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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...

School board members are hopeful a new access road could help alleviate traffic congestion at Hempfield Area High School during the morning commute. The project, approved unanimously by the board Monday, would provide an additional entrance point exclusively for staff members, leading from Route 136 to the student parking lot...

The appeal of a Penn Hills man serving life in prison for a murder he claims was committed by his dead twin brother was rejected Tuesday by a Westmoreland County judge. Common Pleas Court Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, in an 11-page decision, called the appeal from Darrelle Tolbert-McGhee “without merit” and...

The Diocese of Greensburg will televise Christmas Masses this season in addition to holding in-person services, to engage parishioners at home amid concern over a strong resurgence in coronavirus cases throughout the region. “The Diocese and its parishes have consistently had thousands of faithful viewers watch our streaming Masses from...

An East Huntingdon man arrested for assaulting and choking his ex-girlfriend is accused of returning to the woman’s apartment after his release from prison and threatening to kill her. Scott A. Bergman, 56, admitted to state troopers he hitchhiked directly from the county prison to his former girlfriend’s apartment in...

Several new coronavirus cases were reported at the Hempfield Area School District this week, Superintendent Tammy Wolicki confirmed. Two students at the high school tested positive, along with a student at Fort Allen Elementary School and a staffer at West Hempfield Elementary, according to the district’s covid-19 tracker, which was...

With Tuesday’s figures, Westmoreland County set new highs for the seven-day covid-19 case total and seven-day case average. Cases from Nov. 11 to Tuesday are 1,128 and average new daily cases are 161 over that time. There were 155 new covid-19 cases and two deaths reported Tuesday. Total cases and...

As heavy winds and rain swept across the region Sunday night, state police were called to investigate a disturbance of a man dancing atop a parked tractor-trailer in New Stanton. Troopers arrived after 8 p.m. at the Budget in on East Byers Avenue to see a person later identified as...

North Huntingdon police are trying to locate a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since Thursday. Hailey M. Mastrovich left for work at the nearby Walmart after being picked up by a co-worker but never punched in, according to Det. Thomas Harris. “Information received indicated that Mastrovich did buy a...

A talking Christmas tree, a donkey named Edgar and more Christmas lights than Clark Griswold’s house are just some of the things you’ll see at the famous Overly’s Country Christmas, a classic holiday destination since 1956. Overly’s is a family tradition deeply rooted in Westmoreland County. This year’s event will...

Norwin may change the enrollment areas of its four elementary schools to prevent overcrowding, particularly at Hahntown. Superintendent Jeff Taylor told the school board Monday he expects that a redistricting committee of 20 people will make recommendations next month on redrawing the boundaries for the elementary schools. The proposal —...

Are you puzzled by the state of the world? You’re not the only one. Artist Ellen Chisdes Neuberg turned her “lack of understanding about what’s going on in the world” into an exhibition opening Friday in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. “Living a Life … A Puzzlement,”...

Recent state data shows there have been 475 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Penn-Trafford area since the start of the international pandemic in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The health department on Monday released data on confirmed cases of the virus in the five Penn-Trafford area...

The number of coronavirus cases in the North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin area rose almost 22% from Nov. 9 to 16, mirroring the rise in Westmoreland County cases that has pushed the county to being categorized as being in a “substantial” level for the spread of the virus, according...

The most recent state data shows 317 people in the Murrysville area have had confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in March, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The area registered an additional 50 confirmed cases in the past seven days’ worth of reported test...

An Arnold man claims his 20-year prison sentence for the sale of drugs connected to the 2014 fatal overdose of a Lower Burrell woman is excessive. In an appeal filed Monday, the lawyer for Demetrius Houser claims prosecutors agreed to more disproportionate and lenient sentences against two co-defendants who served...

Norwin is starting the week with another round of covid-19 cases at its high school, as three more students tested positive for the virus — as did a fourth student taking classes though Norwin Online Academy, the district said Monday. The high school building will remain open for classes on...

Last week it appeared Westmoreland County’s coronavirus surge might by on the decline, with its transmission risk dropping just under the threshold that divide a “substantial” risk from a “moderate” one on the state’s Early Warning Monitoring System. That appearance was an illusion. Cases again spiked, and the previous week’s...

Greensburg Salem School District’s three elementary schools are closed this week after three faculty members tested positive for coronavirus, according to Superintendent Gary Peiffer. Classes at Amos K. Hutchinson, James H Metzgar and Dr. Robert F. Nicely elementary schools will be conducted remotely through Friday. In addition to the three...