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Behind the Art: ‘Dark Planet’ graces SAMA-Ligonier Valley sculpture garden
Soon after the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley launched its sculpture garden, a local philanthropist offered to add to the collection. “Donald Green, a gentleman who was very philanthropic to the Ligonier Valley, reached out to SAMA to see if we would be interested in having another...
Civic Empathy exhibits reveal Westmoreland history of slavery, racial justice
Pennsylvania was a haven in the decades preceding the Civil War for people seeking to escape enslavement in the South. But that wasn’t the case in Pennsylvania’s earlier years, when enslaved people and those who claimed ownership of them were part of the local population, including in Westmoreland County. The...
New Hempfield manager excited to continue township’s ‘upward trajectory’
Aaron Siko has followed in Jason Winters’ footsteps within Hempfield government. In 2018, Siko took over as director of Parks and Recreation when Winters was promoted to township manager. Now, as Winters left the managerial role Friday, Siko will fill Winters’ shoes once again. Township supervisors unanimously appointed him as...
Despite U.S. loss, World Cup draws Western Pa. interest
Bars and casinos don’t typically draw big crowds during breakfast time on the weekends, but the World Cup provided an exception to the rule Saturday morning. Thousands of Western Pennsylvania soccer fans flocked to nearby hangouts to watch the U.S. team ultimately fall to the Netherlands, 3-1. “(Soccer fans) like...
Westmoreland happenings: craft show, wreath and live greens sale, breakfast with Santa
Art • The Greensburg Art Center will sponsor a bus trip Dec. 14 to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Special exhibits will include Sargent and Spain, Vermeer’s Secrets of Venice and Capaccio’s Italian Art. The bus will leave at 5:30 a.m. from the art center, arrive at...
Penn Township man sentenced to probation for neglect of cows
A Penn Township man was ordered to serve two years on probation and repay humane agents more than $21,000 in connection with about a dozen malnourished cows that were confiscated from his property in March. David Parsons, 60, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals and 18 other related offenses...
Yukon residents urge state to deny permit for new hazardous waste dump
State environmental regulators repeatedly heard the same message from about 20 Yukon area residents and environmentalists regarding a landfill operator’s plans to build a 1 million ton hazardous waste dump site: Deny the permit on grounds of potential dangers to the community’s health and safety. “You see the dust fly...
Earthmoving begins for 1-million-square-foot warehouse in New Stanton
The future occupant of a massive warehouse proposed in New Stanton remains a mystery. But extensive earthmoving in underway at the site of what’s expected to be a more than 1 million-square-foot warehouse that a North Carolina developer estimates will cost $120 million and create about 600 jobs. SunCap Property...
RSV, flu, covid put pressure on pediatric providers
Every day about 3 p.m., nurses, doctors and staff in the emergency room at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh brace for impact. That hour marks the beginning of an eight-hour stretch that in recent months has been the busiest time of day for the department, which has seen a spike...
Westmoreland deputy sheriff sentenced for drunk driving
A Westmoreland County deputy sheriff charged with drunk driving in May was ordered to serve one year on probation. Eugene T. Cavaliere, 59, of Youngwood appeared in court Wednesday to enter the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for first-time nonviolent offenders. The diversionary program does not require those charged with crimes...
Court hearing held for all 7 suspects in July shooting in New Kensington
A Westmoreland County judge said he will consider early next year requests to transfer to juvenile court four criminal homicide prosecutions in connection with the July fatal shooting of a man in New Kensington. All seven suspects accused in last summer’s alleged murder of 39-year-old Jason Raiford appeared in court...
Visit with Santa, goats on Pleasant Unity farm to raise money for groups benefiting kids
Santa Claus will be greeting two types of kids this weekend at a holiday charity event in Pleasant Unity — the kind with shoes and the kind with hooves. Lou and Emily Surace are inviting local families and children to their farm to meet the couple’s baby goats and to...
Counterfeit $20 bills passed at Live! Casino Pittsburgh
Seven counterfeit $20 bills were passed at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield and the U.S. Secret Service is investigating, according to state police. The fake money was spotted by a bank and returned to the casino Tuesday, police said in a news release. Troopers turned it over to the Secret...
Texas truck driver accused of running over man at Hempfield auto parts store
A Texas commercial truck driver is accused by state police of hitting and running over a man Wednesday at a Hempfield auto parts store, leaving him seriously injured, according to court papers. The incident was reported at ABC Auto Parts on Mt. Thor Road around 5 p.m. A witness told...
Lawmakers, officials reflect on 30-year legacy of Pa.’s CHIP
When Chris Coles’ husband lost his job as a steelworker in the mid-1980s, she feared for her family. She feared for her ability to put food on the table and pay electric bills, and, most of all, she feared for her son Justin’s health. “We lost our health insurance immediately,...
5 things to do in Westmoreland County this weekend: Dec. 2-4
Holiday greens and gifts Hours for Greensburg Garden Center’s annual Gifts & Greens Sale are 3-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road. Holiday merchandise includes trees of various sizes individually decorated by Garden Center members, along with aromatic...
Man recounts events that led up to his brother’s stabbing outside Greensburg bar
Nico Williams remembers looking back as he left a Greensburg bar with his brother and seeing Anthony J. Sharp following them. His brother and Sharp, who are acquaintances, had gotten into an altercation inside Rialto Bar & Bistro in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving, and Nico Williams, Joey Williams...
Latrobe man pleads guilty to sexual assault of teen
A Latrobe man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Christofer R. Dowden, 23, has been in jail since his arrest in December 2020 and will remain behind bars for at least the next year under the terms of a proposed sentence. It was part of a plea...
Santa, songs add sparkle to Greensburg’s Luminary Night; public ranks wreaths for raffle
A visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library was one of the highlights Thursday for children attending downtown Greensburg’s annual Luminary Night. The library served cookies and hot chocolate and offered games, music, crafts and other activities as part of its free Winter Wonderland party...
A new ‘Nutcracker’: Penn-Trafford drama guild prepares performance
The classic holiday ballet “The Nutcracker” conjures to mind images of precise dancing steps and tulle tutus. At the Penn-Trafford High School Drama Guild, a troupe of high school students are working to prepare a different version: a theatrical edition titled “The Nutcracker: The Play,” which will run at 7:30...
East Huntingdon landfill seeks OK for expansion plans
The state is seeking responses to an East Huntingdon landfill operator’s air quality plan for handling emissions from a proposed 82-acre disposal site. Approving the plan would extend the life of the 620-acre landfill outside Scottdale by 18 years. The state Department of Environmental Protection is taking comments until Dec....
Arnold Palmer airport gets extra $2 million in state funds
The state has given a $2 millon boost to the proposed project to double the size of the terminal at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority has been awarded an extra $2 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding, increasing the state’s commitment to...
Latrobe police say $4,240 in lottery tickets, cigarettes stolen from Puff N Stuff
A Greensburg man is accused of breaking into a Latrobe store and stealing $4,240 worth of lottery tickets and cigarettes, according to a criminal complaint. Patrick S. Barry, 35, who told a judge he is homeless during his arraignment Tuesday, is charged with burglary, theft and criminal trespass. Latrobe police...
‘Dateline’ profiles murder in Africa of Bianca Rudolph by former Westmoreland dentist
“Dateline” on NBC will cover a murder in Africa with connections to Westmoreland County during Friday’s episode. The long-running investigative series will focus on the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph while on safari in Zambia with husband Larry Rudolph, who founded and once operated Hempfield-based Three Rivers Dental Group. Larry...
Westmoreland happenings: craft show, wreath and live greens sale, breakfast with Santa
Art • The Greensburg Art Center will sponsor a bus trip Dec. 14 to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Special exhibits will include Sargent and Spain, Vermeer’s Secrets of Venice and Capaccio’s Italian Art. The bus will leave at 5:30 a.m. from the art center, arrive at...
