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Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania crews have started to replace more than 11,600 feet of gas pipelines serving about 90 customers on six streets in North Huntingdon, the company said. Customers along Main Street and Iris, Saralyn, Tulip, Hazel and Mica drives will be affected, Columbia Gas officials said. The gas...

District Attorney John Peck announced he will try to extend his quarter-century run as Westmoreland County’s top prosecutor for another four years. Peck, 74, a Democrat from New Kensington, said he will seek a seventh term in office this year. “Leadership in law enforcement and justice in the courts are...

A New Stanton man will serve up to three years in prison for the sexual assault of a young girl, his third child victim in more than a decade, according to Westmoreland County prosecutors. Paul E. Chamberlain, 33, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of indecent assault for improper sexual...

The number of new confirmed covid cases in the Penn-Trafford-Jeannette area remained nearly level, with 30 new cases in the seven-day period ending Feb. 9 — up 3 from the week prior — according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Since the pandemic began in March, the six...

A woman and her 11-year-old daughter who were severely injured in the fatal bus crash last year on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County have filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligence. The complaint, filed Saturday in U.S. District Court, names as defendants Z&D Tours Inc., which operated the tour bus;...

Two Greensburg Salem School District buildings will be closed through Feb. 18 because of “the number of faculty, staff and students who were in close contact with a positive covid case,” according to district officials. Students at Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary School and Greensburg Salem Middle School will learn remotely...

After fielding an outpouring of calls from residents, Latrobe officials are looking for ways to soften the impact a new stormwater management fee might have on property owners experiencing hardships. “We’ve received a lot of calls from people who have either lost their job or are on a fixed income,”...

Three Baltimore men are accused by state police of having synthetic marijuana in a vehicle they were traveling in westbound on Interstate 70 through Westmoreland County in April 2019, according to court papers. Jamal Mohammed Alzanam, 32, was arraigned Monday on charges of possession with intent to deliver, transportation of...

Westmoreland County is averaging about 30% of the number covid cases it was seeing a month ago. The county added 93 additional covid-19 cases Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health, bringing its seven-day average of covid cases to 78 cases per day. A month ago, Westmoreland County was...

Police charged a Greensburg woman with assault and endangering the welfare of a child after her son was injured at her home. Kristen M. Sinclair, 38, was released on $5,000 unsecured bond pending a preliminary hearing Feb. 18. Patrolman Regina McAtee reported that the boy’s injury was discovered after police...

A community of “luxury villas” could be coming as part of a proposed corporate office park complex in Murrysville, should council approve development plans. Bushy Run Investments is proposing 18 “luxury villas” at the northeast corner of Wilson and Manor roads, just south of the White Valley neighborhood. The residential...

The spread of covid cases in the North Huntingdon-Irwin area slowed to a trickle over the past week, with only 43 additional confirmed cases being reported from Feb. 1 to Feb. 8, according to state Department of Health data. The state reported Monday there was only a 1.6% increase in...

A fishing organization plans an extensive two-year study of the wild trout in Linn Run and the impacts on their habitat, from the stream’s headwaters atop Laurel Summit, down through Linn Run State Park in Cook Township to where it empties into Loyalhanna Creek in Rector. The Forbes Trail Chapter...

A Derry man who calls himself the “Bully Monster” was placed on house arrest Monday after Westmoreland County prosecutors say he threatened a police officer. Justin Juan De La Cruz Martinez, 41, originally was charged with trespassing, criminal mischief and resisting arrest in November 2019 after he refused to comply...

A veteran Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department officer, currently assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service’s fugitive task force, will run for an open district judge’s seat in Hempfield. Irvin Shipley, 44, of Youngwood, said he will cross-file and run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries May 18 for the seat...

Vaccination rates may be ramping up across Pennsylvania, but when it comes to Easter, there’s no concrete way to know what the situation will be, especially for larger social events such as egg hunts. With that in mind, Murrysville Recreation Department officials are bringing the hunt to families with “Egg...

A Ruffs Dale man was arrested on assault and robbery charges after police say he entered his 73-year-old grandmother’s home early Sunday and hit her with a cane after she refused to let him take her prescription pills. John S. Accipiter, 25, was arraigned on charges of harassment, resisting arrest,...

Rescue 14 EMS in Adamsburg will close this year as part of the station’s merger with Greensburg-based Mutual Aid Ambulance Service. According to a joint release from both entities, Rescue 14, which covers the western side of Hempfield as well as Adamsburg and Arona boroughs, will cease operations no later...

A Hempfield man is behind bars after investigators said he claimed to be a policeman and threatened to shoot workers at a Jeannette driver licensing center, according to court papers. William D. Faltz IV, 31, is charged with terroristic threats, impersonating a public servant, simple assault and disorderly conduct. City...

Two Hempfield Area elementary schools are closed Monday because of positive covid-19 cases, district officials said. Fort Allen and West Hempfield elementary schools shuttered after cases were reported among staff and students, according to Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. District leaders announced Fort Allen’s closure Friday after an additional student tested positive...

Voices and inquisitive eyes are filling the galleries once again at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art after a two-month closure. With timed tickets and plenty of space, it’s like visitors have the Greensburg museum all to themselves, said Barbara Jones, chief curator. “It’s a great opportunity to come inside...

The Lions Club in West Newton will give out boxes of food to anyone who asks while supplies last Tuesday, part of a regional initiative that will see thousands of pounds of food distributed weekly across Westmoreland County. “People are hungry, and we’re trying to fill the gap,” said the...

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has received an $8,000 grant to help support an exhibition opening next January that explores American history and the experiences of Black Americans over the past 300 years. The Homestead-based Rivers of Steel grant will help the Greensburg museum present Stephen Towns’ solo exhibition,...