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DEA warns of flood of fake, potentially lethal prescription pills

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...
West Newton man jailed after being charged with indecent exposure, assault

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...
2 jailed in Loyalhanna drug bust

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...
Car crashes into West Newton house, no injuries reported

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...
Kennametal exec named to Women Manufacturing Hall of Fame

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...
Norwin foundation sets Days of Giving for school homecoming

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...
Gary Lewis glad he chose music over following in his famous father’s footstepsVideo

When it comes to mid-1960s pop culture, there was no bigger movie comedian than Jerry Lewis. And there was no bigger band than the Beatles. For Lewis’ oldest son, Gary, it meant there was a fork in the road. A natural performer, he was faced with a choice between following...
Westmoreland County commissioner plans virtual town-hall meeting series

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...
Why Pa. Turnpike tolls soared — and will continue rising for next 30 years

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...
Several new stores slated to open at Westmoreland Mall

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 Ducky Race raises money for Turtle Creek Watershed Association

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...
Shoeboxes stuffed with gifts headed from Westmoreland to needy kids around the worldVideo

A simple comb, a gift from someone in another country, gave Alex Nsengimana something to hold onto in 1995 as a 7-year-old orphan in war-torn Rwanda. “It was the very first time I ever received a gift in my life,” he said. “On the one side it had a little...
Salem man makes pitch to honor Baseball Hall of Famer’s Greensburg grid stint

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...
National Public Lands Day draws volunteers to Loyalhanna DamVideo

The group of volunteers nearly had the tree planted and all the dirt filled back in on Saturday morning when someone looked up and noticed the power lines directly overhead. “Who planned this?” someone joked, then added with a laugh, “The Army Corps of Engineers, huh?” “Hey, I just dug...
Loyalhanna Watershed group adds pop-up gala to online bidding for annual art auction

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...
Jury deadlocked, mistrial declared in rape and sexual assault trial of Allegheny Township man

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...

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