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Forget the movie theaters. The real action will be in the Westmoreland County skies this weekend. The Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow on Saturday and Sunday will be like a real-life version of “Top Gun: Maverick,” a sequel released last month to the 1980s action flick featuring Tom Cruise. Fighter...

Authorities used DNA gathered from an index card to charge a Greensburg man with a Nov. 24 bank robbery in Hempfield, according to court papers. Jonathan Smith Jr., 29, wore a distinct red “DoorDash” covid-19 mask and dark ski cap in an attempt to hide his identity when he passed...

A Butler County man is accused of selling the fatal dose of fentanyl that killed a Sewickley Township man. Matthew S. Steinbook, 41, of Seven Fields supplied three stamp bags of fentanyl to Todd A. Shaak, 40, according to state police Trooper Shane McClelland. Shaak was found dead in the...

An 82-year-old Delmont man’s mental health struggle has left him behind bars for more than two years, and a Westmoreland County judge this week said he is at a loss as to what should happen next. “I think anything would be better than him spending his last years in jail...

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Latrobe residents can access community-related information with the swipe of a smartphone. The city will use Pittsburgh-based app Savvy Citizen to update locals with events, meeting dates, emergency notifications, outages, trash pick-up delays and weather watches and warnings. Latrobe Police Community Service Officer Beth Straka encourages all Latrobe residents to...

Southwest Greensburg Fire Department’s Deputy Fire Chief Ed Milliron can remember when he first joined the volunteer fire department in 1982, and the fire whistle went off “you’d literally see about 40 people pouring out of their houses running to the fire station.” Times have changed, according to fire Chief...

A blaze that destroyed the defunct Ralph Smith & Son Inc. auto repair shop in Derry was called “suspicious” Wednesday by borough fire Chief Josh Campbell. “The state police fire marshal is still investigating the exact cause. … I was there within 5 to 10 minutes of the call (Tuesday),...

The dismissal of three criminal cases against a Unity man named as a suspect in his former girlfriend’s disappearance has been upheld by a state appeals court. A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the ruling issued last year by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger,...

Westmoreland County election officials on Wednesday will break ties in the more than 300 deadlocked races in the May primary. The tie-breaking process will begin at 10 a.m. at the courthouse and be conducted through a random casting of lots. Candidates in each of the tied races will select numbered...

As happens with collectors of every sort, what began as a passing interest blossomed into a 25-year quest for Kenneth and Jackie Kosoglow of Claridge. Avid fans of Westmoreland Glass, the Kosoglows started their collection with simple pieces of the decorative and utilitarian household glass, made in Grapeville between 1889...

A Greensburg man is being held without bail after police said he slipped out of handcuffs Saturday at the city station and walked out of the building, according to court papers. Gerald V. Leonard, 59, is charged with escape. He had been taken into custody on an unrelated bench warrant...

Norwin property owners will pay slightly more in real estate taxes in the upcoming fiscal year after the school board narrowly adopted a final budget Monday. By a 5-4 vote, the board approved a 1-mill tax hike for property owners in North Huntingdon, North Irwin and Irwin. The move increases...

Last Friday, the back room at John Meier & Sons Hardware in Murrsyville probably looked very similar to its early days — an extended family gathering around the table for lunch, before heading back out for one more afternoon at the store. In the 1970s, it wasn’t unusual for Sue...

Greensburg could see lower costs if the city switches to a new provider for its employee retirement savings plan. Financial adviser Ed Gaskey this week recommended city council change the company offering the voluntary 457 tax-deferred employee savings plan from Nationwide to OneAmerica, based on proposals from four companies. Mayor...

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A longtime member of the Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department who died April 14 is being remembered for the legacy of service he left behind. Dennis A. Johnson, 75, of Greensburg, was posthumously recognized with the “Commemorative Axe” Humanitarian of the Year Award during the fire department’s recent 65th annual banquet....

Like so many other organizations, Women of Westmoreland paused its activities during the pandemic. The networking and professional development organization got back to business with a relaunch event on May 24 at Bella Terra Vineyards in Hunker. The group last met on the day before the pandemic shutdown, noted Lisa...

Results from most races in last month’s primary election were certified Monday afternoon by the Westmoreland County Elections Board. County commissioners, who serve as members of the board, signed off on the final official results from the key ballot races that saw Republicans and Democrats nominate candidates for governor, U.S....

A New Florence man previously acquitted of killing a police officer and now charged with assaults against law enforcement officials insisted in court on Monday he had no interest in delaying his upcoming trial. Ray A. Shetler Jr. 37, issued instructions to push ahead with his scheduled trial in June...

Forty bulls and 30 horses drew more than 4,000 people to a makeshift rodeo at the Westmoreland Mall parking lot over the weekend. “Up and all it was pretty doggone successful,” said Sean Sullivan, general manager at Live! Casino Pittsburgh, coordinator of the event. But two men were hurt during...

An Allegheny County man accused of intentionally striking a man with his SUV in the parking lot of a North Huntingdon Sheetz was arrested by police. Alan B. Israel, 45, of White Oak was charged after the incident at 8:19 a.m. Sunday outside the store at 13700 Route 30. The...

A man is accused of stealing $65,000 during a burglary at a Derry Township home last month, according to court papers. Tyrus Martin, 21, who has addresses in Johnstown and Whitehall, on Monday was ordered held without bail after state police said he was illegally in possession of a gun...