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A Cash 5 lottery ticket player in Scottdale will split a $500,000 jackpot with another lottery player in Lackawanna County, state lottery officials announced. On Sunday, one of the two winning tickets was sold at the Roadrunner gas station-convenience store at 253 N. Broadway and is worth $250,000, the lottery...

A former Jeannette man who served a 15-month prison sentence for assaulting two deputy sheriffs was arrested again last week, this time on charges that he attacked a Youngwood woman in her home. State police said Jesse Hassinger, 38, attacked the woman when an argument over a pet cat turned...

YWCA Westmoreland County is looking for nominations of female athletes, teams and coaches for its annual Sportswomen of the Year awards program. There are 12 categories, honoring individual athletes and teams in several age groups, along with categories for a sportswoman with special needs and outstanding female coach. Nominations are...

One person suffered a minor injury after a two-vehicle crash on an icy North Huntingdon road, according to Westmoreland County 911. The crash on the 1400 block of Five Pines Road happened just after 8 p.m. Friday. First responders warned that the road was very slick, according to a 911...

“Settlers’ Cemetery,” a former Greensburg lawyer’s debut novel, may have tongues wagging in Greensburg. The novel, by attorney and political gadfly Gary Fine, is peppered with the kind of scandalous tales I heard as a courthouse reporter in the 1980s, and then some. Fast forward 40 years. Add a political...

A Greensburg physician convicted of dispensing opioids for sex was sentenced Friday to more than three years in federal prison. Dr. Milad Shaker, 52, of Greensburg was convicted of 14 counts of federal drug violations following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in October. U.S. District Judge...

The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania will benefit from Pitt-Greensburg’s 12th annual charity basketball game, set for Wednesday. Part of a tradition that has assisted various regional charities for more than a decade, the game that pits a team of students against another featuring faculty and staff will begin at...

Anxiety, stress and depression seem to go with being a teenager. But asking for help when those things become debilitating requires a little more effort. Sometimes a lot more effort. A local group is working to overcome the stigma that often keeps people from asking for help with mental health...

A state grant could bring an amphitheater one step closer to reality at Murrysville Community Park, though not everyone is happy about the prospect. Planning for the amphitheater was boosted by a $299,000 grant from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and municipal parks and recreation officials would...

Fans of chili and wings will be in their glory at the Norwin Rotary’s 10th annual Chili Cook-off and Wing Thing March 5 at various locations in downtown Irwin. The food will be available from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Colonial Grille, Brandy’s on Main, the Cheesecake Caffe...

Escaping to an island retreat is a fantasy many entertain. Laughlintown residents Matt and Leigh Ann McCulty recently turned the fantasy into reality, with a little help from HGTV’s “Beachfront Bargain Hunt.” While working with a Realtor to find a home on Grand Cayman, they were asked to participate in...

The longtime executive of Mutual Aid Ambulance Service, the Greensburg-based organization serving about two-thirds of Westmoreland County, was removed from his job this week, an ambulance service official said. Mutual Aid board member Dale Hassinger confirmed that chief executive Joseph Yenchawas removed from his post Thursday, along with operations director...

You can’t get a free Blizzard after the blizzard, but if Friday’s winter weather hasn’t made you weary of frozen stuff, the Delmont library’s Saturday program offers children a chance for a free ice cream cone. The library will hold a “Love Your Planet” program and craft session at 11...

State police say a Derry Township man was drunk during a November crash in Unity that seriously injured his female passenger. Robert Scott Mayer, 55, didn’t have a valid driver’s license at the time, troopers said. He was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated assault while driving under the influence,...

A Ligonier Township physician acquitted in July of child molestation charges was arraigned in federal court Thursday on allegations he unlawfully distributed two weight-loss drugs, according to court papers. Psychologist Dr. Roy C. Monsour, 65, appeared in federal court in Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon for an arraignment on a charge of...

Adamsburg firefighters helped six people late Thursday after two vehicles apparently got stuck on private property in Hempfield. Adamsburg Fire Chief Don Thoma said firefighters were dispatched to the property near Monkey Wrench and Edna roads around 9:30 p.m. They used a UTV and an ATV to reach the people....

Irwin officials learned this week they can put a splash park in Irwin Park, but they have yet to decide how big it might be, the cost or how the borough would get the money to build it. Lucien Bove, borough engineer, presented a draft design of where a splash...

Penn Township environmental group Protect PT will hold a free educational workshop next week about unconventional gas drilling, also known as fracking. The organization will meet from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Penn Area Library to discuss pollution, noise and other concerns related to fracking. “We...

After serving as interim since June, Henry C. Scully will now serve as Fort Ligonier’s executive director, its board of trustees has announced. Scully, a former trustee, originally was appointed following longtime director Annie Urban’s resignation to accept a position with Seton Hill University. Scully has a long history of...

State police stopped a Penn Hills woman on Wednesday for driving erratically on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County. Soon, troopers reported that they discovered she was transporting a stash of heroin with a street value of more than $500,000. Sarena V. Howard, 34, was pulled over around 1:30 p.m....