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State police were called to the Trump House in Unity on Thursday night after a woman apparently threw objects at a metal sign, according to Trooper Steve Limani. Police said the noises just before 10 p.m. sounded like gunshots, but investigators determined the noise was likely caused by rocks being...

A retired U.S. Marine from Uniontown who is a double amputee and owns a civil engineering firm will speak to a gathering of entrepreneurs during a meeting of SCORE at 9 a.m. Monday at the Westmoreland County Community College’s Commissioners Hall at the Youngwood campus. Brandon Rumbaugh, 31, who is...

A Latrobe man is being held without bond after state police said he made threats Friday with a shotgun and holed up in his mother’s house, prompting the delay of a Hempfield elementary school. Dale Owen Smith Jr., 32, is charged with two counts of terroristic threats. Troopers said in...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to amend incorrection information. Westmoreland County officials are moving forward with a proposed expansion of a natural gas distribution plant at a Rostraver landfill over the objection of local officials and residents. “Our residents will live in fear, fear from too many contaminants, for...

Westmoreland Commissioner Gina Cerilli on Thursday accused her Republican colleagues of buckling under a threat from the county controller when they granted a series of raises to his staff of auditors. “They should be ashamed,” Cerilli said about a reorganization of the auditing department that included $130,000 in raises handed...

A North Huntingdon nursing home appears to have the highest number of coronavirus cases among privately-owned long-term care facilities in Westmoreland County, according to state data. Transitions Healthcare on Barnes Lake Road has reported 91 covid-19 cases among patients and 47 infected staff members since the pandemic reached the region...

Westmoreland County added six new coronavirus deaths, continuing a streak of 14 days with at least one new death in the county because of the virus. The six deaths are the most in a single day since May. The county saw five deaths on Wednesday and four on Tuesday. There...

While nearly 50,000 mail-in ballots from Westmoreland voters have been returned to the county’s Election Bureau, a number of residents have not received the mail-in or absentee ballot they requested. County officials said as of Wednesday, 71,852 of 74,648 ballots had been delivered to the U.S. Postal Service to be...

Hempfield supervisors this week approved a preliminary budget that does not increase property taxes for the 31st consecutive year. The proposed $13.4 million budget was unanimously approved by supervisors during a public meeting Monday, said township Manager Jason Winters. Supervisors have been discussing the budget for months after the coronavirus...

Under guidelines from the state departments of education and health, school districts in counties with a “substantial” rate of community coronavirus spread are advised to revert to fully remote classes. The decision, however, rests with school districts. The county on Friday marked a second week of “substantial” coronavirus transmission levels...

One person was injured after a car exited Route 66, jumped a guardrail and crashed into a Delmont chiropractor’s office on Wednesday afternoon. Delmont VFD Chief Don Cline said a female driver on Route 66 hit a pick-up truck, jumped the guardrail at the Greensburg Street intersection and crashed through...

The former assistant wrestling coach at Greater Latrobe Area Junior High School was sentenced Wednesday to serve two years on probation in connection with hazing allegations. David F. Galando, 44, of Youngstown was charged in May with misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and failing to report potential child abuse allegations...

A 36-year-old Latrobe man was arrested this week, charged with assault and attempted robbery by city police for allegedly trying to take a woman’s purse early Tuesday. Brandon S. Baradziej also is charged with harassment, public drunkenness, simple assault, terroristic threats and theft, according to court dockets. Officer Mathew Dechicchis...

Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh football and basketball radio broadcaster William T. “Bill” Hillgrove will serve two years on probation after he was arrested in June for a drunken driving incident in Murrysville. Police said Hillgrove, 79, of Murrysville, was intoxicated when he crashed into the front windows at...

Westmoreland County added five new coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The five deaths bring the county’s total to 93 and are the highest single-day total since six deaths were reported on May 18. The county also added 91 new covid-19 cases, bring the case...

A South Carolina man charged with attempting to kill a sheriff’s deputy there was arrested Wednesday on assault charges in connection with a beating at the Westmoreland County Prison this month. Brian Joseph Stoltie is accused of attacking another inmate, who suffered several facial fractures and had his jaw wired...

For years, schools in the Franklin Regional School District would operate a program helping out less-fortunate families during the holiday season. Through school counselors, families in need would be identified and through fundraising, would be provided with gifts . Just a little more than a mile west down Old William...

Technology is a lifeline for many during the social separation that is part of the coronavirus pandemic. But the increased virtual connections people are making aren’t without pitfalls. As screen time for children has grown, so have concerns about what they may be viewing between online lessons and what face-to-face...

Two Maryland brothers previously arrested in connection with a two-day armed robbery spree in three counties were indicted by a federal grand jury this week, according to U.S. Attorney Scott Brady. Elijah Alvin Sayon and Rexford Wright, both 23, of Hagerstown, Md., are each facing four counts of robbery. The...

Blood drive • White Valley AMVETS Auxiliary will host a Vitalant community blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 in the post social hall, 2100 Carolina St., Export. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins welcome. Bring ID. Appointments: 412-209-7000 or visit the Donate Blood button at Vitalant.org and...