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Greensburg Ollie’s Bargain Outlet reopens after rodent infestation closure

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Greensburg has reopened after an eight-day closure related to a rodent infestation. Signs announcing the closure were removed from the front doors, and shoppers were going in and out of the store Wednesday afternoon. Greensburg code enforcement officer Steven Kohl said he reinspected the store Wednesday....
Hempfield man charged with animal cruelty after bringing injured parakeet to Greensburg bar

A Hempfield man was charged this week with animal cruelty after Greensburg police said he took an injured parakeet to a bar. Police said the bird, which had a broken leg and was underweight and weak, was taken to an emergency animal hospital, according to court papers. Officers were called...
Export seeks funding to create historical mine area, trail connectionVideo

Export officials have spent the past decade shining a light on its future, revamping the borough’s downtown area and paving its central parking lot. Now, they want to shine a light on its past. But it will take a big chunk of grant money to get it done. The borough...
Applications for Hempfield senior tax rebate available

Applications for Hempfield’s new senior tax rebate program are available. The program was created in January after township supervisors added a 3-mill tax to fund the fire department. For residents who qualify, it will essentially wipe out the cost of the added tax, keeping their township property tax bills steady....
Ligonier Country Market lease negotiations continue as traditionally scheduled opening nears

With the Ligonier Country Market’s May 16 opening day just over two months away, the future of the 50-year-old local tradition remains in limbo as organizers and their longtime landlord attempt to resolve a soured lease dispute. The Loyalhanna Watershed Association, which has hosted the market on its 9.6-acre property...
Westmoreland commissioners to revamp airport authority board

The board that oversees operations at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity is poised to be significantly revamped through a series of new appointments Westmoreland County commissioners are expected to vote on this week. Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew said they will appoint four new members to the nine-person...
Irwin still seeking solution to replacing closed bridge

Irwin officials Tuesday once again were faced with the reality that there will be no easy solution to reopening the closed Colony Drive Bridge, which is the closest connection between a 226-unit apartment complex and Route 30. Colony Drive Bridge was closed Jan. 15 because of a hole in the...
West Newton man pleads guilty to accessing intimate images on hundreds of victims through their Snapchat accounts

A West Newton man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to hacking into hundreds of individual Snapchat accounts, accessing intimate videos and images stored there and then trading them online. Michael Yackovich, 30, will be sentenced on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft by Chief...
Judge rejects Westmoreland sheriff’s request to halt inmate transports

A lawsuit that sought to reverse a court order issued two decades ago requiring the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department to transport jailed inmates to preliminary hearings was dismissed Tuesday. Common Pleas President Judge Christopher Feliciani issued a one-paragraph order that terminated the legal action filed in January by Sheriff James...
Woman’s death at Westmoreland prison was suicide by hanging, coroner says

A woman who was found dead in her cell at the Westmoreland County Prison in October died from asphyxiation due to hanging, according to a ruling from the county coroner’s office. Amber Knepshield’s death was deemed a suicide, chief deputy coroner Ken Bacha said Tuesday. Knepshield, 32, was pronounced dead...
Penn-Trafford to spend nearly $667K to purchase tablets for middle school students

Penn-Trafford will spend nearly $667,000 in the next four years to buy iPads for its middle school students. The school board voted unanimously Monday night to purchase the 1,300 devices. It will cost about $166,700 per year through the 2029-30 academic year. The vote comes nearly a year after the...
Secret Service probes $5M Unity scam as duo indicted in similar multi-state ‘gold bar’ scheme

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a scam that netted more than $5 million from a local resident through transactions in Unity. Meanwhile, two men are facing an indictment in Ohio federal court for a similar multi-state scheme that tricked senior citizens, including a West Newton man who reported losing...
Delmont will hold special meeting to fill council vacancy

Delmont council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to fill a vacant council seat. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the borough council chambers, 77 Greensburg St. Council members are expected vote to fill the vacancy created by former Councilman David Weber, who was appointed mayor earlier this...
Greensburg council to vote on $1.06M fire truck purchaseVideo

Greensburg Council is expected to vote next week on buying a new fire truck for Hose Company No. 1. Councilman Randy Finfrock proposed taking $1.067 million from parking revenue to pay Pierce Manufacturing in full for a new rescue pumper. That option comes with a $110,000 discount on the total...
Western Pa. school districts tally expected savings from cyber charter tuition reform

Three months after the state approved changes to the cyber charter tuition formula, administrators from Western Pennsylvania’s K-12 public schools are beginning to tally the expected savings. The state’s latest budget, approved in November after a 4½-month impasse, allows school districts to reduce their tuition payments for students to attend...
Westmoreland deputy sheriffs appeal court ruling to dismiss lawsuit

Ten Westmoreland County deputy sheriffs have appealed a federal judge’s decision to toss out a lawsuit claiming they were harassed and improperly investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police. The lawsuit, filed last year, alleged members of the sheriff’s office fugitive apprehension unit were targeted by frivolous accusations of impropriety by...

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