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The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Saturday reported 61 new cases of the coronavirus in Westmoreland County, as the area continues to stay below triple digit case counts. The county last saw a triple-digit count Feb. 3, and 18 of the 31 days since then have remained below 75 new...

K Castings, a Latrobe manufacturer of non-ferrous cast metal items for industrial, municipal and residential use, is set to update its furnace with the help of a state loan program. Gov. Tom Wolf this week announced approval of a loan of more than $123,000 for the company from the Pennsylvania...

Six years after taking its ball and going home, Unity hopes to return to a regional Latrobe area recreation program. Negotiations are “on a fast track” for the township to return to the fold of the Latrobe- GLSD Parks and Recreation program, Supervisor Mike O’Barto said. The proposed move comes as...

Giovanni Cicala is entering a select fraternity this fall. The Kiski School senior from Avonmore hit the books, weathered the pandemic and scored high enough in a competitive scholarship exam to win an opportunity to attend Saint Vincent College tuition-free for the next four years as one of the winners...

A man wanted in connection with a murder in Indiana County last fall has been arrested in Altoona. Terrion Gates was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and officers with the Altoona Police Department, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Gates was wanted on homicide, robbery and...

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Latrobe Art Center is featuring an exhibit honoring five women who contributed to the city’s growth. Titled “Remembering Her: A Reflection on Latrobe’s Women in the Arts,” the exhibit encourages attendees to reflect on women who were gifted artists and who also played...

A lecture series focusing on the life of Holocaust scholar Eva Fleischner is scheduled for next week by the Seton Hill University National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education. Titled “The memory of goodness: Eva Fleischner and her contributions to Holocaust studies,” the series will discuss Fleischner, a scholar of women...

Area restaurants and organizations are set to compete in Ligonier’s 11th annual Soup’s On! event this month. The event is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20. It allows people to sample soups from various organizations while exploring stores in downtown Ligonier. Because of the covid-19 pandemic,...

Westmoreland County residents who are behind on their rent and facing possible eviction or unable to pay huge heating bills and fearing a utility shutoff can seek help through a $12.9 million federally funded program for emergency rental aid. “We’re seeing an increase in demand for rental assistance across the...

Export officials hope making headway with their garbage and recycling contractor will lead to fewer issues with hauling service in the borough. Council members have been unhappy with Republic Services for some time, discussing unaddressed issues at council meetings and fielding complaints from residents about missed pickups and poor service....

A man pulled over by West Newton police early Friday for minor traffic violations was subsequently arrested for possessing heroin and large amounts of marijuana and methamphetamine, according to court documents. Tyler R. Smiley, 27, of Connellsville, also was charged with carrying a loaded .45-caliber handgun without a license, according...

A Hempfield man was sentenced to three years of probation Friday for sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman. Charles A. Stephenson, 67, is required to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, according to a sentencing order. Stephenson pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault of a person...

State police arrested a Hempfield man Thursday, charging him with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in 2017, according to court papers. Michael John Flowers, 22, is charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and indecent assault. Troopers said in court papers that they spoke to the accuser, now 17,...

A Manor man who cooperated with prosecutors in a case against a co-defendant pleaded guilty Friday to two drug delivery resulting in death charges. Jeremy S. Mason, 35, admitted guilt during a virtual court appearance in connection with two fatal drug overdoses in 2017. His “exemplary” cooperation with prosecutors was...

Westmoreland County on Friday reported an additional 95 cases of covid-19, keeping the seven-day average at 63 cases for the third consecutive day and below 70 for nearly two weeks. Of the new cases, 60 are confirmed via 290 new PCR tests and 35 are listed as probable, according to...

Scottdale police are warning that some elderly residents recently were targeted by a phony telephone caller claiming to be a young relative who wrecked his car and was in dire need of bail money. Chief Barry Pritts said one resident received a call from a young person claiming to be...

Motorists on a stretch of Route 30 in Hempfield and Jeannette will have to put up with traffic restrictions for the better part of a year as PennDOT updates traffic signals at 11 intersections to assist the flow of vehicles. Work is expected to occur between 9 a.m. and 3...

Greensburg plans to add two police dogs to its roster. The police department previously had two dogs. One, Dax, retired last year, and died soon after at 13. The other, Falco, is nearing retirement age. City council will start the process of acquiring two dogs Monday with a vote on...

A good lifeguard is hard to find, which is why Greensburg’s recreation department is offering free lifeguard certification courses as a new recruitment tool. “We had a difficult time in general getting kids to apply for the jobs,” said Trudy Ivory, former recreation facilities manager for the city. Ivory retired...

One of Latrobe’s favorite sons, Fred Rogers, would have turned 93 on March 20, and a virtual celebration on his birthday will feature singers and songwriters from across the country. The celebration of Mister Rogers will be livestreamed beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at ThankYouMisterRogers.com. It also will appear on...

State police say a Mt. Pleasant Township man stole a pickup truck and led police on a 20-mile pursuit early Thursday. Seth G. Klingensmith, 24, of Acme, was arrested in Youngwood close to where the stolen 2010 Chevrolet Colorado was abandoned about 6:20 a.m. and believed to have been torched....

A Penn Township man peacefully surrendered to police Thursday after a state police special response team took action to end a standoff that began a night earlier, authorities said. James Kassimatis, 51, came out of his Center Street house in Harrison City around 2 p.m., township police Chief John Otto...

A Delmont woman was arrested Wednesday on charges of stealing prescription medication from the pharmacy where she worked, according to the state attorney general’s office. Hannah N. Rosensteel, 26, was arraigned on multiple counts of illegal acquisition of controlled substances and illegal possession of controlled substances and one count of...

A Westmoreland County judge is once again considering whether to set bail for a Clairton man who has been in jail nearly four years awaiting trial. Lindsey R. Wright, 41, was arrested in May 2017 on corrupt organization, conspiracy and drug offenses. Investigators have deemed him an alleged “major” drug...