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Ready for a Maple Roll Stout? Jeannette’s Sobel’s Obscure Brewery, Enrico’s Bakery team up for a beerVideo
Sobel’s Obscure Brewery in Jeannette is riding the beer-and-bakery wave with a new Maple Roll Stout. “Pastry stouts are a popular beer style right now, so we wanted to try one,” said brewery co-owner Jackie Sobel. “They’re pretty darned decadent.” Inspiration for the small-batch offering, available on Friday, came from...
Coroner: Mt. Pleasant man killed after rear-ending a truck in East Huntingdon
A Mt. Pleastant Township man died Tuesday when his car rear-ended a tractor-trailer in East Huntingdon. The crash occurred as Lawrence L. Savage, 46, was driving on Route 31, near Old Route 119, before 2:30 p.m., according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Savage failed to slow down for an...
Volunteers key to busy grocery giveaway at Christian Life Church in TraffordVideo
The remarkable become a common occurrence since Christian Life Church in Trafford started its weekly grocery giveaways, according to volunteer Emily Simpson. “If you’re looking for a miracle, you can come and watch here, because it happens on the regular,” she said. Cars line up outside the church every Tuesday...
2 motorists flown to hospitals after truck-SUV collide on Route 22 in SalemVideo
A woman driving an SUV and a man driving a tractor-trailer were flown to area hospitals after their vehicles collided Tuesday evening on Route 22 in Salem Township. The crash was reported before 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Route 119. All lanes of Route 22 in the vicinity were...
Youngwood man to remain in jail to await drug delivery resulting in death trial
A Youngwood man will remain in jail to await trial on a charge that he delivered drugs to a woman who died from an overdose in August 2019. Matthew Thomas Caughey pleaded for his release during a court hearing Tuesday as he asked Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani to be...
Lawyer for man suspected in Unity woman’s disappearance wants evidence tossed in federal firearms case
The attorney for Thomas George Stanko questioned in federal court Tuesday the reliability of a witness and police interpretation of jailhouse phone calls that led state troopers to find 17 guns on his Unity property and in a storage unit. Attorney Komron Jon Maknoon said investigators may have misrepresented what...
Meat, dairy and other food distributed in South Greensburg
A regional effort to distribute thousands of pounds of food throughout Westmoreland County made its way to South Greensburg on Tuesday. The Father’s Heart Ministries in Penn Borough provided 75 boxes, each containing 40 pounds of food. They were distributed on a first-come first-served basis, said Jennifer Detore, the borough’s...
Penn-Trafford High School juniors can return to 5-day in-person instruction Wednesday
Juniors will have the option to return to Penn-Trafford High School five days a week starting Wednesday. Students can opt to learn remotely or continue attending two days a week, as they’ve been doing since the start of the school year, according to district officials. A survey of juniors revealed...
Hempfield Area planning for possible return of high school students
Leaders in the Hempfield Area School District are looking at ways to bring high school students back to in-person classes five days a week. At this time, officials are considering bringing students back during the fourth nine weeks, which begins March 26, Matthew Conner, assistant superintendent of secondary education, said...
Westmoreland, Allegheny teachers earn Global Educators designation
Several area teachers have been recognized by the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association as Global Educators. The recognition is given to advisers who support the PSMLA Global Scholars program in their schools to lead Global Scholars graduates in two consecutive years with the PSMLA Global Educator Certificate. This year, 17...
Latrobe police file new complaint against suspended therapist
A ninth former client of a Latrobe mental health therapist awaiting trial for rape and multiple sexual assault-related charges has accused him of sexually harassing her during counseling sessions about three years ago, according to Latrobe police. Police filed a new harassment charge this week against Gregory P. Miscik, 59,...
Westmoreland County has 47 additional covid cases, increase in hospitalizations
Westmoreland County had 47 additional covid cases Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health. The new reported cases were 25 confirmed and 22 probable. That marks the third day cases have been at or below 50. A similar two-day trend was seen last week, when on Feb. 21 (Sunday)...
Hempfield Area lays out preliminary graduation plans
Hempfield Area School District leaders are hopeful they will be able to hold one outdoor graduation ceremony this year after Gov. Tom Wolf raised occupancy limits this week. Superintendent Tammy Wolicki said the change in occupancy limits — which increases capacity for indoor events to 15% of the maximum occupancy...
Bataan Memorial March slated for April 17 at Westmoreland Heritage Trail in Trafford
An event next month will honor those 76,000 American and Filipino soldiers who endured a 65-mile forced march in the Philippines as prisoners of the Japanese during World War II. The Norwin Air Force Junior ROTC cadets are sponsoring a 14-mile walk or run along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail between...
Latrobe woman’s tiny vacation house gets online magazine spreadVideo
For Jessica Hooper, part of the appeal of tiny house living is that “when you strip away the clutter and distractions in life, you are able to focus your energy on what is truly important.” That’s what the Latrobe resident told readers of Tiny House Magazine, an online publication that...
Franklin Regional board members see some savings, possible expense for Sloan elementary project
While Franklin Regional school members were more than happy to get a credit of more than $42,000 in costs related to the Sloan “elementary campus” project, they weren’t so sure about a discounted price for a new ceiling they weren’t planning to install. Mechanical contractors working in the kitchen area...
Fort Ligonier receives museum association award for innovative fundraiser
Fort Ligonier’s Cannon Ball Online Auction and Party to Go received a 2021 Special Achievement Award from PA Museums, an independent statewide museum association that supports the Pennsylvania museum community. Usually an in-person event, the Cannon Ball was restructured in September due to pandemic gathering restrictions. It featured an online...
Loyalhanna Watershed group celebrates 50 years with Over The Hill Challenge
Those who enjoy a trek in the country can set themselves a lofty goal by taking on the Loyalhanna Watershed’s Over The Hill Challenge. The climb up the hill overlooking the association’s barn, at its farm headquarters off old Route 30 just west of Ligonier, is part of a non-competitive...
Bettors have chance to give back at Live! Casino Pittsburgh
Winners at Live! Casino Pittsburgh have the chance to give back. Two donation boxes, known as The Giveback Box, are at the Hempfield casino, where guests can contribute slot tickets, cash or table game chips to support local charities. This quarter, benefiting organizations include United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and...
Sexual assault trial of former Pirates’ pitcher set for May
The sexual assault and child pornography cases against suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez will be conducted May. Westmoreland County Judge Scott Mears, following a hearing Monday afternoon, ordered jury selection in the case to begin May 14 and for testimony in the trial to start on May 17. “Given...
2 hospitalized after SUV crashes into Derry Township creekVideo
Two people were “lucky” to avoid more serious injury Monday when the SUV they were in veered off Route 30 and into the rain swollen waters of Loyalhanna Creek in Derry Township, according to firefighters. The pair were transported by Mutual Aid Ambulance to AHN Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after...
Troopers charge Unity man after confrontation over wearing mask in Giant Eagle
A Unity man accused of refusing to wear a mask while shopping at a grocery store and threatening to fight the manager before fleeing was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment, state police said. William A. Muir, 41, also received four traffic citations from troopers as he fled the Giant...
Murrysville police charge former Export man with assault, strangulation
Murrysville police said a 26-year-old man was arrested early Sunday on charges of harassment, simple assault and strangulation following an alleged incident inside a woman’s apartment. Zachary Musto of Rochester, Beaver County, was arrested following the reported attack around 12:10 a.m. that occurred in the 1100 block of Ohio Street....
Westmoreland Courthouse phones off line Monday
Phone systems at the Westmoreland County Courthouse were off line Monday, from morning into the early afternoon. Office staffers were able call out but, at times, but were unable to receive incoming calls, according to Commissioner Sean Kertes. Emergency calls to the county’s 911 system were not affected. Officials believe...
Westmoreland County’s covid number dropped dramatically in February
When compared with recent prior months, February was much better with regard to the coronavirus in Westmoreland County. New cases of covid-19 dropped by 61.5% from January (5,370) to February (2,064). Even within the month, new cases dropped from the first half to the second. In the first 14 days...
