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From Broadway performers to local theater groups, Hollywood stars to indie filmmakers, national touring acts to bar bands, the pandemic had a devastating effect on the entertainment industry. The sudden shuttering of bars, concert halls, movie theaters and other venues — some permanently — led to widespread loss of revenue...

A Salem man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges after agents from the state Attorney General’s Office said they examined his cell phone and computer. Trent Edward Sullivan, 22, is free on $10 bond. Investigators said, in March, they downloaded through a file-sharing program videos of child pornography from...

Pennsylvania continues to see a steady drop in cases of covid-19, with resulting deaths and hospitalizations following that downward trend. As vaccinations continue, the coronavirus appears to be spreading at a slower rate even as more people gather in public without protective masks or social distancing. The state on Friday...

Volunteers worked this month to spruce up amenities at Level Green Community Park after township leaders say it was vandalized this winter. According to Penn Township Commissioner Larry Harrison, vandals between late last year and early this year spraypainted graffiti on several park structures, broke a fiberglass slide on the...

Beaver County native Andrew Young and his team members do their best work under a canopy. It just happens to be a collective canopy they form with parachutes while jumping from a height of up to 8,000 feet above the ground. If weather conditions permit, Young, 35, and fellow members...

A Memorial Day parade with marching bands, antique cars, fire trucks and floats is planned for Trafford Borough beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Ceremonies will be held at Trafford’s Veterans Memorial Park at Edgewood Avenue and Fifth Street. The American Legion Post 331 is sponsoring the parade and all cars...

Taking the stage Stage Right’s School for the Performing Arts will end its school year with three fully produced shows, Friday through Sunday in Science Hall Theater at the Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood campus. The schedule includes: “Bye Bye Birdie Young Performers Edition,” ages 8-12, 6 p.m. Saturday and...

A crash on Route 22 in Derry Township on Thursday evening closed all westbound lanes between Route 982 and the Indiana County line at Blairsville, according to the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety. The two-vehicle crash was reported at 8:20 p.m., a Public Safety supervisor said. New Alexandria firefighters...

Westmoreland County announced Thursday it will reopen 13 senior citizen centers June 1, more than 14 months after they were shuttered at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The centers, scattered throughout the county, served as a gathering spot for as many as 3,500 seniors for education, socialization and meals...

A new country-themed bar is set to open at Live! Casino Pittsburgh next month. PBR Pittsburgh will open June 11 at the Hempfield-based casino as part of a second wave of openings. Located next to Sports & Social Steel City in the casino at Westmoreland Mall, the 4,560-square-foot bar will...

A Cook Township man pulled over in Latrobe for suspicion of driving under the influence was charged with drug possession after police say they found two plastic bags containing powerful “raw fentanyl,” according to court records. Brian L. Mote, 36, of 4183 Main St. in the village of Stahlstown, is...

A Greensburg man is accused by state police of leading troopers on a high-speed, 4-mile chase along Route 30 early Thursday that ended at the suspect’s home, according to court papers. Police say Brandon Jeremiah Thomas, 23, was intoxicated when he drove more than 100 mph during the pursuit. He...

After Pennsylvania passed a mark Wednesday with more than 70% of adults having at least one dose of a covid vaccine, Alison Beam, Pennsylvania Department of Health Acting Secretary, announced Thursday morning that the state’s mask order will be lifted by June 28. Officials, who had said that the state’s...

Greensburg is not having its traditional community days festival, which typically stretches four days around the Memorial Day holiday because of covid-related restrictions, but the city’s volunteer fire department is organizing a one-day festival this year at the end of July. In an effort to provide a bright spot during...

A Jeannette man is behind bars after state police said he sold heroin and fentanyl to a man who died of an overdose last year, according to court papers. Rick Paul Petros, 52, formerly of Florida, was arrested Thursday on charges of drug delivery resulting in death and drug offenses....

Tim Zontek was a regular at Oliver’s Pourhouse before the pandemic shutdown. The Mt. Pleasant resident was seated at the bar of the downtown Greensburg eatery on Wednesday, a day after its reopening. “It’s good to have them reopen,” he said. “They’re good people, and they have the best sandwiches...

A North Huntingdon man awaiting trial on multiple complaints in an ongoing dispute with neighbors is facing more charges after police say he fired a pellet gun and damaged the homes of some of his accusers, according to court documents. Matthew D. Fox, 38, of the 13000 block of Dean...

The first Greensburg Night Market of the season was held Thursday. About 45 vendors selling everything from food and drinks to flowers, jewelry and pet supplies lined up along South Pennsylvania Avenue behind the Westmoreland County Courthouse. The event ran from 5:30 to 9 p.m....

Members of Penn-Trafford’s Class of 2021 participated in the second annual Senior Recognition Parade on Wednesday. Seniors, many in decorated vehicles and traveling with friends, lined up at nearby St. Barbara’s Church before weaving through the neighborhood and ending at the high school....

Survivors of clergy child sexual abuse turned up the heat this week on state Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, depositing a pouch of silver coins on the Hempfield Republican’s desk and labeling her a “Judas.” Ward’s failure to schedule a Senate vote on a bill that would provide a day...