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Probation ordered for Norwin Middle School musical volunteer
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...
Bluesman Kenny Wayne Shepherd brings 25 years of ‘Trouble’ to GreensburgVideo
The Palace Theatre is in the sweet spot of venues where blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd likes to play. “There’s something to be said for playing to 20-, 30-, 50,000 people that is an experience unto itself, but there’s something to be said for playing the more intimate venues,” Shepherd...
Westmoreland airport officials seek to double size of Arnold Palmer terminal
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,...
Voice of Westmoreland organizer: Spend ARP funds on housing, mental health resources
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...
Derry Township woman accused by troopers of providing 3 youths with alcohol during ATV theft
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...
Westmoreland’s plan for $105 million in covid relief funds remains elusive
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,...
Scottdale woman accused of beating, running over pedestrian
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...
Westmoreland museum’s ‘Windframe’ one of a kind
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,”...
Derry Township kitchen fire causes $30,000 in damage
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...
Woman hit by vehicle in Scottdale, dispatcher says
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 proposes policies to handle tricky topics like critical race theory
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....
4th lawsuit filed against Westmoreland County over Giant Slide
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...
Police trying to ID man accused of stealing lawnmower from Home Depot
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...
Trooper cites Latrobe driver accused of road rage incident involving teenager in Salem
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...
Drug task force accuses couple of possessing crack cocaine, 12 bricks of heroin at Unity hotel
Acting on a tip, Westmoreland County Drug Task Force officers and the state Attorney General’s Office arrested a couple accused of possessing large quantities of suspected crack cocaine and heroin inside a Unity hotel room, according to court documents. Franklin T. Ellis II, 37, of West Homestead and Iyeashia C....
Penn-Trafford junior leads drive to collect clothing for veterans in need
A Penn-Trafford High School junior who usually makes big plays on the football and baseball fields recently switched it up to help veterans in need. Jacob Otto, 17, collected about 200 garbage bag loads of gently used clothing he donated to two organizations last week — Vietnam Veterans of America...
Yough students to perform ‘If Sherlock Holmes Were a Woman’
When Emilie Morton was younger, she can recall being obsessed with the cartoon character Dora the Explorer. “Just like her, I wanted to explore,” said Morton, 17, a junior at Yough Senior High School. That made it easy to channel a young person’s excitement and desire to emulate their heroes...
Who pays? Experts discuss what comes next after $19 million swimming pool verdict
A month after a jury awarded the largest judgment ever assessed in a Westmoreland County civil trial, questions remain about just who will pay the $19 million verdict rendered last month against Washington Township homeowners over life-changing injuries sustained when a family friend dove onto a raft in their swimming...
Scottdale man’s appeal of child rape conviction rejected
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday upheld the 20- to 40-year prison sentence imposed last year for a Scottdale man who was convicted of the repeated rapes of a 4-year-old girl. A three-judge panel of the state’s Superior Court rejected claims made by Dylan Chiaramonte, 29, who said jurors were...
‘Year of the Cat’ singer-songwriter Al Stewart performs Saturday at the Palace Theatre
Folk rock singer and guitarist Al Stewart remembers driving down Sunset Strip decades ago in the bright sunshine of West Hollywood, Calif., in a yellow Karmann Ghia. The year was 1976 and Stewart had a hit song called “Year of the Cat” — but he wasn’t fully aware of just...
Tired of tires, scout troop cleans up woods in North Huntingdon
Ryan Zaya has seen too many tires and too much trash strewn on the side of local roads. So, he and his fellow members of Boy Scout Troop 284 in Irwin took action Sunday afternoon. Zaya, 16, an 11th grader at Hempfield Area High School, along with five fellow scouts...
County grant helps Murrysville fund license plate reader cameras on Route 22
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli said she views one of her primary responsibilities as doing “anything we can to stop the free flow of drugs through Westmoreland County and beyond.” According to Murrysville police Chief Tom Seefeld, a significant portion of that flow comes through the “Gateway to Westmoreland...
Latrobe-area residents can sign up for free Easter dinner
Free Easter meals are being brought to the Latrobe-area community by a group of individuals focused on helping others. Signups end Tuesday for the Make a Difference group’s initiative. The meals will be prepared for takeout or delivery April 16, the day before Easter, at Grace Bible Church & Academy...
Growth in surveillance technology pits law enforcement against privacy concerns
When Greensburg police charged two men with a downtown shooting outside The Rialto bar, in which a bystander was wounded in late January, video footage helped investigators identify one of the suspects. “Without the surveillance video, that may not have been the outcome,” police Chief Shawn Denning said. “With the...
Greensburg Easter Egg hunt signals return to normal
For 2-year-old Lilly Hiester, the brightly colored eggs and chocolate treats inside were just an appetizer. Dressed in a yellow rain slicker with blue rubber boots, Lilly bounded from puddle to puddle as her parents followed behind just out of range of the water their young daughter playfully kicked up....
