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Officials: Jeannette building total loss after fire 
The cause of a fire that destroyed a downtown Jeannette building Friday night is under investigation, Jeannette Fire Chief Bill Frye said. Crews responded to the intersection of Clay Avenue and South Fifth Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. after police patrolling the area found smoke coming from the commercial structure....
Interim warden appointed for Westmoreland County Prison
George Lowther knows about every inch of the Westmoreland County Prison, having started at the lockup 28 years ago as a part-time guard and working his way up to the deputy warden position. On Friday, Lowther, 60, of Latrobe, was named interim warden. He will replace Warden John Walton, who...
Seton Hill's annual Kristallnacht remembrance service will be virtual
The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and the Office of Campus Ministry at Seton Hill University will hold the annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Interfaith Service at 2 p.m. Monday. This year’s service, which is open to the public, will be livestreamed, and also available for later viewing, on the NCCHE’s...
Franklin Regional Middle School students create virtual tribute to veterans 
The Franklin Regional Middle School Performing Arts Veterans Day performance will look quite a bit different this year. “We couldn’t invite the local veterans to participate, nor could we include the student body to honor them,” said middle school teacher Bruce Palmiscno. And while this year’s assembly is still entirely...
Veterans Day deals for vets, active-duty military throughout Western Pa.
Local businesses and organizations are honoring the military on Veterans Day with a host of promotions and discounts Nov. 11. Unless otherwise indicated, all promotions are limited to Nov. 11. Most require some form of military ID. Local events • The Level Green Lions Club will host a Nov. 14...
Police accuse Latrobe man of raping woman hours after prison release
A Latrobe man who completed a jail sentence for a drug-related conviction and parole violations Tuesday is accused of raping a Hempfield woman hours after his release. Zackery D. Kimmick, 30, is back in the Westmoreland County Prison on $250,000 bond. He was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape, indecent...
Westmoreland County reports 82 new cases of coronavirus, 1 new death
Westmoreland County on Friday reported 82 new cases of covid-19. The 7-day average in the county is 71 cases. The county total is now 4,899 cases since March with 4,234 of those confirmed. There were 303 new tests reported and 43 confirmed cases so the daily test positive rate —...
Westmoreland County elections worker tests positive for coronavirus
A temporary employee working this week in the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau tested positive for coronavirus. Commissioner Doug Chew said county officials were notified Thursday night of the diagnosis and that human resources staff was expected to begin investigatory work to determine if any other elections bureau employees are required...
UPMC to open Specialty Care Center in Greensburg
UPMC is expanding in Greensburg with a new facility housing 14 specialists providing general surgery, cardiac care, sports medicine and other outpatient services. The 2,520-square-foot UPMC Specialty Care Center at 410 Pellis Road houses physicians as well as a primary care practice. It had a soft opening in June with...
Westmoreland County counts mail-in ballots
Former Vice President Joe Biden picked up a net gain of 640 votes in Westmoreland County on Friday as a final batch of mail-in ballots were counted and added to the totals from Tuesday’s election. County election officials spent the last two days reviewing as many as 4,000 ballots that...
Country-themed bar announced for Live! Casino Pittsburgh at Westmoreland Mall
Details have been revealed for a new restaurant and entertainment space inside Live! Casino Pittsburgh, a 100,000-square-foot facility to open this month in the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield. PBR Pittsburgh, the 10th in the Professional Bull Riders country bar chain, is a restaurant and bar that also offers a professionally...
Greensburg nixes Holiday Parade over coronavirus concerns
The holiday season in Greensburg will be a little less merry in 2020. Go figure. The city canceled its traditional Holiday Parade because of the coronavirus pandemic. “We couldn’t guarantee people’s safety,” said Mayor Robert Bell. “With the spike in covid cases, not just in Greensburg but in Westmoreland County,...
Information sessions scheduled for Lincoln Highway grant program 
Officials with the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor are hosting information sessions next week where nonprofits and municipalities can learn more about mini-grant applications. The grants, funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, are to be used to promote the Lincoln Highway, the original Route 30, through projects...
Firefighters contain blaze in basement of Mt. Pleasant Township home 
Crews from several fire companies quickly doused a blaze Thursday afternoon that “moderately” damaged a Mt. Pleasant Township home. “We were able to contain the fire in the basement and were able to save the home,” said Hecla Volunteer Fire Department Chief Steve Howell. The fire was reported at 1:38...
Inspired to help others, North Huntingdon woman donates kidney 
A North Huntingdon wife and mother of two — inspired to help others during the coronavirus pandemic — may have given a complete stranger the gift of life. “With all the horrible things going on out there (with the pandemic), I wanted to give a little bit of hope back...
Safety event slated in New Stanton as part of fire department's 70th anniversary
As part of its 70th anniversary celebration and to raise fire safety awareness, the New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department is holding a fire prevention program from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hepler’s Hardware off Route 119. Fire department president David Hauger said, as a result of many fire...
Toys for Tots annual Westmoreland train collection hopes for a big haul this year 
Railcar enthusiasts plan to do their part this year to help get toys under Christmas trees for children in need. The annual 40-mile caravan collecting items for Toys for Tots along the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad line from East Huntingdon to Hempfield will take place Nov. 14. “It’s more important than...
MAWC's Avonmore plant upgrades are final step to address DEP corrective action plan
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County secured a $1.2 million loan and $1.8 million grant from the federal government that will allow it to upgrade its Avonmore plant at no cost to customers. The $3.1 million project, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Services, includes the construction...
Jeannette man held without bond on drug charges
A Jeannette man was arraigned Thursday after police reported finding a large amount of cocaine and a drug packaging station in a house where he lived, according to court papers. Michael Anthony Dewberry, 33, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bond. Agents from the state attorney general’s...
Westmoreland County reports 3 new coronavirus deaths
Westmoreland County added three new coronavirus deaths Thursday. The county has reported at least one new coronavirus-related death each day since Oct. 14. The new deaths bring the county’s total to 114 since the pandemic began in March. The county also saw an additional 56 cases of the virus. The...
Westmoreland officials deciding fate of 4K questionable ballots; 3,600 provisional ballots to be counted Friday
Westmoreland County elections officials on Thursday night continued to individually review by hand 4,000 potentially defective mail-in ballots that were set aside earlier this week. Elections Bureau Director JoAnn Sebastiani said it appears most of those ballots looked at so far have been approved for counting with only a small...
Teen accused of setting fire in Unity Adelphoi group home
A resident at a Unity home for troubled juveniles is charged by state police with arson after allegedly starting an electrical fire in a bathroom of a residential facility Oct. 5. Davon Mali Moats, 18, a resident at Adelphoi Village’s Loyalhanna House on its main campus, is charged with two...
New book chronicles North Huntingdon soldier's recovery from life-altering accident 
Two North Huntingdon veterans, Dan Priatko and his father, Bill — the son in the Army and the father in the Air Force — will observe Veterans Day at the J. Howard Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 781 in North Huntingdon, like they have for many years. Instead of...
Greensburg rally: 'Count all the votes,' speakers say 
In a sea of some 60 people rallying Wednesday in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse for counting all mail-in ballots that reach county election bureaus by Friday, Bill Wertz of Greensburg stood out. At the Voice of Westmorelan rally, a community activist organization, Wertz admitted to the crowd carrying...
Tay Waltenbaugh concedes state Senate race to incumbent Kim Ward
First-time candidate Tay Waltenbaugh on Wednesday night conceded the race for the 39th District State Senate seat to incumbent Kim Ward, who had built a sizable lead as vote counting neared an end. “For nearly a year and a half, we have worked diligently to achieve victory on Nov. 3,”...


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