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Two Westmoreland County career and technology centers and another in Allegheny County will update their educational equipment with the help of state grants. The Department of Education this week awarded nearly $1.2 million in competitive matching grants to 32 such centers across the state, and to two school districts, for...

Greensburg has cleared the path for 99 new apartments to be built downtown by agreeing to a deal that would allow residents to park in one of the city’s lots — but only at night. The decision waives Greensburg’s usual parking requirements. Instead, developer Urban Communities will lease the Buncher...

New covid-19 cases were reported at Hempfield Area High School Wednesday afternoon. The additional cases brings the school’s total to eight among students for the period between Nov. 4 and Wednesday, according to a covid-19 tracker posted on the district’s website. That’s an increase from five students at the high...

The coronavirus cases in Norwin School District continue to mount, with the school reporting Wednesday it had learned that three staff members and three students have tested positive for the virus. One staff member each at the high school, middle school and Hillcrest Intermediate School informed the district they tested...

Students at Westmoreland County Community College who plan to complete a four-year degree after finishing work on an associate degree can tap a new dual admissions program with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. An agreement the two institutions inked Wednesday outlines terms of the new program, designed to streamline the transfer...

Westmoreland County commissioners unanimously fired a Republican volunteer from his role as a member of the county’s provisional board for partisan activity during ballot reviews. Commissioners said Thomas Altman, 70, of Ligonier, improperly coordinated efforts with a Republican campaign poll watcher to challenge contested provisional ballots earlier this week. Altman...

A Salem man was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct and open lewdness after he was accused of performing a sex act in a hallway outside District Attorney John Peck’s office in the courthouse. Adam J. Amendola, 28, was arrested by county park police after a woman complained she encountered the...

All Greensburg Salem School District schools are shutting their doors and moving to full remote classes Thursday, the district announced Wednesday. The closure will last through Nov. 30. The district’s decision was made due the rising number of coronavirus cases in schools and the community, according to the announcement. Three...

North Huntingdon police said a 17-year-old girl who was missing since Nov. 12 was located Tuesday. Hailey M. Mastrovich left for work last week at the nearby Walmart but never showed up for her shift, which resulted in a public alert by authorities, police said. Police said investigators learned the...

A Mt. Pleasant area contractor was charged this week after state police say he took a $12,000 down payment from a local dentist for a building repair project, but never did any work. Timothy Jay King, 34, was charged Tuesday with deceptive business practices, home improvement fraud, theft and theft...

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Westmoreland County Commissioners said a final certification of election results won’t come until after Thanksgiving as officials continue to deal with a coronavirus outbreak among employees tasked with completing the ballot count. As of Wednesday, the outbreak that started days before the Nov. 3 election left just two full-time and...

An Allegheny County judge on Wednesday denied two petitions by Republican state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli to throw out provisional and faulty mail-in ballots in her challenge against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jim Brewster, D-McKeesport. But the state Commonwealth Court on Wednesday night later ordered Allegheny County’s Board of Elections to...

Westmoreland County added more than 200 new coronavirus cases for the second time in a week, setting a new high with 228 on Wednesday. The new cases bring the county’s total to 6,649, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The previous high was 207 reported last Thursday. Of the...

Jeannette School District students will have two remote learning days after the Thanksgiving holiday in what school district officials said is an effort to reduce the potential exposure of the coronavirus. Students will resume classes Dec. 1 and 2 with remote learning both days after a fall break. In-person classes...

Mounting a theatrical production is complicated enough with one actor in the lead role. Stage Right is tripling the challenge by casting three Annies in an upcoming online production of the beloved Broadway staple. “Annie” is scheduled to stream nightly from Nov. 27 to 29 through the Showtix4u live-stream service....

This year’s Holly Jolly holiday festivities in Latrobe will include a virtual visit with Santa and four days of extended downtown shopping promotions. As with the town’s Great American Banana Split Celebration in August, Holly Jolly entertainment this year will be streamed online, not presented in-person. It’s all meant to...

A Detroit man is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after state police said they found almost seven pounds of suspected cocaine hidden in his car, according to court papers. Kenneth Johnson, 36, is charged with two drug offenses. A trooper was patrolling the Pennsylvania Turnpike Monday afternoon in...

Church service • Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5000 Old William Penn Highway, Export, will offer an audio broadcast of the community Thanksgiving Eve Celebration service at 7 p.m. Nov. 25. The service can be accessed by calling 712-770-5505 and using access code 234426#, or using the free conference call application...

A Monessen woman was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital by medical helicopter on Tuesday night for treatment of a gunshot wound, according to Monessen police. The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Summit Avenue and Sixth Street. The woman was in critical condition when she was...

Norwin’s coronavirus cases continue to pile up, as a Hillcrest Intermediate School student is the latest student or staff member to test positive for covid-19. The district said Tuesday that the student has not been in school for several days, so no contact tracing at school is needed at this...

A New Alexandria man was arrested by state troopers, accused of breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting and choking her. Kevin D. Kelly, 48, is charged by state police with harassment, simple assault, strangulation, driving on a license suspended for driving under the influence and operating a vehicle without...