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Westmoreland news includes concerts, photography workshop and church anniversary celebration
Church news • Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Newton, will mark its 50th anniversary Aug. 7 and 8 at the church, 820 Plummer School Road, South Huntingdon. An outdoor celebration will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 7 with a free corn roast lunch served from noon to...
SummerSounds returns to Greensburg Friday
The sounds of summer will echo through Greensburg as SummerSounds, one of the region’s longest-running free outdoor concert series, returns Friday for its 21st year. The Steepwater Band, a rock band from Chicago, is scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. at the Robertshaw Amphitheater in St. Clair Park....
Pennsylvania Turnpike crash launched $200K Lamborghini out of trailer
A Lamborghini worth more than $200,000 “was totaled” after it flew from the front of a trailer in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, its owner said Tuesday. The crash happened close to 6 p.m. July 24 at mile marker 76.4 in Hempfield, according to state police. Paul B. Eddington,...
New Stanton council holds off vote on 1 million-square-foot warehouse
Following a closed-door session, New Stanton council on Tuesday held off voting on preliminary plans for a warehouse of more than 1 million square feet proposed for Glenn Fox Road. Council members will revisit plans for the proposed distribution center and warehouse during their Sept. 7 meeting. “Considering all the...
North Huntingdon man seeks transfer of robbery case to juvenile court
A North Huntingdon man who turned 18 earlier this year wants armed robbery charges transferred to juvenile court. During a court hearing on Tuesday, the lawyer for Elijah Ben Chaabane asked a Westmoreland County judge to reduce a $100,000 bond to allow a potential release from jail for his client...
Westmoreland commissioners mum on mask requirement as county sees substantial virus spread
The CDC on Tuesday said there is now a substantial level of coronavirus transmission in Westmoreland County, a designation that puts indoor mask requirements back under consideration for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people under updated federal guidelines. But, county leaders said no mandates have as yet been issued. “At this...
Defense claims Unity man’s confessions illegally obtained, seeks dismissal of homicide charge
The lawyer for Unity man awaiting trial in connection with the killing of a Derry mother who police say was shot while asleep in her bed last summer told a judge Tuesday that two confessions his client gave were illegally obtained. Defense attorney Emily Smarto said Nathan Quidetto should have...
GetGo proposed for former Family Video site in Greensburg
The former Family Video store in Greensburg could be home to a GetGo fuel station and convenience store if plans are approved. According to Jeff Raykes, city planning director, proposed plans would entail tearing down the structure at 531 S. Main St. and building the new gas station. “There’s no...
Community Health Clinic’s new medical van delivers health care to Westmoreland County residents
Community Health Clinic’s new medical van is bringing health care to people in Westmoreland County, offering covid-19 vaccinations and tests along with primary care. Headquartered in New Kensington with additional locations in Vandergrift and Greensburg, the Community Health Clinic provides low-cost health care, offering a sliding payment scale for residents...
Spirit Airlines cancellations, delays continue Tuesday for 3rd straight day
Flights on Spirit Airlines continued to be canceled and delayed Tuesday at Arnold Palmer Regional and Pittsburgh International airports. The “proactive cancellations” are a result of “overlapping operational challenges including weather, system outages and staffing shortages,” Spirit spokesman Field Sutton said. It was unclear when the issues might be resolved....
Police charge 2 with selling fatal dose of heroin to Latrobe man
Latrobe police this week arrested a man and woman, charging them with selling fentanyl and heroin to a man who died of an overdose in January, according to court papers. Kevin B. Shaffer, 48, of Latrobe and Ayla M. Taylor, 24, of Greensburg are charged with drug delivery resulting in...
Latrobe pair charged in fatal January overdose
A pair of Latrobe residents are facing charges in the overdose death of another man early this year. Zachary R. Dunlap, 27, and Megan L. Wingard, 34, both of Latrobe, are charged with selling fentanyl and heroin to a man who died of an overdose, according to court papers filed...
Murrysville man, former port authority executive, named Westmoreland chamber director
The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce is bumping up its game with the creation of a new post this month. Chamber officials announced that Dan DeBone, a longtime executive with the Port Authority of Allegheny County, was appointed as its new executive director. DeBone, 54, of Murrysville, will assist Chamber...
Westmoreland Airport Authority director new head of state aviation council
Westmoreland County Airport Authority Executive Director Gabe Monzo has been selected to lead a statewide industry organization. Monzo is the new president of the Aviation Council of Pennsylvania and will oversee the organization’s various committees. He has served on such panels for more than three decades. Part of his mission...
Youngwood man charged with shooting neighbor through floor
A Youngwood man is accused of firing a gunshot through the floor of his apartment, striking his downstairs neighbor in the hand. State police charged Shawn M. Moran, 46, on Monday with a felony count of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another...
Irwin man to serve probation, house arrest for friend’s fatal overdose
Franceso Ziegler told a judge that he wants to take responsibility for his friend Christopher Holleran’s 2019 overdose death. But Holleran’s family said that two years earlier, Ziegler denied any involvement in the overdose and couldn’t even bother to attend his 28-year-old friend’s funeral. Ziegler, 30, of Irwin was sentenced...
Fallen Heroes Run will honor 14th Quartermaster reservists killed by Iraqi missile
Motorcyclists are invited to visit Hempfield on Saturday to “ride for a reason” — honoring the ultimate sacrifice 30 years ago made by 13 members of the local Army Reserve 14th Quartermaster Detachment. The third annual Fallen Heroes Run, organized by nonprofit Operation Vet NOW, will begin at 10:30 a.m....
Majority of Spirit flights canceled Monday at Westmoreland, Pittsburgh airports
Numerous Spirit Airlines flights at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport were canceled Monday, mirroring problems at other airports the low-cost carrier serves. The Florida-based airline issued a statement indicating the problem was triggered by a series of “weather and operational challenges” over the weekend. It said rumors...
Former Jeannette man killed in Indiana County car crash
A 41-year-old man was killed Saturday in a one-vehicle crash just off Route 22 at the Route 217 exit ramp in Indiana County, according to Blairsville police. Jeffrey M. Detore of Twin Rocks, Cambria County, and formerly of Jeannette, died in the crash that was reported to Indiana County dispatchers...
Hempfield woman arrested after girl, 2, spotted on Route 136 alone
A Hempfield woman was arrested Monday after state police said a 2-year-old girl was found wandering alone outside her Route 136 home last month, according to court papers. Carmen S. Riffer, 20, is facing a single charge of felony child endangerment. Troopers were called to the Fort Allen section of...
Hempfield man accused of attempting to fake court-ordered drug test
A Hempfield man who police say rigged a smoothie drink pouch to a rubber hose was charged Monday with attempting to fake a drug test, according to court documents. Kevin J. Harrold, 56, was charged with a misdemeanor count of furnishing drug-free urine after allegedly attempting to falsify a drug...
Greensburg man dies in Butler County motorcycle crash
A Greensburg man died in a motorcycle crash Friday in Butler County, state police said. State police identified the man as Brian D. Keller, 50. According to state police, the crash happened around 7 p.m. Friday on Kittanning Pike Road near Pine Road in Fairview Township. Police said Keller was...
State parks: More money needed for maintenance, improvements
A plan for improving and maintaining Pennsylvania’s 121 state parks contains 87 strategies, but none might be more difficult to attain than extracting more funding from the state to address what has been estimated to be $500 million worth of maintenance, safety and infrastructure needs in state parks and forests....
Norwin grads ‘reimagine Monroeville Mall’ as more environmentally friendly
Three 2021 Norwin High School graduates were recognized for their ideas to make the Monroeville Mall more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Their suggestions include adding a farmers market, planting more landscape to reduce stormwater runoff, creating a recreational park and adding solar panels at the 169-acre mall. Keara Finnigan,...
U.S. House passes legislation to support continued development of the 9/11 National Memorial Trail
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation for the federal government to support the development of the September 11th National Memorial Trail, a proposed 1,300-mile recreational trail linking the three 9/11 crash sites. The legislation, passed unanimously by the House on Friday, serves as an official trail designation by the...
