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Classes • Laurelville Christian Retreat Center, 941 Laurelville Lane, Mt. Pleasant Township, will host an outdoor yoga event Under the Stars Yoga with Find Your Fire Fitness at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 atop Laurelville’s Sunset Hill. Bring a mat. Fruited water will be served. In case of rain, the event...

Westmoreland officials said Tuesday that in-person visits with residents at the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield have restarted. Visitation of residents at Westmoreland Manor initially was suspended in March at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and briefly restarted on a modified basis in late July before being again put...

The Diocese of Greensburg has chosen a longtime priest who served as right-hand man to two bishops as diocesan administrator as it waits for the Pope to appoint a new bishop. Monsignor Larry J. Kulick will handle the day-to-day administrative duties of the diocese. He was elected Tuesday by the...

A North Huntingdon patrolman escaped serious injury last weekend when he was choked and kicked taking a suspect into custody who allegedly was trying to break into cars at the park and ride lot near the entrance of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to court records. Brandon D. Kennedy, 38, of...

The state police fire marshal is asking the public’s help on three intentionally set fires last weekend, including one that gutted a vacant bar-restaurant in Indiana County and two fires that destroyed a home in Bolivar early Sunday. Trooper Keith Sobecki of the Greensburg barracks said the Clarksburg Valley Inn...

An organization that trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in Westmoreland County is seeking shares on Facebook and a chance to double a $5,000 grant it recently received. CASA Westmoreland, a group that trains and staffs volunteers for the Court Appointed Special Advocate — or CASA —...

A woman already serving up to four years in prison for threatening to kill a Westmoreland County judge two years ago pleaded guilty Tuesday to again issuing a similar threat to the same judge last year. Rebecca Elizabeth Gardner, 31, is expected to be sentenced this year under terms of...

Inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison can have free weekly chats with loved ones thanks to a new program instituted by Global Tel-Link Corp., the jail’s communication provider. Everyone incarcerated there will get one free 5-minute phone call weekly. Warden John Walton said the program started Monday. Inmates can use...

A Hempfield student is hoping to redo a pavilion at West Point Elementary School as part of an Eagle Scout project. Justin Finfrock, a 10th grade student who is part of Boy Scout Troop 416 in Greensburg, pitched the project to Hempfield school board members during a meeting this week....

Westmoreland County saw eight new cases of covid-19 added to its total Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. There were 15 new cases on Monday, eight on Sunday and 17 on Saturday. The seven-day average for the county is 12 cases. There were no new deaths announced, making it...

Greensburg Craft Beer Week is an opportunity for area brewers to showcase their new products and customer favorites. It’s also an opportunity to combine a glass or two with some food and fun. This year’s event begins Friday and runs through Sept. 26 at breweries and other indoor and outdoor...

Hempfield Area school leaders are waiting on an OK from the state before they move into the second phase of their reopening plan that brings students back in a more traditional manner. Students, who returned to classes Aug. 27, have been attending in a hybrid setting, meaning that students alternate...

A local nonprofit is keeping alive its plan for new affordable housing in Latrobe by scaling back the size of the project and pursuing a new source of funding. City Council this week approved a revised land development plan submitted by Homes Build Hope for a proposed nine-unit housing development...

A Jeannette man accused of shooting at his neighbor last year was charged Monday with animal cruelty after a dog fight led police to discover several pit bulls that had no water and were infected with parasites, according to court papers. Dale A. Shaw, 64, is charged with aggravated cruelty...

Visitors can learn about one of the region’s lesser-known Frank Lloyd Wright houses during an Oct. 6 lunch-and-learn program at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mt. Pleasant Township. Tim Fischer, manager at Kentuck Knob, will lead attendees on a PowerPoint “walk-through” of the dwelling near Chalk Hill, Fayette County, one of...

A drive-thru milk distribution is set for Wednesday in Jeannette. The American Dairy Association North East is partnering with Schneider’s Dairy and The Salvation Army to distribute 1,000 gallons of milk in the community through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Each vehicle that participates in the event at the Magee...

A Uniontown woman who was killed last week was struck by a vehicle driven backwards on a New Stanton roundabout, police found. According to state police, the driver, who was not identified, was under the influence at the time of the crash, which occurred around 1 a.m. Thursday in the...

Norwin’s online education program for students not in class has some technological glitches that are preventing them from receiving instructions, school officials acknowledged. Students are having difficulty accessing the online courses, a problem that randomly occurs, Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in a statement. The district’s online academy teachers have...

Fans of the CBS adventure reality television show “The Amazing Race” will get to duplicate some of trials of that challenge — albeit locally instead of globally — in a race along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail in the Trafford and Murrysville areas on Oct. 10. The Amazing Trail Race challenges...

Franklin Regional School Board members got an early look at what may be the final bond issuance to finance the Sloan “elementary campus” project, a proposal that would combine the final two issuances to take advantage of all-time low interest rates. The board will consider a $15 million bond, the...

Four Norwin School Board members this week asked a fellow member to resign over his Facebook postings that several board members and residents have condemned as being racist and offensive. Brian Carlton, board president, initiated the call for Robert Wayman, a retired teacher, to resign for his statements on private...