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State police arrested a man they believe was involved in a string of burglaries in St. Clair, three weeks after surveillance images of the suspect released to the public prompted a tip identifying him. Tyler Thomas Custer, 30, of St. Clair was arraigned Wednesday evening on charges of burglary, theft,...

A section of Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville will close starting Monday for utility work. Murrysville police advised that Old William Penn, between Route 22 and Sardis Road, will close from July 7-10 for gas line replacement work. The closure will begin at 6 p.m. Monday. Peoples Natural Gas...

U.S. marshals were joined by Jeannette and state police Wednesday evening in arresting a man who had violated his parole, federal officials said. City and state police were called to assist U.S. marshals shortly after 6 p.m. during a brief standoff at a home near the intersection of Penn Avenue...

Stained glass artist Amy Primmer already is a big fan of the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival, and she’s only been there once. “I don’t think I’ve seen (a vendor show) better run, and we do this full time,” she said. The festival, featuring 400 artists and vendors, returns Thursday...

Derry Community Pool is moving forward with its summer season, but with a reduced schedule. After a shortage of lifeguards caused borough officials to close the public swimming pool several days in late June, Derry Council on Tuesday agreed to trim back the facility’s schedule to six days each week...

Christy Boyd is joining the Ligonier Valley School Board as an appointee four months in advance of appearing on the Nov. 4 ballot for election to the panel. Westmoreland County’s eight judges on Tuesday agreed to name Boyd to a temporary post on the board. She will serve through the...

Alysia Longwell, a Derry Area parent and college instructor, has joined the district school board — at least temporarily. The school board on Monday unanimously appointed Longwell, the sole applicant, to fill a board seat vacated by the June 3 resignation of veteran School Director Kevin Liberoni. Longwell, who lives...

Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Wednesday, July 2: Police release video in fatal McKeesport shooting seeking tips Allegheny County Police released surveillance video and new details about a June 2024 fatal shooting in McKeesport in hopes of getting tips about the identities of...

Grace John of Jeannette concentrated intently as she scraped multiple layers of blue paint off a pavilion wall in Jeannette’s Altman Park. A group of about 10 students gathered alongside her Tuesday to volunteer for Give Back Week with the Mosaic Community Development Center’s Summer Blast program. The group was...

Fourth of July is like Christmas to William Olbeter. “Ever since I was a little kid, I fell in love with fireworks, and I’ve always wanted to do my own shows,” said Olbeter, of New Kensington. The 54-year-old puts on a fireworks show annually for his family and neighbors. Each...

Thomas Bartley, president of the Volunteer Firemans Relief Association of Mutual, said that the department is working to remedy audit findings recently released by the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General. The auditor general’s review of the relief association’s finances for January 2020 through December 2023 — which was released...

The Fifth Annual Mike Reese Memorial 5K —Roast, Run and Family Fun Event is scheduled Saturday at Mammoth Park in Mt. Pleasant Township. The event honoring the late state lawmaker is a fundraiser benefiting a memorial fund bearing his name. The fund provides scholarships to high school graduates and athletes...

An environmental group wants the state to revoke a mining company’s permit to bore underneath the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Donegal to access some 1,425 acres of coal, claiming that expanded operations would harm the water and land. The Mountain Watershed Association of Melcroft stated in its June 27 appeal to...

Filming on “Hershey” has wrapped after over seven weeks of filming in 17 locations in Pennsylvania, including Ligonier, and consuming thousands of pieces of chocolate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Behind-the-scenes set photographs were published by the news outlet. Director Mark Waters has said the film will focus on the...

Matthew Wolff watched Monday afternoon as Weyand Sign and Lighting crews finished removing the giant red letters from the front of Dino’s Sports Lounge in Greensburg. Wolff has been a neighbor to the restaurant for more than a year, owning the OsteoStrong practice two storefronts over in the Greensburg Commerce...

A 26-year-old Murrysville woman accused of participating in a scheme to defraud her aunt of a $4.4 million estate settlement will remain in the Westmoreland County Prison after she lost her bid Monday to have her $1 million bond reduced. Angela Lynne Valesky was returned to the prison after Westmoreland...

A Monessen man and woman are in jail after police received more than 50 videos from a neighbor, many of which show the man kicking, choking, dragging and throwing his dogs around the yard as they yelp and scream in pain, according to police. Douglas J. White, 27, and Mackinzie...

Dino’s Sports Lounge is closing its Greensburg location, according to a post on social media Sunday. The restaurant has been open on Towne Square Drive for 15 years. The post indicated the reason for the closure was out of the control of restaurant ownership. Management refused to comment to the...

Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Monday, June 30: Man in critical condition after East Hills shooting A man was shot late Sunday in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood and taken to a hospital in critical condition by Pittsburgh EMS, according to Pittsburgh police. Officers...

Fundraisers • A fundraiser to benefit the West Newton Church of God mission trip to New Mexico will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Country Custard Cottage and Gift Shop, 1503 Mars Hill Road, Sewickley Township. Mention the fundraiser and 30% of your purchase price will be donated...

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A note left on the door of their new Hempfield home 21 years ago was the first sign of trouble for Kristie Harvey’s family. It was from a young driver, admitting to having hit a perimeter wall on Harvey’s lot just off the Cedar Street exit of Route 30. It...

Joe Fidanzato loves to flaunt his shiny, silver 1981 GMC Caballero Diablo any chance he can get. Fidanzato, 75, of Monongahela polished the wheels after parking the car Saturday morning off a dusty road at the West­moreland Fairgrounds in Mt. Pleasant Township for the Whiskey Throttle Fair. The fair featured...

A place for everything and everything in its place applies equally to spontoons and shards. Thanks to a new climate-controlled collections storage room in the basement of Fort Ligonier Museum, Meghan Budinger will have separate compartments to safely archive the former iron and brass weapon — a type of personal...

Susan Worlton only knew her sisters from her mother’s stories and the few pictures that remain. In a courtroom Friday, Worlton told a Westmoreland County judge how the violent murders of her sisters five decades earlier have impacted her family. She and her mother were among the witnesses at the...