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A 27-year-old Latrobe man taken into custody Saturday on charges of attempting to enter multiple vehicles and mailboxes in the city was also arrested for resisting arrest after biting and striking a police officer, according to court records. Codi J. Barger resisted attempts by police to place him in handcuffs...

The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday warned of an increase in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine in an effort to raise public awareness of the tablets’ lethality and availability. Westmoreland County Detective Tony Marcocci said law enforcement officials locally have been seeing a rise in fake pills created...

A 21-year-old West Newton man is in the county jail on $25,000 bond after his arrest on charges of indecent exposure and assault of a young girl who was visiting an apartment complex where he lives, according to court documents. Eric Espinosa, who lives in the Filbern Manor apartments on...

Two men are behind bars after a weekend drug bust at a Loyalhanna home. Donald Wayne Baker, 41, of Saltsburg, and Michael James Buchinsky, 28, of Loyalhanna, are facing drug charges. State police said they arrived at Buchinsky’s Noel Drive home at 10:15 p.m. Saturday to serve a bench warrant...

No injuries were reported when a car crashed into a home in West Newton late Sunday night, according to authorities. The crash occurred around 11 p.m. at a home along Venable Street, according to a Westmoreland County 911 supervisor. No information was available about the extent of the damage to...

As a youngster growing up in Terre Haute, Ind., Carlonda Reilly, the future Kennametal Corp. executive, was fascinated with how things worked and really liked studying math and chemistry, joining in the competition of the Science Olympiads. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology near Boston, she was in a distinct...

A nonprofit foundation that supports Norwin School District’s educational programs, sports, activities and scholarships hopes to raise $7,500 during its annual Days of Giving, which will be held Oct. 13 to 17 in conjunction with the high school’s homecoming week. The Norwin School District Community Foundation met its $7,500 goal...

Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew plans to start a series of virtual “town hall” meetings to engage more county residents with local government. “Our county’s public meetings are in the middle of the day, when a large fraction of the public can’t attend,” Chew said. The first meeting will take...

Surrounded by bushels of fresh local peaches, Lori Hanscom spent an afternoon greeting truckers, commuters and vacationers from behind her fruit stand at the New Stanton rest stop along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Her day was filled with friendly chatter about the weather, traffic and which fruits were in season. One...

Empty storefronts at Westmoreland Mall are filling up quickly, with several new businesses slated to open this year. Three stores — SpectroDolce Confectionery, Western Edge Seafood and Joseph Jacob Jewelers — are planning to open at the mall, officials with CBL Properties, the entity that owns Westmore­land and Monroeville malls,...

Rubber ducks raced again Saturday in the third annual Rubber Ducky Race. The event is put on by the Turtle Creek Watershed Association and Irwin Borough. Participants could buy a rubber ducky to compete in the race, and the money raised goes to the watershed association, which will use part...

Fans of Major League Baseball may know that Pennsylvania native and early pitching star Christy Mathewson was an inaugural member of the sport’s Hall of Fame — entering posthumously in 1936 with the likes of Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. What many don’t know is that...

Patrons of this year’s Loyalhanna Watershed Association Art Auction will have a choice of bidding on 29 creative works, either remotely from Monday through Oct. 2 or in the company of other bidders during an Oct. 1 Pop-Up Gala. Last year, in response to pandemic restrictions, the nonprofit shifted the...

A mistrial was declared Friday in the cases against an Allegheny Township man accused of rape and sexual assaults by five women and a teen. Jurors deliberated nearly 14 hours over two days and reported they were at an impasse and unable to reach verdicts on all 24 counts in...

State Sen. Kim Ward, a Hempfield Republican, is set to speak during the 2021 Pennsylvania March for Life Monday in Harrisburg. The event will be the state’s first official March for Life during which participants plan to rally at the state Capitol building to bring attention to protections for unborn...

Weather conditions look favorable for the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival’s Mini-Fall Festival, set for 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday in the event’s usual location at the lower lake area of Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg. According to accuweather.com, the day should be “mostly sunny and nice” with a...

A Unity man is accused by police of raping a 12-year-old girl in Derry Borough two years ago, according to court papers. Christopher A. Simoncini, 35, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault and related offenses. Borough police said in a criminal complaint that they...

Firefighters extinguished a blaze Friday morning in Derry Township, according to Bradenville Assistant Fire Chief Nick Piantine. The abandoned mobile home at Longview Trailer Park off of Pittsburgh Street was engulfed in flames, he said. No one was hurt and the structure was completely destroyed. The blaze at the park...

A Monessen man pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy charge in connection with a package delivered to his home that federal authorities said contained cocaine hidden in designer boots, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman. Devon White, 48, is free on a $10,000 unsecured bond. Federal authorities said...

Ach, du lieber! Don your lederhosen or dirndl and head to Oktoberfest, taking place 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company Pavilion, 3235 Sardis Road. The family-friendly event will feature German-style food and music, along with libations from local breweries and wineries. A costume contest for those lederhosen...

The pandemic year cancellation wasn’t necessarily all bad for the Mt. Pleasant Glass & Ethnic Festival. “Having a year off got us rejuvenated,” said co-director Jeff Landy. “Everybody’s been working hard, and we’re excited to be back.” The annual street festival, celebrating the area’s glass-making history and diverse ethnic heritage,...

A Westmoreland County jury will continue deliberations Friday morning in the rape and sexual assault trial of an Allegheny Township man. Jurors in the cases against Eric Alan Wright, 49, deliberated more than eight hours Thursday before they were sent home for the night by Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge...