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“Awesome” is an adjective often used to describe “Hamilton,” the widely acclaimed song-and-rap Broadway musical about American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. The same word can be used to summarize the nature of the undertaking to get the touring version of “Hamilton” from city to city. One of the company managers...

Two firefighters were injured while battling a garage fire Monday in North Huntingdon, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The fire was reported at about 7:20 p.m. at 2005 Tomco Lane. According to the dispatcher, a firefighter from Circleville Volunteer Fire Department was taken to the hospital with chest pains....

A Super Hornet will be joining a Viper in the skies above Westmoreland County this summer. A Navy F-18 Super Hornet jet tactical demonstration is the latest addition to the lineup of attractions scheduled for this year’s Shop ‘n Save Westmoreland Airshow, set for June 11-12 at the Arnold Palmer...

Greensburg is the latest municipality to join a special response team largely made up of police officers from the Alle-Kiski Valley, ultimately expanding the program from northern parts of the county to a more centralized region. City officials unanimously signed off on an ordinance authorizing Greensburg police officers to participate...

After months of declines in ridership during the coronavirus pandemic, Westmoreland County Transit Authority buses appear to have turned a corner. Transit officials said last week the agency’s fixed-route bus service, which operates 18 weekday and six Saturday routes throughout West­moreland County and commuter service to Pittsburgh, has seen marginal...

Greensburg is once again honoring local veterans and first responders through the Hometown Hero Banner project. The program — a coalition by the Greensburg Community Development Corp., city of Greensburg and Southwest Greensburg — is a way to honor local military and non-military heroes by displaying photos on decorative banners...

If you’ve wondered whether a crayfish is a fish or who put the “nick” in nickname, the Ligonier Valley Historical Society had you in mind when planning its four-part series of programs on the “Histories and Mysteries of Language.” The series of informal fireside sessions will be held from 2...

When M.J. Seipler of Penn Township goes out into the woods, she always wants to know more about what is around her. “It’s nice to know about the birds and plants, the creatures who share the Earth with us,” Seipler said. “And we’re lucky in a place like Pennsylvania where...

Murrysville and Export have the unfortunate distinction of being home to two of the largest mine water sources in the Turtle Creek Watershed. That is not through any fault of their own. Long-abandoned mine activity, combined with the natural flow of stormwater, has resulted in the slow leakage of various...

Tim Carson, Westmoreland County’s new coroner, has lost 40% of his full-time staff as the office’s top lieutenant resigned and one of its longest- serving deputies retired. Chief Deputy Kirk Nolan and deputy John Ackerman, both holdovers from former Coroner Ken Bacha’s administration, are off the job, Carson said. The first-term...

A cold, blustery morning punctuated with a 30-minute snowfall Saturday didn’t stop about a dozen people from joining in an educational experience of pruning wild apple trees in part of the 183-acre Morosini Reserve in Murrysville. As Camie Szantner of Export watched her 6-year-old daughter, Callie, carefully cut a small,...

The founder of a Jeannette-based nonprofit that focuses on educating athletes, as well as the pastor of a Greensburg church were recognized Saturday for their work in reaching out to help the Black community in the region. Dorsey Cox of Jeannette, chief executive officer of Educated Athletes First, and Bishop...

After successfully hosting their first car cruise last year, members of the Greensburg Hose Company No. 1 have their sights set on a new event. The Spring Vendor Show is planned for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 21 at the McLaughlin Drive station. The event will feature 36 vendors...

The calls seemed so real. It played on their emotions — relatives were in jail and needed cash to post bond. But two Westmoreland County women were too wise and didn’t fall for the trick. Both received similar phone calls this week as state police warn residents of numerous reports...

A Pittsburgh-area developer said it will increase its presence in Westmore­land County with plans for an industrial building and warehouse on nearly 15 acres at an industrial park in Hempfield. Westmoreland commissioners, acting as the county’s Industrial Development Corp., approved a deal to sell the parcel at the Westmoreland Technology Park...

Reinhart Foodservice is set to nearly double the size of its food distribution facility in East Huntingdon with the help of a state grant and a local property tax abatement program. Reinhart plans to invest more than $30 million to rehabilitate its existing 169,000-square-foot plant and construct a 155,000-square-foot addition....

The founders of Greensburg’s Stage Right performing arts school and theater company have moved on to a new opportunity. Tony and Renata Marino have launched a new venture — Westmoreland Performing Arts, a company offering acting, dance and voice classes to students ages 4 to 18, along with a class...

Saint Vincent College plans to break ground this spring on an $18 million indoor athletic and recreation complex that could be ready for use by the summer of 2023. The Dunlap Family Athletic and Recreation Center, named for the project’s lead donors, will encompass 82,200 square feet under roof, including...

Officials at Live! Casino Pittsburgh are hosting another job fair to recruit for several open positions while also accepting applications for their free dealer school. The job fair is scheduled for Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. at the casino’s recruitment center in...

Local manufacturing apprentices put their skills and knowledge to the test Friday in a competition to determine who is best at metal working in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The competition, hosted annually by the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association, featured eight apprentices from six local manufacturing companies. This...

PennDOT is planning this summer to begin work on replacing the bridge that carries Fayette Street over Interstate 70 in North Belle Vernon. It’s among more than 140 state-owned bridges in Westmoreland County that are rated in “poor” condition, with advanced “deterioration of primary structural elements.” The Fayette Street bridge...

A North Huntingdon police detective will become a member of the Pennsylvania attorney general’s drug task force, serving as the only agent based in Westmoreland County. The agreement, which township officials approved this week, will require North Huntingdon to continue to pay the detective’s salary. The state would cover any...

Choice of concerts Music lovers can place their bets on a concert trifecta this weekend at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg: • Country singers Tracy Byrd and Aaron Tippin, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $58.50-$78.50. • Pittsburgh’s “King of Cool” Donnie Iris, with The Cruisers and special guests Joe Grushecky...

Westmoreland commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit filed by a New Mexico man who claimed county jail guards brutally beat him two years ago. James Mapp, 34, sued the county after he claimed he was assaulted by guards at Westmoreland County Prison following his arrest...

Repairs were underway Friday to a small building at a gas station outside Sam’s Club in Hempfield after a pickup truck slammed into it earlier this week. Hempfield Fire Department Deputy Chief John Storey said firefighters rescued a person who was inside the attendant building at the time of the...