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Solar canopy proposed at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Officials at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport are exploring a company’s proposal to add a canopy of solar panels above some of its parking spaces, to save on the Unity facility’s electric bills and to take advantage of related energy credits. Under the proposal from Veregy, which has an office in...
Sept. 11 events planned across the region
Several events are planned around the region to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in addition to the ceremonies planned at the National Flight 93 memorial in Somerset County. Connellsville Connellsville will host a remembrance ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday at Veterans Plaza, 168 E. Crawford Ave. Pixel...
Westmoreland airport authority ‘strong about Spirit’ while staying in touch with other carriers
Westmoreland County Airport Authority officials say they’ll stick with Spirit for commercial flights at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport although the budget carrier is headed into cloudy skies with its second bankruptcy declaration in less than a year. Spirit initially sought bankruptcy protection in November and emerged from Chapter 11 in...
Troopers testify they feared for their lives during 2024 East Huntingdon shootoutVideo
Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers testified Tuesday they feared for their life when they opened fire last year on an East Huntingdon man during what they called a routine neighborhood canvass after responding to a shots fired report earlier that night. “He refused to drop his weapon,” testified Tpr. Brandon...
Paper ballots now an Election Day option for Westmoreland voters
Westmoreland County voters in November will be given the option to use paper ballots on Election Day. Republican Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew on Tuesday, acting as the county’s Election Board, authorized an optional shift to paper ballots while also saying voters can still use the touch-screen voting machine...
Norwin planning for stadium demolition
Norwin officials are expected to get an update this week on the plan to demolish the high school stadium, with work set to begin in November. This is part of a $25 million renovation project that is scheduled to be completed in June 2027. Superintendent Natalie McCracken said a meeting...
Glass City Heritage Festival on tap in Jeannette
Jeannette will pay homage to its glass-making roots this weekend during the Glass City Heritage Festival. The event, sponsored by the Jeannette Business Association, will take place Saturday in the 400 and 500 blocks of Clay Avenue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be food, vendors, crafters, music,...
Greensburg council continues debate on electronic sign near St. Clair Park
The location of an electronic sign in Greensburg is up in the air after city council tabled a proposal Monday to put it in St. Clair Park. Council members were not in agreement about where the sign should go, and if it should even be in the park, said Mayor...
Derry Township seeks state funds for adding firefighter bunks at Bradenville station
Derry Township Volunteer Fire Department is looking for state funding to help accommodate extended stays by firefighters at the department’s station in Bradenville. Fire Chief Mark Piantine estimated it would cost about $140,000 to fit out the station’s second story with separate bunk rooms and showers for male and female...
Westmoreland County tax auction estimated to fall just shy of record sales
Murrysville resident Nathan Boyd came to Westmoreland County’s annual auction of tax-delinquent properties Monday with the hope of snagging fixer-upper homes for him and his brother to renovate. Boyd, 26, is about a year into his career as a commercial real estate attorney. He made his debut in property ownership...
Defense claims police cover-up as trial begins for man charged in East Huntingdon shootout
The lawyer for an East Huntingdon man charged with the attempted murder of two state police officers told a Westmoreland County jury Monday that the case against her client is based on a police cover-up. In her opening statement to jurors, defense attorney Jill Devine claimed officers concocted evidence to...
Mt. Pleasant man pleads guilty in friend’s overdose death
A former Fayette County man pleaded guilty on Monday to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter for providing drugs to an East Huntingdon man who died of an overdose in 2020. Steven T. Shively, 36, now of Mt. Pleasant Township, was originally charged with a felony count of drug delivery...
‘Gear for Deer’ seeks to boost the number of 1st-time hunters
Pennsylvania hunting license sales peaked in the early 1980s. Since then, there have been ebbs and flows, but overall the state has seen a slow, fairly steady decline in the number of licenses issued, according to data from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Two members of the Youngwood Sportsmen’s Association are...
Irwin firefighters propose fire safety inspections
Irwin’s fire department wants borough officials to consider giving their stamp of approval to developing a fire safety inspection program. It’s an initiative that will improve safety in town and give the fire department a better rating, leading to lower insurance premiums, the fire chief said. Irwin Council is expected...
‘A true Italian festival:’ Local eats at Latrobe event draw hundreds
Latrobe can’t compete in size with the best-known Italian festival in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Little Italy Days in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. But what the fourth annual Latrobe Italian Festival lacks in scale, attendees and vendors say it more than makes up for in local charm. “I consider this a true Italian...
Work set to begin on Five Star Trail reconstruction
A 1-mile section of the Five Star Trail will be closed Monday and Tuesday as preparation work begins to create additional space between it and an active rail line. The trail will be closed between Fairview Avenue in South Greensburg and Shady Lane in Hempfield, also known as Willow Crossing,...
Westmoreland happenings: Marching band festival, turkey dinner, historic house tour, more
Church News • Greensburg Church of the Brethren hosts a night of fun and fellowship for individuals and groups with developmental disabilities 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays at the church, 554 Stanton St., Southwest Greensburg. Dinner is included. Participants must be accompanied by a family member or caregiver. Donations will...
Volunteers pull around 200 tires from Youghiogheny River to stop chemical leaching
Digging rotting tires out of the mud might sound like a strange idea of fun, but it’s one shared by the 20-some volunteers who helped clean up the Youghiogheny River on Saturday morning. “You get a little exercise and you get to do something cool,” said Lindsay Forney, 39, of...
North Huntingdon detour planned while PennDOT crews repair slide, road shoulders
Repairs on a section of Paintertown Road and a resulting traffic detour are expected to begin Wednesday in North Huntingdon. PennDOT officials said the road will be closed between Station Street and Bickerstaff Road while crews make repairs to a slide and the road shoulders, complete paving and upgrade guide...
Irwin office conversion costs rise; mural considered for side of building
Irwin Borough officials are finding the cost of converting a former storefront into administrative offices is running about $75,000 more than the $1.1 million in contracts initially awarded. Contractors began working on the conversion of the former Rosendahl’s Appliance Center storefront at 424 Main St. early this summer. The project...
Westmoreland developments: The Venue, former Weyand Signs building search for new owners
After closing his 6½-year-old restaurant in late June, Michael Villi will reopen The Venue in downtown Greensburg this month while searching for a new owner to operate the business. Looking to retire from the restaurant business, Villi closed The Venue to search for a new owner. But after having his...
Case of 2 Monessen residents charged with animal cruelty held for court
Spectators couldn’t see the seven videos played Friday during preliminary hearings in animal cruelty cases against two Monessen residents, but they could hear them. A dog was heard yelping during the first video, prompting gasps, and tears, from some who attended hearings for Douglas White, 27, and MacKinzie Orndoff, 26....
Central Westmoreland CTC eyes campus, program expansion as enrollment increases
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is outgrowing the buildings on its 44-acre campus in New Stanton — noting a more than 500-student increase in enrollment in the past five years. One of more than 80 career and technical education centers statewide, Central Westmoreland will educate 1,518 students this year...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Sept. 5-7
It may be week one of the NFL season, but there’s plenty going on this weekend that doesn’t involve football. Here are some equally fun things to do. New exhibit at The Westmoreland Continuing their Year of Women Artists, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art will be opening two new...
Hempfield man guilty of assault against first responders
A Hempfield man was convicted Thursday of aggravated assaults against two first responders as they attempted to treat and transport him to a local hospital for a stomach ailment. Westmoreland County prosecutors said Anthony Michael Flowers, 33, spit on two emergency medical technicians, threatened additional violence and to bomb a...
