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An Ohio man wearing an elaborate mask to make him appear decades older slipped a note across a North Huntingdon restaurant counter Tuesday morning that warned of “an active shooter threat and multiple bombs” at Norwin and Jeannette high schools, authorities reported. The ruse by Luke J. Dell, 35, of...

An issue that caused about 400 Peoples Gas customers in Hempfield to lose service was corrected Tuesday morning, according to the utility. Crews started going door-to-door to make safety checks and relight appliances, the utility said in a message on its website posted at 10:15 a.m. Spokesman Barry Kukovich said...

Jeannette schools will be the scene of critical incident drills Wednesday in which a combined evacuation and lockdown scenario will test the reactions of school officials and first responders. The school district, city police, fire department and Jeannette Emergency Medical Services will conduct the drill at 9:10 a.m. at the...

After rushing to assist a Delmont man who claimed to have been attacked by a woman wielding a hammer, police ended up arresting him on charges of rape and assault. Joseph P. Swisher, 49, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail. He is charged with rape, aggravated...

An Armstrong County woman was arrested last week for attempting to smuggle prescription painkillers inside a greeting card she mailed to her boyfriend, who was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison. Erica M. Vucho, 31, of Apollo, was arraigned on a felony conspiracy charge for illegally sending contraband to...

With five studio albums, Chris Daughtry has parlayed a fourth-place finish on season five of “American Idol” into a quite the successful career leading the band Daughtry. The band took center stage in Greensburg’s Palace Theatre Sunday evening. His chart-topping first two albums, a 2006 self-titled debut and a 2008...

Kelly Gillis was 8 when she watched an older girl in her 4-H program demonstrate cooking skills to a group of young spectators. “My eyes just lit up like crazy; it was my defining moment,” said Gillis, 17. It inspired a passion for cooking that’s persisted to this day. She’s...

Conservative best-selling author, filmmaker and provocateur Dinesh D’Souza will be in North Huntingdon this week as the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by the 1776 Freedom’s Calling Committee, a Smithton-based political action group. Tickets for Thursday’s event at Antonelli Event Center start at $200. D’Souza, 58, has been...

Pennsylvania’s Superior Court is taking its show on the road. A three-judge panel of the appeals court will hear more than 40 cases at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Superior Court normally hears arguments on appeals in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, but periodically visits...

In 2011, political newcomer Jeffrey Balzer campaigned for Westmoreland County controller with one message — the two-term incumbent had been in office too long. Now, eight years later Balzer, 54, a Republican from New Alexandria, is seeking his third term and said his experience in running the office that serves...

A flagger was struck by a car Saturday morning in a construction zone on Route 31 in South Huntingdon, state police confirmed. Emergency crews responded about 8:30 a.m. to the site near the on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 70, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said. The injured woman was able to...

Westmoreland County will receive a cut of $1.9 million in federal funds to help prevent flooding, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA will spend the money to develop watershed project plans and conduct feasibility studies in Lancaster, Chester, Westmoreland and Wyoming Counties. In Westmoreland County, officials...

Irwin residents who want to voice their opinions on the state of the borough and what they want to see happen in the future, will have that chance at a town hall meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 13 in The Lamp Theatre, 222 Main St. “We want to get...

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority is expected to decide by month’s end if it will take over its own fixed-route bus and paratransit services. The transit agency this week received proposals from two companies to run both services starting in January, but officials said the high cost of those offers...

A federal jury deliberated for eight hours Thursday before convicting a Westmoreland County family practice doctor of illegally dispensing opioids. Dr. Milad Shaker, 50, was found guilty of 14 counts of illegal dispensing of opioids, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. The original 54-count indictment in October 2018 said Shaker...

Three Westmoreland County law enforcement agencies combined resources Thursday to arrest a suspect in the holdup of a BP station along Route 30 in North Huntingdon. Township police Chief Robert Rizzo said Sean B. Doran, 28, of Jeannette, is awaiting arraignment on charges of robbery, receiving stolen property, possession of...