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Westmoreland commissioners rehired the man who ran the county’s juvenile detention center nearly a decade ago before he took the helm of the of the now-shuttered Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in Pittsburgh. His new salary will pay him 64% more than the woman he is replacing. Rich Gordon served as...

Larry Leggett’s name for years has marked a soccer field at Swede Hill Park in Hempfield, a nod to his instrumental role in developing the township’s soccer program. But this year, a memorial rock bearing Leggett’s name was removed from the park after the township chose not to move forward...

More than a half-dozen Jeannette Manor residents appeared at the Westmoreland County commissioners’ public meeting Wednesday to ask for help with what they claim is an ongoing insect and mold infestation in their building. Residents claim they have yet to receive any acknowledgement from the Westmoreland County Housing Authority —...

Jenna Bushnell beamed at her 5-year-old daughter, Kelsey, as she was being secured into her new adaptive stroller Wednesday at the Clairview School in Hempfield. “This is so much more usable for us. She has a wheelchair that is very big. We live on a farm, and it will be...

Ligonier Township’s former manager is now on board as the new zoning and code enforcement officer for Latrobe. City council this week unanimously voted to hire Terry Carcella for the open position. “He’s highly qualified,” Mayor Eric Bartels said. “We recognize that he has significant experience.” Three people applied for...

Norwin school officials want to implement a new comprehensive initiative in the next year to tackle the issue of bullying — both in-person and online — in an effort to prevent it and to intervene when it happens. The district administration wants to develop a Norwin-focused policy that will have...

A Hempfield man accused of threatening an area couple with a gun after they arrived at his home to pick up a relative’s belongings was arrested by state troopers this week on multiple assault charges. Although the weapon turned out to be a BB gun, Tommy Lee Horner, 32, who...

Greater Latrobe School Board on Tuesday will consider about $1.5 million in roof improvements at the junior and senior high schools. Garland/DBS of Cleveland has submitted a proposal to repair leaks in a section of the junior high roof and to replace an older portion of the senior high roof....

Developers in at least three projects in Jeannette are waiting for a tax break program to be approved before getting work underway, according to fire Chief Bill Frye. Council could vote Thursday to establish 19 Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance zones around the city in an effort to spur redevelopment...

Church news • The Caring Closet at Greensburg Church of the Brethren, 554 Stanton St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Free food, clothing, shoes and more available. Canned and non-perishable food donations are welcome. Call the church to arrange for a pickup. Details: 724-834-2130. • Community...

Runners and walkers will be welcomed back in person this month to the Saint Vincent College campus for the 13th annual Trooper Iwaniec Memorial Race. The TakeOff event at the college in Unity is set for April 23 but was limited to a virtual format the past two years because...

A Greensburg man convicted earlier this year of failing to disclose a prior conviction before volunteering at a middle school musical production was ordered Tuesday to serve one year on probation. After a trial in January, Brad Geyer, 40, was convicted of one misdemeanor count of not complying with the...

The Westmoreland County Airport Authority will begin formalizing plans in May to more than double the size of the terminal building at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity, officials said Tuesday. The two-story terminal building was dedicated in 1977 and was refurbished in 1998 to accommodate just 60 commercial passengers,...

The new organizer for the Voice of Westmoreland, a progressive citizens activist group, wants to increase its efforts “to hold our local officials accountable.” Voice of Westmoreland, or VOW, wants Westmoreland County commissioners to spend some of the $105 million the county has received through the American Rescue Plan on...

A Derry Township woman awaiting hearings on accusations of providing false information to a firearms dealer and falsely telling troopers it was stolen was jailed without bond Monday after she was accused of corruption of minors. Tina Marie Rose, 41, of the village of Brenizer, was arrested by state police...

Nearly a year after Westmore­land County received the first half of its $105 million corona­virus relief fund allocation, there is still no consensus on how that money should be spent. Commissioners said Monday that internal discussions are continuing in an effort to craft a comprehensive blueprint to use the funds. And,...

A Scottdale woman was jailed Monday night after police said she beat a woman with a wooden baseball bat and ran her over with a car before fleeing, according to court papers. Authorities said Nicole L. Moore, 25, became angry after she saw the woman video recording a 3-year-old child...

Editor’s note ‘What’s That?’ is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@triblive.com The 14-foot-high art piece affixed to the west wing of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg always is changing. “Windframe,”...

A kitchen fire at a Derry Township patio home Monday evening caused between $30,000 and $40,000 in damage, a fire official said. Bradenville Fire Chief Mark Piantine said the fire was caused by burned food in the oven of a four-unit home on Spring Crest Circle. He said the blaze...

A woman was hit by a vehicle in Scottdale early Monday night, according to a Westmoreland Public Safety supervisor. It happened on Pittsburgh Street at 6 p.m. and Mutual Aid Ambulance responded to the scene, the supervisor said. Scottdale police could not be reached for comment. Additional details were not...

Norwin School Board unveiled a proposed “controversial issues” policy Monday to act as a guide for teachers on matters of race and other topics. The proposed policy comes after several months of debate among board members, students and residents about whether critical race theory is being taught in some lessons....

A New York woman claims she was injured on the Giant Slide at Westmoreland County’s Mammoth Park when she stopped by for a ride in July 2020. Nicole Freiburger of Lockport, N.Y., near Buffalo, suffered substantial foot and leg injuries as a result of riding the 100-foot steel racing slide...

State police are trying to identify a man who quickly cut a security cable and stole a push lawnmower last week from the Home Depot store in Hempfield. The suspect was at the property off Route 30 for less than two minutes, Trooper Steve Limani said. He arrived at 9:40...

A Latrobe man became so angry at a teenager driving on the Route 66 entrance ramp to Route 22 in Salem over the weekend that state police said he got out of his car at a red light and began punching a rear door of the teen’s car, according to...