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Photo gallery: Election Day scenes from around Westmoreland
Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Dan Speicher captured these Election Day images around Westmoreland County on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. For more on election results, visit the election roundup on TribLIVE.com...
What’s Brewing?: Raise a stout, a porter, a brown ale
The leaves are changing colors, and for many of us, so will the color of the craft beer we choose to drink. From brown ales to porters and Russian imperial stouts, darker beers are just suited to the colder months. Here are a few reasons why you might consider something...
Get the scoop on the ‘Unexplained’ from Bigfoot, UFO experts
Event organizer Kelly Simon of Simon Event Management in Greensburg knows that her audiences are fascinated by the unknown – from UFOs and Bigfoot to ghostly spirits and paranormal activity. It’s why people will turn out in droves to hear first-hand accounts from folks who swear they’ve come face-to-face with...
Stewart, Walsh win Westmoreland judicial race; Bononi, Scherer get second terms
Westmoreland County voters Tuesday tabbed Democrat Michael Stewart II and Republican state Rep. Justin Walsh to fill two seats on the Common Pleas Court. Stewart, 37, of Hempfield, a Democrat who won both the Democratic and Republican nominations in the spring, and Walsh, 47, of Rostraver, a two-term state lawmaker...
James Albert defeats Jonathan Held in Westmoreland sheriff raceVideo
Jonathan Held, Westmoreland County’s long-embattled sheriff, lost his bid for a third term in office Tuesday. Democrat James Albert, a retired Greensburg district judge, defeated the Republican incumbent to bring an end to a tenure marred by a dozen discrimination lawsuits and pending criminal public corruption charges. With all 305...
Squires retains Westmoreland County treasurer post
Westmoreland County voters returned incumbent Jared Squires to the treasurer’s office for a third term on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Westmoreland County Election Bureau. Squires, 42, a Republican from Mt. Pleasant Township, beat Democratic challenger Matt Mascara, 22, of Rostraver, with nearly 60% of the vote and...
Greensburg workshop to discuss medical marijuana in the workplace
How employers should deal with medical marijuana in the workplace will be explored during a workshop from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg. VonZell Wade, clinical director of SpiritLife, an inpatient treatment center in Indiana County;...
Appeal denied for Youngwood man convicted of sexually assaulting 2 teen girls
A Westmoreland County judge denied the appeal of a Youngwood man who is serving up to 17 years in prison for the sexual assaults of two teenage girls in 2016. Darell Deisean Walker, 23, was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault and related offenses following a three-day trial in...
Murrysville church taking nominations, donations for ‘A Soldier’s Christmas’ program
Gordon Israelson of Murrysville knows the importance a handwritten note can hold for a soldier stationed overseas. “Mail is kind of always a big deal,” said Israelson, who was stationed in Germany from 1969 to 1972 with the U.S. Army. “A long-distance call to Europe back then was amazingly expensive.”...
Jeannette man charged with assaulting woman
A Jeannette man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman and holding her against her will a few days earlier in East Huntingdon. Corey J. Rubright, 25, was pulled over for vehicle violations, including driving on a suspended license and driving without insurance, early Sunday by Jeannette police and detained...
Cops: Export man arrested for 2 burglaries, resisting arrest
A 23-year-old Export man is in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail after being arrested for separate residential burglaries in the borough just hours apart. Zachary Musto was arrested by state police at Kiski inside a residence on the 6000 block of Kennedy Avenue just after midnight Tuesday after troopers...
442 tons of prescription drugs collected nationwide during DEA Drug Take Back Day
Nearly 442 tons of prescription medications were collected nationwide during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26. That includes nearly 37,000 pounds collected by Pennsylvania police departments. The agency released figures on Monday. Three police departments in Westmoreland County participated in the event as...
Community symposium to focus on human trafficking in Westmoreland, Western Pa.Video
Recent stings that led to the arrests of three Western Pennsylvania massage parlor operators garnered widespread publicity, but two local human-service workers don’t see the region’s human trafficking issues ending soon. “A lot of times, we think of human trafficking as the van snatching a child or woman at the...
Sloan project opponents take 4 of 5 seats on Franklin Regional School Board
The race for five Franklin Regional School Board seats appears to have been dominated by a single issue: the Sloan “elementary campus” project. Candidates who banded together under the banner of “Restore Taxpayer Trust” took four of the five contested seats. They were steadfast in their opposition to the Sloan...
Fire damages Jeannette house where aspiring rapper was fatally shotVideo
Officials are investigating a Monday night fire that heavily damaged a home on Jeanette’s Cuyler Avenue where a deadly shooting occurred a week earlier. Jeannette fire Chief Bill Frye said flames were coming out of a side window of the two-story wood-frame home but quick action by firefighters, who are...
Historical society show will honor Latrobe-area veterans
A new slide show, “Honoring Our Veterans,” will share the stories of Latrobe-area residents who served in American military campaigns from the French and Indian War through modern conflicts. Leading up to local Veterans Day observances, the slide presentation is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the Latrobe...
Hempfield Walmart gets some soul (food)Video
How does a former Liberian refugee from New Jersey end up at a Walmart in Hempfield? With the help of prayer, some venture capital and a business partner who grew up eating soul food in Tifton, Ga. Adenah Bayoh and Elzadie “Zadie” Smith opened the first Cornbread restaurant in Maplewood,...
Education professionals dominate Norwin school board field of 7 candidates
The next Norwin School Board could be filled mostly with education professionals because two current teachers, two retired teachers and an educational consultant are among the seven candidates seeking five positions. Voters in Irwin, North Huntingdon and North Irwin, and about 30 votes in White Oak and South Versailles, will...
Norwin grad, business owner wins Miss Pennsylvania USA titleVideo
A Norwin graduate and owner of two boutique shops in Westmoreland County was crowned Miss Pennsylvania USA this weekend, giving her the chance to compete for Miss USA. Victoria Piekut, 23, of North Huntingdon — who owns Wight Elephant Boutique in Irwin and Greensburg — competed against 35 women for...
Weather expected to impact Westmoreland voter turnout on Tuesday
Beth Lechman, Westmoreland County elections director, predicted a turnout of 25% to 27% for the county, expecting voters to be deterred by the weather forecast of high winds and rain. The county has two Common Pleas judge positions up for election in addition to elections for county commissioner, sheriff and...
Cops: Mt. Pleasant Township man attacked workers with baseball bat over rental TV
A 55-year-old Mt. Pleasant Township man was so angry when two workers arrived to pick up an 82-inch television he had rented that he attacked them with a metal baseball bat, police said. State police say Gene R. Overly fled the scene after the Saturday afternoon incident, but eventually was...
Cops: Pair used fake IDs to buy $24K of iPhones in Westmoreland, elsewhere
A New York City man and woman are accused of using fraudulent identification cards to buy $24,000 worth of iPhones in Westmoreland and surrounding counties, according to state police. Jose Miguel Jorge, 31, and Jessica K. Cocco, 41, allegedly used identification information for people living in Utah, Missouri and Minnesota...
Trafford police say driver accused of 6th DUI told them he used heroin, meth, cocaine
A 34-year-old man awaiting trial for his fifth DUI told Trafford police Sunday he was under the influence of heroin when his SUV swerved into the opposing lane. Tyler E. Thimons of Gibsonia was stopped about 1:30 a.m. Sunday after patrolman Zlatan Avdic said he watched Thimons’ 2008 Ford Escape...
Ohio men accused of burglary after being found sleeping in Salem house
An Ohio man was arrested Sunday after he apparently broke into a Salem home and went to sleep, according to state police. Brendan Scott Szrenkanyi, 37, of Cleveland, is charged with burglary, criminal trespass and loitering at night. A Salem resident called state police at 2:41 a.m. Sunday after he...
2 arrested in Jeannette pistol exchange
Two men were arrested last week in Jeannette after police said they exchanged a pistol that had the serial number obliterated. Timothy Joshua Bertrand, 28, of Jeannette, and Joseph Raymond Thornton, 52, of Manor, are both being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail. City police and agents from...
