctioned off next month. The building previously housed the offices of District Judge Jason Buczak next to the Washington Township Fire Department. A new $1.25 million district court office opened in January on Beaver Run Road. The auction will take...
Unemployment rate drop leaves employers scrambling for workersVideo
In the not too distant past, Pace Analytical Services LLC did not have to scramble to find lab technicians for its analytical laboratory in Hempfield. But, with Westmoreland County’s unemployment rate down to 4.5 percent in December and the number of jobless at 8,300, those times have changed. “I never...
No injuries reported in Loyalhanna Township trailer fire
No injuries were reported when a fire broke out Tuesday evening in a mobile home in Loyalhanna Township. The fire was reported just before 7:30 p.m. along Mercer Hill Road when a resident returned home and discovered smoke in the dwelling, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. Firefighters from...
Hempfield woman seeks release from prison as she awaits child pornography trial
A Hempfield woman accused of distributing a video depicting a woman having sexual contact with a young child wants to be released from prison while she awaits trial. Amanda Smith, 29, has been in jail since her arrest last August when she was charged with distributing photographs of sex acts...
10th annual Bilec Bowl to raise money for pancreatic cancer
Jodi Parach has one goal in mind — to raise awareness and money for pancreatic cancer research. And on the 10th year of her mother’s death at age 62 from pancreatic cancer, she’s doing just that. Parach and her family will host the 10th annual Bilec Bowl for Pancreatic Cancer...
New office for Hempfield district judge opens
A new office building for Hempfield District Judge Mark Mansour opened for business this week. The facility on South Greengate Road replaces an office building that will be demolished later this year to make way for construction of a new senior citizen housing complex on property owned by the Westmoreland...
Westmoreland GOP commissioner candidates accuse county Democrats of hijacking conservative message
Republican candidates for Westmoreland County commissioner Tuesday accused a wing of the local Democratic Party of stealing the GOP’s message and pandering to conservative voters. Candidates Doug Chew, John Ventre and Heather Cordial issued a joint statement critical to a movement pushed by incumbent Democratic Commissioner Gina Cerilli and a...
Deputy seeking Republican nomination for Westmoreland sheriff
Steven Felder, a Westmoreland County deputy sheriff, will make his third bid to run the office he has worked in for the last 25 years. Felder, 55, of Penn Township, announced Tuesday he is seeking the Republican nomination for sheriff. Two-term Republican incumbent Jonathan Held previously said he will seek...
Penn Hills man’s murder trial delayed till May
The trial of an Allegheny County man charged with in a shooting death that occurred nearly two years ago in Jeannette is now scheduled to begin in May. Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee, 30, of Penn Hills, has been in jail since he was arrested for the April 13, 2017, shooting death of...
Greensburg’s Nevin arena awaits Penguins’ ‘Renovate the Rink’ vote count
Fans of ice skating and ice hockey in Greensburg are holding their breath as they wait to see whether the Pittsburgh Penguins will award the Kirk S. Nevin Arena $100,000 for renovations. The arena is one of three finalists in the NHL hockey team’s “Renovate the Rink” contest. The rink...
4 state-owned Pennsylvania universities add degree programs
Four of Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities Tuesday unveiled new degree programs developed in concert with local employers. The programs, a bachelor of science in information technology at Millersville, master’s degree programs in accountancy and social work at Slippery Rock, a master’s in physician assistant studies at West Chester and a doctorate...
‘Delay the Disease’ exercise regimen aims to combat effects of Parkinson’s DiseaseVideo
Officials from OhioHealth, a charitable healthcare-focused arm of the United Methodist Church, are hoping that an exercise regimen designed to combat the onset of Parkinson’s disease can gain traction in the Pittsburgh area. Redstone Highlands officials in North Huntingdon have incorporated the “Delay the Disease” regimen into its programming for...
Westmoreland happenings: March 1 and beyond
Fundraisers • Level Green Presbyterian Church, 105 Olive Drive, Trafford is now taking orders for the American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days program. All orders must be received by 3 p.m. March 5. Daffodil bouquets, potted miniature daffodils, and daffodil-shaped chocolates will be available to order. A “Gift of Hope” order...
Fetterman announces marijuana listening tour stop in Greensburg
Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman is bringing his marijuana listening tour to Greensburg next week. Fetterman announced on Facebook that he would be at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center 6 p.m. Monday. The former Braddock mayor made the tour one of his first priorities after taking office. He plans to...
Westmoreland: Big projects, big changes on the horizon
A new hospital is taking shape on Route 30 in Hempfield and emissions from Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station can be seen from Interstate 70 — both visible signs of millions of dollars in recent investments in the county. Other visions still in the works, from a mini-casino at Westmoreland Mall...
