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Westmoreland County officials announced Wednesday that polling places in three precincts will be moved for the upcoming Nov. 2 election. North Huntingdon’s 1-1 precinct will be moved from the Westmoreland City Volunteer Fire Department to the Westmoreland City Primitive Methodist Church at 1246 5th St. Officials said the church will...

Hempfield leaders are looking to recruit three new assistant chiefs for the townhip’s volunteer fire service. According to Chief Tony Kovacic, the assistant chiefs will be in charge of setting up command areas at fire and emergency scenes. “It’s a volunteer position but, when instances arise, they would be somebody...

Four students and a driver were injured Thursday morning when a school van crashed into the Eat’n Park restaurant on William Penn Highway in Murrysville, according to authorities. The 7 a.m. incident involved a van contracted from A.J. Myers & Sons transportation company that was carrying five high school students...

Beer, food and art Latrobe Art Center will kick off its 14th annual auction fundraiser with a casual “Auction & Ale” event from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday in the center at 819 Ligonier St. “Auction & Ale” attendees will enjoy a selection of beers, pizza and light bites and will have...

A Jeannette man will stand trial in connection with the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the city on April 7. After listening to the teen’s testimony Wednesday, District Judge Joseph DeMarchis ordered Brandon Lee Ingram, 24, to stand trial on charges of solicitation to commit homicide, solicitation to commit...

The public corruption retrial for former Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held is scheduled for March, more than two years after voters ousted him from office. The case against the two-term sheriff has been in limbo since Held’s first trial ended in December 2018 with jurors unable to reach a unanimous...

A power outage forced the closure of Baggaley Elementary School in Unity on Wednesday. The school experienced a partial outage overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, which caused the utility company to “de-energize the power line and knock out power to the entire building” just before 7 a.m., according to Mike...

Westmoreland County commissioners said Wednesday they will not hire a new election bureau director until after voters cast ballots in November. Officials said interviews are ongoing to fill the job that has been vacant since June, when commissioners fired the elections director after she served just 10 controversial months on...

Latrobe’s Brewery Bridge is on track to fully reopen to traffic in December after the final beams arrived this week . 28 for rehabilitating the county-owned span on North Ligonier Street. Throughout construction, which began in April, traffic across the bridge over Loyalhanna Creek has been one-way northbound. That has...

Two men are behind bars after state police said they were transporting 3 kilograms of cocaine on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Tuesday, according to court papers. Denny Reyes Rosario, 32, of New York City, and Aneudy Bladimir Cuello Santana, 28, of Norwalk, Conn., are charged with drug offenses. They are being...

Church news • A public square Rosary crusade will be at noon Oct. 16 in the parking lot of the Jonnet Building, Route 22, Monroeville, rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair. Details: Dee, 412-628-7132 or Michele, 412-823-5570 Classes The YMCA Westmoreland County Technology Center, 424 N. Main St., Greensburg,...

A part-time property maintenance officer will be on the job starting next week in Jeannette. City council on Tuesday hired Vincent Pascarella of New Stanton at a rate of $17.50 per hour. City clerk Nathan Bish said Pascarella, who has 35 years of law enforcement experience, will work 20 to...

A Westmoreland County judge on Tuesday said he can’t decide whether to send a New Kensington man to jail for neglecting to report to authorities that his mother died and left her sealed up alone in her home for two months. Robert Hawk, 49, through his defense lawyer asked to...

Nobody was injured after a house fire broke out in St. Clair Township Tuesday night, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to the 300 block of Spackman St. shortly after 10:30 p.m. The fire was out by 11:15 p.m. Further information was not immediately available....

Chad Amond, the president and CEO of the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce, was honored Tuesday evening by leaders from across the county as he prepares to transition out of his longtime position. During a ceremony at Bella Terra Vineyards near New Stanton, Amond was awarded the first Economic Growth...

Thu Thanh Carole Nguyen knew her mother was a slow driver and didn’t initially worry when she and her three friends were late in returning home after a Valentine’s Day special Mass at a Pittsburgh church. Months after she learned her mother and two friends were killed in a head-on...

A man incarcerated at the Westmoreland County Prison was arraigned Tuesday on charges he spit in the face of a female corrections officer, according to court papers. William Thornhill, 31, formerly of Glassport, is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated harassment by prisoner and simple assault. Westmoreland County detectives said Thornhill...

If you haven’t made it to the Greensburg Night Market yet, this week is the time to go. The season’s final event will be 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday on South Pennsylvania Avenue behind the Westmoreland County Courthouse. At least 44 vendors will be present, said organizer Jessica Hickey, founder of the...

After a season of virtual concerts and a summer of outdoor community performances, the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra is returning to the stage of The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. The 2021-22 season will include two Dec. 11 performances of the holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker,” paired this year with Pittsburgh-based Texture Contemporary...

A Virginia couple appeared in Westmoreland County court on Monday, when they waived extradition to Virginia to answer charges filed earlier this month is connection with the disappearance of a 3-year-old girl. Travis R. Brown, 29 and Candi Jo Royer, 41, will remain in custody at the Westmoreland County Prison...