Westmoreland category, Page 851
1 hurt when wires fall after Hempfield vehicle crash
One person was hurt Monday morning after a crash on Penn Adamsburg Road in Hempfield, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The person was taken by ambulance to an area hospital after live wires came down on the vehicle just before 8 a.m. Nearby resident Paul Berginc said he noticed...
2nd day of search in Brush Creek fails to locate reported body, officials say
For a second day Sunday, multiple Westmoreland and Allegheny County emergency response crews were unable to locate a body that a witness told police he saw floating Saturday in Brush Creek in North Huntingdon. Crews on Sunday entered the creek in inflatable rafts, dive teams from Monroeville and Murrysville responded,...
Keystone park vistas inspire award-winning New Alexandria photographerVideo
Keystone State Park hides few sites around its 78-acre lake that Carolyn Anderson hasn’t explored. “I have probably been at every spot you can be at,” said the lifelong resident of nearby New Alexandria. “I’ve been in the bushes, hanging from trees, everything.” Anderson travels to the Derry Township park...
Lawyer: Head injury effects render Laurel Mountain man unfit for murder trial
The lawyer for a Laurel Mountain man jailed nearly five years on charges that he killed his live-in girlfriend wants a county judge to rule him incompetent to stand trial. Defense attorney Brian Aston, in court documents filed this week, argued Gregory Randall, 62, suffers memory and cognitive impairments as...
Hundreds of Seton Hill students volunteer in honor of Martin Luther KingVideo
A lot of college students might have woken up Saturday, saw the temperatures outside dipped to the low teens, rolled over and hit the snooze button. But that was the furthest thing from Seton Hill University junior Molly Carbone’s mind. “No way. I love doing carpentry, and I really love...
Search continues for body in Brush Creek in North HuntingdonVideo
The search for a body along Brush Creek in North Huntingdon Township has entered its second day as rescue crews resumed Sunday morning. A Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher confirmed the search had resumed, but no other updates were immediately available. Police received a report Saturday that a body was spotted...
Westmoreland pension fund reported in good shape
Westmoreland County’s pension fund lost more than $45 million in 2018 and for the first time in five years has been designated at a minimum distressed level. The account, which provides benefits to about 1,300 government retirees, has more than $415 million in assets after its value dipped by nearly...
Lyme, West Nile prevention focus of Hempfield program
A bug as small as the period at the end of a sentence is the cause of a major health concern in Pennsylvania. Tiny blacklegged ticks, and the Lyme disease they can transmit, will be discussed at a Feb. 21 program sponsored by the Westmoreland Woodlands Improvement Association. The 6:30...
Westmoreland Manor administrator out, replacement named
The private company that manages Westmoreland Manor has hired a new administrator to oversee day-to-day operations at the county-owned nursing home. Premier Healthcare Resources, the Penn Township-based firm that was paid more than $586,000 last year to run the 408-bed facility in Hempfield, this week replaced John Austin, the nursing...
Guy Fieri could bring his Taco Joint to planned casino at Westmoreland Mall
Hempfield could land a little star power along with a mini casino planned for Westmoreland Mall. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s Taco Joint could be one of the options among entertainment options planned to go into the former Bon-Ton department store space. The Cordish Company, the Baltimore-based group heading the proposed...
Hempfield Republican announces bid for commissioner
A program director for a local senior citizens home on Friday announced she will be a candidate for Westmoreland county commissioner. Heather Cordial, 39, a Republican from Hempfield, said she will campaign on a platform of improving education and job creation in the county. “We have a major challenge in...
Instagram video leads to arrests in alleged Jeannette alley assault
One male and three juveniles beat a man in a Jeannette alley on Super Bowl Sunday while an onlooker filmed the whole thing and posted it on Instagram, according to court papers. Jeannette Police charged Larenzo Dayshawn Peddicord, 18, of Jeannette, with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and simple...
Mt. Pleasant Township man accused of additional threats during standoff
A Mt. Pleasant Township man who was arrested last month after allegedly barricading himself in a camper with a handgun and firing at state troopers was charged Friday for allegedly threatening two area residents during the incident. Timothy B. Minerd, 47, of Mt. Pleasant, shot at the ground in front...
Woman recalls being beaten during carjacking outside Westmoreland prison
A 65-year-old woman testified Friday she initially couldn’t feel any pain after being beaten outside the Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield last year as a recently released inmate carjacked her vehicle with her infant grandson still strapped in the backseat. “He punched me on the right side of my face,...
Police: Pleasant Unity woman took $32K from father’s estate
A Pleasant Unity woman is accused of taking $32,000 from her father’s estate that was to be split with her two siblings, according to county detectives. Kim Ellen Shilobod, 62, was charged Thursday with theft and misapplication of entrusted property. Detectives said Shilobod was named executrix of her father’s estate...
North Huntingdon sets public meeting on Markvue Manor sewer project
The North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority will discuss the scope of its Markvue sewer line replacement project, the construction schedule and how the project will affect residents at a public meeting at 7 p.m., Feb. 27 at the North Huntingdon Town House on Center Highway. The authority expects to begin...
Police: Jeannette woman’s Florida trip ruined when man steals her ID, $7,000
A Jeannette man ruined his girlfriend’s roommate’s trip to Florida last month after he allegedly stole her purse, which contained her driver’s license and $7,000, according to police. Paul Michael Fogle, 33, was arrested Friday and jailed on $10,000 bail. Police said the victim had her bags packed for a...
Possible development eyed near Greengate Centre in Hempfield
A popular Hempfield business corridor may soon house new retail and restaurant options across Route 30 from Greengate Centre, developers said. While details aren’t yet finalized, site plans under consideration by real estate brokerage company Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis show three retail buildings and a restaurant along South Greengate Road....
Ted Kopas announces re-election campaign for county commissioner seat
Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas said Thursday he will seek re-election for the seat he has held since 2010. Kopas, 45, a Hempfield Democrat, touted his role in enhancing economic development, upgrading county parks and reducing blight in communities throughout the county as well as his support of initiatives to...
Youngwood railroad museum gets early jump on Lenten fish fry season
Ray Alincic never thought he’d run a fish fry, let alone one that starts three weeks before the Lenten — and unofficial Western Pennsylvania fish fry — season kicks off. As manager of Station Cafe and board member of the Youngwood Historical and Railroad Museum for 14 years, Alincic is...
County to borrow $44 million for new voting machines, other projects and to refinance debt
Westmoreland County commissioners said Thursday they won’t wait for more state funding — which could become available later this year — to buy a new voting system. “We have to move forward with this now so we have it in place before the presidential election. We want to make sure...
County to pay $25,000 to Hempfield man who claims guards beat him in Westmoreland jail
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday approved a $25,000 out-of-court settlement with a Hempfield man who claimed he was “savagely beaten” by guards while incarcerated at the county jail. Kevan Kolling, 68, was arrested in December 2014 and charged with burglary offenses. According a lawsuit filed last year, Kolling claimed he...
Monessen police chief seeks district judge job
Monessen’s police chief the past 12 months wants a new job as the district judge for Monessen and the Pricedale and Webster sections of Rostraver. Chief James B. Smith, who has only headed the department since February 2018, announced Thursday he is running for the district judge’s post vacated by...
Acme sisters in running for state Miss Agriculture USA Queen titles
Two young sisters from Acme will compete for state Miss Agriculture USA Queen titles. Brystoll Ament, 8, a second-grader at Donegal Elementary School, recently was named the 2019 Westmoreland County Miss Agriculture USA Queen in the petite division, and her sister, Maci Ament, 1, was named the 2019 Westmoreland County...
Open house at Gateway Rehab’s Mt. Pleasant location set for Friday
Gateway Rehab will show off its expanded drug and alcohol treatment center in Mt. Pleasant during an open house Friday. The public is invited to the inpatient facility at Excela Health Frick Hospital from 1-3 p.m. A short program will begin around 1 p.m. Staff members will be available afterwards...
