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Hempfield woman charged with assaulting police, jail guards, released to await trial
A Hempfield woman charged with assaults against a police officer and guards at the Westmoreland County Prison was released from jail on unsecured bond this week. Sonya Rae Connors, 52, had been behind bars since her arrest in January after she was charged with a felony count of aggravated assault,...
7 more residents test positive for coronavirus at Westmoreland Manor in Hempfield
Seven more residents at Westmoreland Manor tested positive for coronavirus, county officials said Tuesday. With those test results, the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield has now has 54 residents and 23 employees who have been been infected with covid-19 since mid-September. No additional employees have tested positive for the virus...
Pittsburgh area jobless rates drops to 10.2%
The seven-county Pittsburgh area unemployment rate continued to fall in August, dropping 2.3 percentage points to 10.5%. But the decrease is deceiving because almost 13,000 people dropped out of the labor force last month, the state said Tuesday. The jobless rate for the region — Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette,...
Westmoreland voters could begin receiving mail-in ballots next week
Mail-in and absentee ballots are expected to be sent out to Westmoreland County voters no later than Saturday. The state’s late certification of ballots two weeks ago delayed the process and final reviews were not completed until this week, said JoAnn Sebastiani, director of the county’s elections bureau. Pending any...
Jeannette teen charged as adult in convenience store robbery
A Jeannette teenager was charged as an adult Tuesday in connection with a convenience store robbery, according to court papers. Demetri Kaleb Sensenich, 17, told investigators that he robbed the Harrison Avenue Cogo’s Monday and then went to school in the city. Sensenich is charged with robbery, gun violations, aggravated...
State troopers to be honored by Gov. Wolf for combating opioid epidemic
Three state troopers from Troop A in Greensburg, members of a specialized local drug task force that made multiple large drug seizures in recent years, are among 49 state employees to be honored Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf for improving the life of Pennsylvanians. Cpl. John Isoldi and Troopers Anthony...
Ex-Westmoreland County probation officer charged for alleged ‘intimate’ relationship with prisoner
A former Westmoreland County probation officer has a preliminary hearing Oct. 19 for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a man she was supposed to be monitoring after his release from the county prison in 2018, according to court documents. Mary Jo Borelli, 57, of Jeannette, is charged with one count...
Westmoreland County reports new covid-19 death on consecutive days
Westmoreland County has another coronavirus-related death, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There are also 14 new covid-19 cases in the county, which marks a seven-day low for new cases. Totals for deaths and cases are now 56 and 2,260, respectively. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county,...
Norwin to unveil school reopening plans
Norwin’s 5,300 students and their parents should learn next week the “specific dates and timeline” for when they can return to school five days a week, as well as the option of going fully online. Superintendent Jeff Taylor said he intends to reveal in an email on Oct. 7 what...
Video hearings at Westmoreland County Prison to expand
Video conferencing capabilities will be added at the Westmoreland County Prison as hearings conducted by video from the jail are increasing in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Warden John Walton said two corrections officer positions have been added to handle those duties. “We continue to do a tremendous amount of...
Celeb chef Guy Fieri to open restaurant at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield
This sounds like a winning combination at Live! Casino Pittsburgh — a restaurant owned by Guy Fieri. An Emmy-award winning chef, restaurateur, New York Times best-selling author and television personality, Fieri is opening American Kitchen + Bar sometime this year, as was first reported by the Tribune-Review. “There is nothing...
West Nile virus found in Greensburg mosquito
Officials with Pennsylvania’s West Nile virus control program reported the first positive case of the virus this year among mosquitoes sampled in Westmoreland County. The case was identified in a sample taken the second week of September in Greensburg — as the seasonal virus surveillance and testing program was approaching...
Mt. Pleasant library reopens to the public with time, occupancy limits
The Mt. Pleasant Public Library reopened Monday with a building occupancy limit of 20 people, according to director Brian Dawson. The amount of time patrons can be inside the library is limited as a result — 30 minutes for browsing the shelves and one hour for computer use. A curbside...
Tennis racket giveaway ‘was like Christmas morning’ for Murrysville familyVideo
Ali Maholic of Murrysville wasn’t in a position to get her daughter, Zoe, started playing tennis, much less all five of her children. So when a counselor from Heritage Elementary School called with a suggestion for a free activity the kids could try through My Ground Strokes, a program operating...
Lincoln Highway museum director retiring after 25-year tenure
It’s the end of the road for Olga Herbert — at least for her long stint as Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor executive director. Herbert, who has served in the position since the LHHC was created 25 years ago, is retiring at the end of October. Her successor will be Lauren...
Hempfield moving forward with $200,000 sprinkler system for township buildings
Hempfield supervisors are moving forward with an almost $200,000 sprinkler project that would protect more than $5 million in assets located in the township municipal building, the public works garage and Hempfield Township Emergency Operations Center — all located under one roof. Supervisors Monday authorized a $133,900 quote with Quick...
Last chance this year to do yoga with a goat at Murrysville farm is Friday
With knees placed firmly on her yoga mat, arms stretched overhead and face toward the floor, Nicole Craig felt tiny hooves scurry along her spine. “It was like a little kid playing around on you,” said Craig after coming out of child’s pose. What she felt was Sativa, a 5-month-old...
Latrobe considers delaying due date for storm water bill
Latrobe residents should expect to see their first bills for the city’s new storm water management fee next year, but city officials are considering an extended due date for payment. At its October meeting, city council will consider amending its storm water code ordinance to move the billing date to...
One-in-a-million bird: Combo male-female grosbeak netted at Powdermill
Bird banders in Cook Township banded a one-in-a million bird — a rose-breasted grosbeak with half its body looking like a male and the other half, a female. The bird was banded on Sept. 24 at Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Powdermill Nature Reserve bird banding station in Westmoreland County....
Lawsuit against gun maker, seller allowed to proceed in Mt. Pleasant shooting case
The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in a strongly worded decision, ruled that a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 13-year-old Mt. Pleasant boy who was killed accidentally when his friend fired a gun at him can move forward. It is the first appeals court in the country to find that...
Biden to visit Pittsburgh, Westmoreland County on Wednesday as part of train whistle-stop tour
Former Vice President Joe Biden will visit Western Pennsylvania by train Wednesday, fresh off his first in-person 2020 election debate against President Trump. Locally, the Democratic nominee and his wife, Jill, will stop in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Latrobe and New Alexandria. The tour is scheduled to culminate in a 7:30 p.m....
Winning lottery ticket sold at Greensburg Shop ‘n Save
A Westmoreland County grocery store sold one of three winning Pennsylvania Lottery tickets drawn over the weekend, according to lottery officials. The Treasure Hunt ticket with a jackpot totaling about $190,000 was sold at Shop ‘n Save along East Pittsburgh Street in Greensburg. The winner, who was not identified, will...
Delmont man jailed on $50K bond for allegedly assaulting woman during argument
A Delmont woman was treated at Forbes Regional Hospital Saturday for multiple head injuries after she was beaten and kicked inside her apartment Saturday. Police later found the 19-year-old suspect, Brett T. Baer, at the Murrysville Sportzone and Dek Hockey facility on South School Road, Murrysville. Baer, of Delmont, was...
Westmoreland Manor employees to get hazard pay as coronavirus testing continues
Workers at Westmoreland Manor are getting extra pay while the coronavirus pandemic surges through the county-owned nursing home and state officials struggle with contact tracing. Commissioner Sean Kertes said union and nonunion employees at the Hempfield facility will get hazard pay as six Pennsylvania National Guard members continue to help...
Greensburg woman accused of assaulting child during argument
A Greensburg woman is in the Westmoreland County Prison on $25,000 bond after her arrest on child endangerment, simple assault and drug-related charges by city police. Diane R. Morton, 31, was arraigned Sept. 24 by District Judge Chris Flanigan after police said neighbors called to report children yelling and the...
