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Scottdale parents tell judge they struggle to balance child’s welfare with their own safety

A national news story this weekend reminded Mary and Raymond Holoman of the painful dilemma parents face when they become victims of their child’s violence and addiction. The Holomans told a Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday they would allow their 20-year-old son to return to their Scottdale home after he...
North Huntingdon plans to raise administrators’ pay

North Huntingdon is expected to vote Wednesday at the commissioners meeting to raise the pay of most of its department heads by 3%, with two of the newer leaders getting 5% raises. The salaries proposed for 2026 were based on employee evaluations, township Manager Harry Faulk told the commissioners this...
Chipotle eyes Irwin as 1st Pa. site of its new design

A nationwide Mexican food chain is planning to make Irwin the first site in Pennsylvania with an updated interior design for its restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to build a restaurant next year at the site of the Denny’s along Route 30, said Bill Zuccarello, construction manager for Chipotle. The...
‘We weren’t going to win on Saturday’: Plow, salt crews weather weekend snowstorm

Hempfield Public Works Director Austin Erhard was upfront with his plowing and salting crews as nasty weather began to roll in this past weekend. “I was very clear with them: We weren’t going to win the day on Saturday,” he said. “We just weren’t going to be able to have...
Son testifies he had ‘suspicions’ about his father in death of transient man found near New Alexandria

Braden Zvara testified Monday he had suspicions about his father after hearing a man had been found dead on state game lands in Loyalhanna. Zvara had told his father about strange encounter at the Greensburg Sheetz on Oct. 21. He grew uneasy upon finding out state police were looking for...
Some fees waived for students at closing Penn State branch campuses

Students at the closing Penn State Commonwealth Campuses can take more classes than normal in their next three semesters and save some money while doing it. With the New Kensington, Fayette, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, DuBois, York and Mont Alto campuses scheduled to close after the Spring 2027 semester, students there can...
Murrysville library offers extra books to patrons in advance of 2026 renovations

The Murrysville Community Library staff is looking to get some books off the shelf before undergoing a massive renovation next month. Using a $400,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, the library will undergo renovation over the winter. While it will remain open during the construction, the staff is...
Westmoreland DA calls county grand jury a success; says another panel possible

Westmoreland County’s first investigating grand jury in more than three decades wrapped up its work with recommendations of criminal charges in three cases last week. The grand jury, which initially included 23 members and 15 alternates, recommended criminal charges be brought against four defendants, including former Ligonier Valley police Chief...
Reported online threats prompt increased police presence at Rostraver Elementary

There will be an increased police presence Monday at Rostraver Elementary School after officials at Belle Vernon Area School District reported apparent threats made against the school on social media. In a Saturday letter addressed to the school community and posted on the district website, Superintendent Timothy Glasspool said the...
Area townships on front line as Pennsylvania eyes regulations for solar farms

Brandi Umbaugh planned to build a home on her 70-acre farm that would have a commanding view of surrounding fields and woods hugging the eastern side of Westmoreland County’s Chestnut Ridge. A massive solar panel array changed those plans. The panels were installed on a former Cook Township farm across...
Westmoreland housing authority secures federal funding to build Mt. Pleasant townhouses

The Westmoreland County Housing Authority has announced that a portion of its $5.6 million project to build 20 townhouses in Mt. Pleasant Township will be paid for through a federal grant. Officials said the agency secured a $1.25 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh through its...
Westmoreland happenings: Live Nativity, luncheon meeting, bingos, more

Christmas Level Green Presbyterian Church will have a free live Nativity 7 p.m. Dec. 19 on the church lawn, 105 Olive Drive, Trafford. Visiting with the animals will start at 6:45 p.m. The Mon Yough Chorale will present an indoor Christmas concert at 6 p.m. and refreshments will be served...
Volunteers place wreaths to honor generations of Jeannette veterans

David Holtz and his 7-year-old daughter, Nyla, saluted Saturday as they laid a wreath before the headstone of World War II Army veteran Richard H. Irwin at Jeannette Memorial Park. It was the Jeannette girl’s first year as a Cub Scout and her first time taking part in an annual...
PennDOT adds more highways where speed limit reduced to 45 mph due to winter storm

Due to the severity of Saturday’s winter storm, PennDOT has temporarily reduced the speed limit to 45 mph on a number of major highways in the region. The latest highways to have the speed limit reduced are the Parkways East and West, and Interstate 79, 376 and I-279 (Parkway North)...
Jeannette Council will have 8 days between their agenda-setting and voting meeting in 2026

Jeannette’s public meeting schedule for 2026 is set to change to allow for more time in between monthly agenda-setting sessions and voting meetings. Council has approved the dates for its meetings next year that separates the two monthly sessions by eight days. Councilwoman Michelle Langdon suggested the change from the...
Penn-Trafford aims to hit $500K fundraising goal since inception of annual telethon

Juliet Mastrioanni was in fourth grade when Penn-Trafford High School’s video production class hosted its first telethon benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Eight years later, Mastrioanni is one of the video production students organizing the broadcast, which runs more than four hours. “I just remember thinking ‘It’s just a fun day...

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