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5 arrested in connection with 2023 raid at Murrysville vape shop
Two owners of a Murrysville vape shop and three employees are facing charges after authorities said they were selling illegal substances out of the business. In court papers filed Tuesday, police listed six occasions between January and March 2023 when undercover officers bought items from PA Vapor & Glassroom that...
State police find 273 pounds of marijuana in minivan after traffic stop near New Stanton
A state police canine helped troopers find 273 pounds of marijuana Monday in a minivan that was traveling in Hempfield, according to court papers. Troopers said they also confiscated two guns. They filed charges Tuesday against two men — Qingxue Guo, 42, of Texas, and Tingting Huang, 33, who did...
Westmoreland happenings: March for Parks, pancake breakfasts, scam workshop, veterans luncheon, more
Art • The Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg will present Art In Bloom March 21 to 24 at the museum, 221 N. Main St. The exhibit will feature floral compositions by local florists and designers who were inspired by works of art from the museum’s collection. Hours: 10 a.m. to...
Water use restrictions lifted as Beaver Run Reservoir levels return to normal
About 56,000 Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County customers are free to use water as they choose as levels at the Beaver Run Reservoir have bounced back. The authority on Tuesday ended its voluntary conservation order, days after the state lifted its drought watch for the county. The reservoir stood at...
Greensburg could demolish shuttered parking garage near Westmoreland Hospital this summer
The shuttered J. Edward Hutchinson Parking Garage in Greensburg could be demolished and replaced with a new parking lot by the end of the summer, if the state approves the city’s request to repurpose funding. Greensburg City Council approved an agreement Monday with Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital to repurpose...
Historical program will focus on former Turtle Creek Valley Railroad line
The Export Historical Society will host a free program March 24 on the history of the Turtle Creek Valley Railroad. Younger residents will recognize it — or at least the section running through Export — as the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, but originally the line ran west to Saunders Station in...
Hempfield Area mulls funding options for stalled high school project
State funding might be available to help defray some of the cost of the work on the stalled Hempfield High School renovation project, its construction manager told the school board Monday. The board put the brakes on the project in August after bids for some of the work revealed its...
Tenants face deadline to move as Latrobe condemns bug-infested apartment building
In two weeks, Vanessa Jordan is supposed to be moved out of the Latrobe apartment she’s called home for the past 11 years. A few dozen of her closest neighbors are in the same situation because the city condemned the six-story apartment building they share at 333 Main St. “I...
Election testing underway in Westmoreland County
More than 19,000 ballots are being cast and counted this week in Westmoreland County. The date of Pennsylvania’s primary election hasn’t been moved up. The unofficial test ballots are being cast and counted to ensure the accuracy of the county’s voting machines in advance of the April 23 primary. “At...
Former Manor cop facing criminal charges was fired last month, borough mayor confirms
A former Manor police officer whose preliminary hearing on burglary and other charges was postponed Monday was fired last month in light of his criminal case and other alleged infractions, according to the Westmoreland County borough’s mayor. Justin R. Hall, 39, of Washington Township, Westmoreland County, was terminated at Manor’s...
Discount registration open for Mon/Yough 5K and half marathon
Special early pricing is set to end Sunday for the Mon/Yough Trail Council’s annual 5K and half marathon races that start at the Boston access of the Great Allegheny Passage. The races, the group’s largest annual fundraiser, will take place April 13. Both races will run south along the Youghiogheny...
Westmoreland Reads presents discussion with bestselling author Clint Smith
New York Times bestselling author Clint Smith will discuss his award-winning book during a Westmoreland Reads live virtual event Wednesday at 7 p.m. “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America” has been common reading material for Westmoreland Reads, a program that encourages community...
Body shop developers offer additional conditions, but no reprieve for upset Murrysville neighbors
More than 250 Manordale Farms residents in Murrysville signed a petition in opposition to an auto body shop proposed for a neighboring property. The petition was presented to council members at this past week’s meeting. Attorneys for the municipality and developer, however, told council that Caliber Collision’s proposal is a...
Export officials prepare for road construction season
Road construction season is just around the corner, and Export officials are lining up projects they want to address in the coming months. Mayor Joe Zaccagnini said he is waiting on Peoples Natural Gas officials to finish restoring parts of Roosevelt Street, Dent Avenue, Pierce Street and Lee Avenue after...
Morning Roundup: Unity crash sends motorist to Pittsburgh hospital
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, March 11: Unity crash sends motorist to Pittsburgh hospital One motorist was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment Sunday after a car he was riding in crashed in Unity. Pennsylvania State Police said Jack Susick, 20, of...
Proposed CNX Slickville pipeline project hits permitting snag; environmental group raises objections
The CNX Midstream Operating Co. has hit a snag in its plan to construct gas and waterlines across Salem and two neighboring northern Westmoreland County townships to support natural gas production from existing and proposed wells. Officials with the state Department of Environmental Protection sent a letter to Canonsburg-based CNX...
Vietnam War veteran informs today’s generation of long ago war
Vietnam War veteran Monty R. Murty of Ligonier Township remembers how in late January 1968 he was assisting South Vietnamese soldiers in decorating a Vietnamese village to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Plans for the revelry that were part of the ongoing U.S. efforts to win the “hearts and minds”...
Western Pa. libraries gearing up for eclipse with free glasses, activities
Here is a list of upcoming programs across the region focused on the April 8 solar eclipse: • March 18: Pre-eclipse event at 6 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Area Library, 120 S. Church St. Registered attendees will receive eclipse viewing glasses. Families with multiple children should register each separately to ensure...
Reenactors, historians celebrate Pennsylvania’s birthday at Bushy Run museum
Educators, craftspeople, reenactors, volunteers and visitors hoping to learn more about local history crowded the halls of the Bushy Run Battlefield Museum on Sunday. The occasion? The state of Pennsylvania’s 343rd birthday, or “Charter Day” — the day in 1681 that Pennsylvania was named, when England’s King Charles II granted...
Brick by brick, Lego build takes over Irwin church
Keith Harmon estimates he has more than 200 pounds of Lego bricks in his Penn Township home. In February, the colorful toy bricks were put to use in a community Lego building event Harmon hosted at his church, First Presbyterian Church in Irwin. “There’s not a lot of room to...
Loyalhanna Watershed Association offers youth conservation internships
The Loyalhanna Watershed Association is accepting applications through April 15 for four summer internships in its annual Youth Conservation Corps program. Interns will assist with conservation tasks in Forbes State Forest and at other public outdoor sites from June 10 through Aug. 3. Each will receive a $500 stipend and...
Dogs learn to obey, compete, bond with owners at nonprofit club’s Salem training center
Maggie’s nose didn’t fail her. Confronted with a cluster of small weights, the 5-year-old Australian cattle dog quickly sniffed out and retrieved the one that had been handled by her owner, Jessica Haney of Jeannette. “She loves obedience and scent work and tracking,” Haney said. She put Maggie through her...
Jeannette art center promotes female artists through biennial exhibit
Every time art professor Maureen Kochanek teaches the women artists course at Seton Hill University, she concludes with the same statement. “In a perfect world, I wouldn’t teach this course,” she tells her students at the Greensburg school, explaining how female artists have been pushed to the periphery of the...
Laurel Mountain open to skiers this week as operations wind down at Hidden Valley, Seven Springs resorts
The first day of spring, March 19, is just around the corner, but ski season may last just a bit longer at area resorts. The season finale is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Sunday, at Hidden Valley Resort in Hidden Valley Meanwhile Laurel Mountain Resort, east of Laughlintown...
Skiers, snowboarders test their ‘skimming’ skills at Seven Springs Mountain Resort
With feet firmly strapped to skis or snowboard, 90 contestants competed on Saturday in the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim challenge at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Contestants were judged on their skim abilities and on their costumes. Many wore colorful ensembles or dressed as popular characters as they attempted...
