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The Lamp Theatre will be transformed into a local branch of Hogwarts on Sunday when the downtown Irwin venue plays host to a Harry Potter-themed party and film screening. Doors open at 1 p.m. for the family-friendly event, followed by a 2 p.m. showtime for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s...

Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said it will no longer pursue sexual assault charges against a former aide at a North Huntingdon nursing home. A jury in March found Daniel Odu, 36, of McKeesport not guilty of the attempted rape of a 19-year-old co-worker at the Grove at Irwin in...

The Greensburg Art Center’s newest exhibit, “Anything Goes,” will showcase photos taken by members of the Westmoreland Photographers Society. Opening this Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Art Center’s gallery on 230 Todd School Road in Greensburg, the exhibit will feature landscapes, portraits, still lifes and more...

Shawn Denning, the former police chief in Greensburg, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute drugs, marking the latest development in a public corruption scandal that shook the community and destroyed the former Marine’s law enforcement career. Denning, 43, of Delmont waived an indictment in the case....

Dan Ferri can remember hitchhiking during the early 1960s from his Turtle Creek home to his family’s grocery store in Murrysville, where he and his brother Bill would stock cans at night. “My cousin had a grocery store in Wilkinsburg, and I remember some nights when we’d drive out there,...

Norwin officials are projecting a nearly $8 million deficit as the district works on a 2024-2025 budget. The spending plan presented by Ryan Kirsch, director of business affairs, projects about $83 million in revenue and anticipates about $91 million in expenses. It doesn’t account for about $9.4 million in reserves....

Norwin is planning on an ambitious project to raze the Knights Stadium’s home grandstand next year. The Norwin School Board is expected to vote on April 22 to approve the project. None of the board members at the meeting Monday voiced any objection to the project. The district could be...

Visitors to the Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College will find a thread of creativity stretching back to an earlier era in American decorative arts. Located on the center’s first floor, the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery will debut its new spring exhibit, “An American Legacy: The Brian...

A Greensburg man was ordered to serve up to 10 years in prison for the rape of a child in 2007. Jared Christopher Painter, 35, pleaded guilty in January to two felony counts of rape and charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and sexual assault. According to court records,...

A Monessen teenager pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of his 16-year-old classmate in 2022. Terry Newton, 17, had been scheduled to go to trial May 6 on criminal homicide charges related to his role in the Nov. 29, 2022...

Volunteer members of the West Penn Power Green Team will be handing out 300 free trees Friday in Jeannette. The white flowering dogwood saplings will be distributed starting at 9 a.m. at the community garden at Clay Avenue and South Seventh Street. Dogwoods are a low-growing species native to Pennsylvania...

A house on South Second Street in Jeannette will be demolished to make way for a new fire station. City council on Thursday accepted the donation of the dilapidated property, which neighbors the empty lot where the station will be constructed. The donated property was deemed a public nuisance in...

The 2024 Greensburg concert series SummerSounds opens June 7 in its first year under new management. SummerSounds concerts are held Fridays throughout the summer, with main artists taking the Robertshaw Amphitheater stage, supported by pre-show musicians. In March, the SummerSounds volunteer arts organization made its merger with the Greensburg Community...

UPS plans to end its dayshift package sorting operations Monday, just as the company said in February it would eliminate 198 part-time jobs and eight full-time positions at its warehouse. Regina Dalton, a UPS spokeswoman, said in a statement she was not aware of any changes in the plans for...

First-term state legislator Jill Cooper will face a primary challenge from a fellow Murrysville Republican this month. Cooper, 62, elected in 2022, will compete for the 55th District seat against Jamie Lingg, 50, who is in her first term on Murrysville Council. “There’s just some fundamental things that we’re not...

Four people were injured Sunday evening after the vehicle they were traveling in crashed into a tree and overturned along Twin Lakes Road in Unity. One motorist was thrown from their vehicle and three others had to be freed by emergency crews, according to Tom Schultheis, emergency management coordinator for...

Portions of Route 259 in Ligonier Township and Lenity School Road in Rostraver are scheduled to close Monday morning for PennDOT road and bridge projects. Route 259 is set to close beginning at 7 a.m. between Austraw Road and McCurdy Trail while PennDOT crews replace a cross pipe over a...

Tim Skoog keeps an unusual collection in his office at Franklin Regional School District. As the district’s director of safety and security, Skoog has confiscated hundreds of e-cigarette cartridges, or vapes, for his “vape graveyard” — a reminder of his efforts to decrease e-cigarette use on campus. “You really don’t...

At the Greensburg Salem School District, art has wheels. Eighteen hand-painted skateboard decks decorated by high school students are being auctioned off for charity through a collaboration between the district and the Greensburg Business and Professional Association, also known as Shop Greensburg. The boards feature colorful imagery ranging from outdoor...

Church News • St. James Church, New Alexandria, will present the third installment of the speaker series “Living as Healthy Disciples” at 6 p.m. April 17 in the church social hall, 306 St. James Lane. The topic will be grief and loss. Bob Brinker, a counselor at Catholic Charities, will...

Democrats in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District know there is a steep hill to climb. Businessman Ken Bach of Smithton or retired U.S. Navy veteran Christopher Dziados of South Strabane will attempt in November to oust three-term Republican incumbent Guy Reschenthaler, who has represented the six-county district since 2019. Both Bach...

Four residents of a group home in Unity were taken to a hospital Saturday after firefighters discovered elevated carbon monoxide levels in the building. A furnace malfunction caused the issue, according to Wayne Forsyth, deputy chief of Marguerite Volunteer Fire Department. Initial reports indicated a possible chimney fire. Upon arrival,...

Krystle Karas isn’t a fan of high heels. “We are fans of comfort,” said Karas, 41, of Delmont, who along with more than 1,000 other men and women walked one mile Saturday morning in downtown Greensburg to send a message of support of victims of gender-based violence. There was both...

A gunsmith who helped cement the rifle’s place in American history and two of Delmont’s landmarks will be adorned with plaques from the local historical society, if fundraising plans are successful. Jacob Earnest was born near Greensburg, and as an adult lived in the large brick house that today is...