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A Salem Township man is accused by state police of raping a female at a birthday party this week, according to court papers. Zachary John Saflin, 22, allegedly took alcohol to the Ligonier Township party and provided it to several people under 21, police said. He was arrested Friday on...

Rob Domenick has become a magnet for war honor rolls. He knows all the right places to look, scouring Pennsylvania communities for memorials small and large to help with a national American Legion project. “You have to look for the right kind of community,” said Domenick of Hempfield. “Little places,...

Sewickley Township’s Crabapple Pool outside Herminie will be closed this summer because of the fear of covid-19, one of several municipal pools that will not be available for swimmers to beat the heat on a hot summer afternoon. The Sewickley Township Supervisors made the decision this week not to open...

Derry Area School District’s traditional breakfast for graduating high school seniors couldn’t be held this year because of social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, members of the Class of 2020 were invited to a drive-through farewell luncheon on Friday, followed by a parade through the community, to celebrate...

The Unity American Legion post’s Memorial Day ceremony will look a little different from usual — but it will go on despite coronavirus restrictions. “We’ve been kind of stewing here for the last week or so, and said, ‘That’s it, we have to do something,” said Jerry Dean, commander of...

Paul Hartung wore a Jeannette Jayhawks watch that he never took off. “I think he loved serving his community, he had such pride in Jeannette,” said his daughter, Paula Jesiolkiewic. In the 1950s, Mr. Hartung applied for a job with the city fire department. He instead was offered a job...

Seventh-graders at Derry Area Middle School missed out on a trip to Cleveland’s Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame because of covid-19 pandemic restrictions. But, as they completed an inter-disciplinary, music-related lesson unit at their homes, they found time between the musical notes to pen written notes to residents and...

State health officials reported two more coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County on Friday, though deaths remained at 38. The two cases bring the county’s running case count to 436. Across the county, 8,001 people have tested negative for the virus. As of Friday, Westmoreland County had been in the yellow...

Three men are being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after state police pulled over a vehicle speeding westbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and found about 223 grams of suspected cocaine inside, according to court papers. Dwayne H. Crawford, 29, of New York City, was driving a Cadillac at 68...

A local citizen group’s challenge of Murrysville’s unconventional drilling ordinance has been struck down in court. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Harry F. Smail denied an appeal by the Murrysville Watch Committee, which challenged an earlier decision by the Murrysville Zoning Hearing Board. Smail pointed to a November 2019...

Two Allegheny County men are accused of drug possession after, Greensburg police say, one of them had five bricks of heroin at Autumn Brook Apartments last week. Denzell Lavelle Snead, 22, of Elizabeth Township, and Isaiah Johnson, 22, of Swissvale are charged with possession with intent to deliver, criminal use...

An administrator at the Hempfield Area School District has been hired to become the superintendent at a Butler County district. Mark Gross, the assistant superintendent for secondary education at Hempfield, will begin his new position with the Mars Area School District on July 1, according to a notice on the...

Greensburg Salem School District has once again changed its plans for graduation as it adjusts to the ever-uncertain coronavirus situation. The school will hold a Senior Salute Parade from the middle school to Offutt Field at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Commencement will be held at 6:45 p.m. July 9, but there...

For those craving a burnt almond torte during quarantine, Prantl’s Bakery is back. The famous bakery’s three locations have been closed since mid-March in the coronavirus shutdown, though some products were still available for delivery via online orders. Now customers can once again walk into the Greensburg and Shadyside locations...

No human remains were found on a Unity property during a two-day search connected to the 2018 disappearance of Cassandra Gross, state police said Thursday. “Several items of interest,” however, were recovered, state police spokesman Trooper Stephen Limani said. “Those items will be forwarded to the forensic laboratory (in Hempfield)...

Commercial flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., are slated to resume next month, according to officials at the Unity airport. “We’re really excited about this. Spirit told us (Thursday) they will be going back to a full schedule to Fort Lauderdale and...

A 20-year-old Herminie man was arraigned Thursday on multiple charges of robbing a gas station-convenience store in Sewickley Township where he used to work. Timothy J. Mozgawa fled with about $500 from the Sunoco station at 3331 Clay Pike St. at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, state police Trooper Shane McClelland...

State health officials added two more coronavirus cases to Westmoreland County’s running tally, bringing the total since early April to 434. The number of Westmoreland residents who have died from covid-19 remained at 38 since earlier this week. About 7,780 residents have tested negative for the virus, meaning at least...

Westmoreland County elections officials said more than 100 staffers still are needed to work at the polls for the June 2 primary. Elections Bureau Deputy Director Scott Sistek said the county in recent days lost dozens of poll workers and hasn’t been able to hire enough staff to fully staff...

The Greensburg Night Market will go on as planned this summer, with the first of five monthly events pushed back one month to June 25 on South Pennsylvania Avenue behind the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Safety accommodations, including hand sanitizing stations, no product sampling and social distancing practices, will be in...

Memorial Day will be a bit more low-key than in previous years for residents in Murrysville, Export and Delmont, due to restrictions in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus. “They will be very limited this year, with the roll call and no speakers, and we’ll be keeping to social...

The clock is ticking for Greensburg Salem School District to craft a new preliminary budget after a divided school board rejected a proposal that would have kept taxes flat and eliminated several staff positions. The 5-4 vote means the board has until the end of May to agree on a...