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Sage’s Army marks 14 years of support for those fighting substance abuse
Hempfield nonprofit Sage’s Army marked its 14th anniversary this week with a celebration at its headquarters on Route 30. Founder Carmen Capozzi lost his son, Sage, to an opioid overdose in 2012. He started Sage’s Army shortly afterward. It quickly grew from a Facebook page into a nonprofit recovery community...
Walmart stores in Bethel Park, Unity among 32 Pa. stores set for upgrade
Walmart plans to remodel 32 stores in Pennsylvania this year, including two in the Western Pennsylvania region. The retailer announced Thursday morning that the remodels are part of ongoing efforts to modernize the in-store and digital shopping experience at its stores. The remodels include upgrades to layouts, technology, and services....
Report: Spirit Airlines may liquidate its assets as soon as this weekVideo
Spirit Aviation Holdings could decide to liquidate its assets as soon as this week, according to Bloomberg News, a move that would likely strand travelers and leave Arnold Palmer Regional Airport without a commercial carrier. The Bloomberg report cites sources familiar with the matter, who say the discount carrier faces...
Westmoreland park police officer, bomb-detection K-9 will be loaned to Pittsburgh for NFL DraftVideo
Westmoreland County will deploy park police and a bomb-detection police dog to assist the city of Pittsburgh during this week’s NFL Draft. County park police Chief Jeff Shearer said one of the department’s officers and the county’s explosives canine will be stationed in Pittsburgh for four days. The assignment consists...
Student art, America’s 250th anniversary to be highlighted during Greensburg ArtsWalk
Work by local students will be a focal point of this year’s Greensburg ArtsWalk — including vinyl records on display in businesses and an exhibit celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday. This is the seventh year for ArtsWalk, a day highlighting local artists and musicians throughout downtown Greensburg. It is a...
Mobile home park owner takes over as Westmoreland County’s top taxpayerVideo
A New Jersey-based company that owns mobile home parks and prefabricated residential communities in a dozen states will be Westmoreland County’s largest taxpayer in 2026. New totals from the county’s tax assessment office reveal United Mobile Homes Properties Inc. has taken the top spot among local taxpayers, replacing the owners...
Westmoreland happenings: Night at the races, scholarship, mulch sale, more
Arts Greensburg Civic Theatre’s Greasepaint Players will present, “Diary of a Whimpy Kid, The Musical” at 7 p.m. April 17 and 1 and 4 p.m. April 18 at the Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg. Cost: $15, plus fees in advance; at the door if available,...
Hempfield grad Luke Zajdel plays PPG Paints Arena as Walker Montgomery’s drummer, calls it a ‘bucket list’ momentVideo
It had been a long time since Luke Zajdel felt as nervous as he did before performing on March 6. But this just wasn’t any concert for the 2018 Hempfield Area High school graduate. This was a hometown show — at PPG Paints Arena, no less, where he’d seen his...
Glassport sandwich shop opens location in Penn Township
A Glassport sandwich shop has expanded to a second location in Penn Township. Glads Deli opened in March along Route 130 at Crossroads Plaza. The building formerly housed a Subway. Owner Jason Billingsley ran Affordable Bathrooms and Kitchens by JB from 2000 to 2023 before getting into the restaurant industry....
Murrysville attorney on trial for alleged road rage incident
The former wife of a high-powered Murrysville lawyer told a Westmoreland County judge her estranged husband used his car as a weapon and ran her off a road near her home three years ago amid a heated custody battle. Brad Funari, 49, was charged with a misdemeanor count of reckless...
Jeannette boosts pay for new patrol officers to address 3 open positions
Two agreements between Jeannette and its police union are aimed at filling three open full-time positions in the department and alleviating rising overtime costs. Council approved the measures that will increase pay for new hires in 2026 and allow the police chief to collect overtime pay. So far this year,...
Jeannette parks could see camera installation
Cameras could be installed at five parks in Jeannette this summer. City officials are seeking bids for the installation of 12 cameras that will provide police with a direct link to the goings on at the parks. “We’ve had some vandalism in the parks,” said city manager Ethan Keedy. A...
Authority board approves scaled-back solar farm project for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
A scaled-back solar farm is moving forward at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport after an Arizona-based energy company received the green light this week. The project aims to power an expanded passenger terminal in Unity and could generate extra revenue for the airport over the next 20 years. The $4.4 million...
State police make arrest after killing of pet cat
State police made an arrest Tuesday in connection with what they described as the brutal killing of a pet cat in Derry Township. Police charged Tyler Rost-Maiolie, 27, with aggravated animal cruelty, reckless endangerment and related offenses. A resident on Guthrie Road, just off Route 981 north of New Alexandria,...
Westmoreland airport authority votes to extend paid parking lot, reduce price to $4
Paid parking at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will be expanded starting next month. The Westmoreland County Airport Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to more than double the size of the paid overnight parking lot in front of the main terminal building and cut the daily rate by more...
Ligonier Township supervisors failed to approve request; Country Market to look at other options
Ligonier Township officials Tuesday failed to approve Waterford Volunteer Fire Department’s request to have its 26-acre property rezoned from an agricultural to a commercial designation so it could expand its fire hall and also host the popular Ligonier Country Market. The rejection came by default — it never made it...
Insulting, blasphemous, disgrace: Western Pennsylvania Catholics weigh in on public discourse between Trump, Pope Leo XIV
West Deer resident Sam Mayhan has only ever voted for one person for president: Donald Trump. But the 28-year-old Catholic is now “pretty perturbed,” finding himself torn between his political allegiance and his faith following the president’s recent social media attacks on Pope Leo XIV. “I don’t think the pope...
Westmoreland County finalizes plans for May primary
Nearly a dozen polling locations will move for next month’s primary election in Westmoreland County. The county commissioners met Tuesday as the county’s election board to finalize plans for the May 19 primary. Despite ongoing lobbying complemented by a rally last week outside the courthouse, no action was taken on...
Greensburg another step closer on easements for Northmont flood control project
An easement agreement was approved Monday with one of two Hempfield property owners who have been in negotiations with Greensburg officials related to a flood control project in the Northmont neighborhood. Greensburg council on Monday OK’d the agreement, which calls for a $26,000 payment to John Maline, owner of property...
Jeannette receives land that would allow expansion of public works department
The Westmoreland County Land Bank is donating a property to Jeannette that could be used for future expansion of its public works garage. City council last week approved the donation of the land on North Fourth Street that shares a border with the public works property. The land bank acquired...
Glassport sandwich shop opens location in Penn Township
A Glassport sandwich shop has expanded to a second location in Penn Township. Glads Deli opened in March along Route 130 at Crossroads Plaza. The building formerly housed a Subway. Owner Jason Billingsley ran Affordable Bathrooms and Kitchens by JB from 2000 to 2023 before getting into the restaurant industry....
Club at Blackthorne no longer facing legal challenges
The Club at Blackthorne, a private event and wedding center in a Penn Township housing community, is no longer facing legal challenges. Blackthorne Investors has dropped an appeal of the venue’s occupancy permit. The 36,000-square-foot site, accompanied by a golf course, is located off Harrison City-Export Road in the Blackthorne...
Ligonier gazebo plays prominent role in trailer for ‘Hershey’ filmVideo
Ligonier’s Diamond features prominently in the trailer for the film “Hershey,” set to premiere in theaters on Thanksgiving. Near the end of the 2-minute trailer, released Monday, buildings around the Diamond and the gazebo at the center of it are shown during a celebration scene. Filming took place in the...
‘We’re all Penn-Trafford’: Penn Township and Penn Borough residents consider potential mergerVideo
Emergency services and finances were among the key talking points presented by the dozens of residents, volunteer firefighters and local government officials who gathered Monday night to discuss a potential merger of Penn Township and Penn Borough. Officials from the borough, a 0.2-square-mile community containing about 435 residents, approached the...
Construction begins on $10B natural gas power plant and data center in Indiana CountyVideo
Construction has begun on a proposed $10 billion project to create a 4.4-gigawatt natural gas-fueled power plant and hyperscale data centers on a hilltop outside Homer City in Indiana County. The aboveground construction began more than a week ago, after extensive underground foundation work was completed at what the company...
