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Gas service restored in Hempfield
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 to hold emergency drills on Wednesday
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...
New voting machines on display at Westmoreland County CourthouseVideo
Westmoreland County voters this week have a chance to see new touch-screen computers that will be used to cast ballots next spring. Demonstrations of the new units will be held daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday in the lobby at the downtown Greensburg courthouse. County commissioners this...
Cops: Delmont man claiming to be attacked by woman with hammer arrested for rape, assault
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...
Cops: Couple attempted to smuggle drugs into Westmoreland Prison inside greeting card
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...
Daughtry powers into Greensburg for Palace Theatre show
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...
Salem culinary arts student has passion for local food
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...
Ligonier Township ride, ‘ghost bike,’ honor cycle crash victim and stress road safetyVideo
A “ghost bike” placed in front of a tree on Route 30 in Ligonier Township will stand as a temporary memorial to a Hempfield man killed Oct. 1 when his bicycle was struck by a car at the site as he was riding up Laurel Mountain. Friends and family of...
Conservative author Dinesh D’Souza will be guest of honor at North Huntingdon event
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...
Patron taken to hospital after car backs into Greensburg’s Szechuan Garden restaurantVideo
A patron dining at Greensburg’s Szechuan Garden suffered apparently minor injuries when a car backed into the front of the Chinese restaurant Sunday afternoon. The driver, a Greensburg woman, and a pet dog that was riding in her Honda Pilot sport utility vehicle weren’t injured in the wreck shortly before...
Justice to go: state Superior Court to hear cases in Greensburg
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...
Mt. Pleasant shopping spree to benefit kids of fallen soldiersVideo
More than 200 children around the country will have a birthday to remember next month thanks to the efforts of volunteers in Westmoreland County. A Soldier’s Child Foundation, based in Tennessee, visited Mount Pleasant Township last week and, with the help of about 60 local people, bought and wrapped birthday...
Westmoreland County controller candidates tout experience, watchdog role
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...
Jeannette fest celebrates ethnic traditions, town’s resurgenceVideo
Visitors to Saturday’s fourth annual Ethnic Food and Fall Festival in Jeannette got a sampling of what the town has to offer gastronomically and culturally. “Part of our mission is to build awareness of our town,” said Donna McCullough, secretary of the Jeannette Business Association, which organized the festival. “We’re...
Flagger struck in South Huntingdon work zone, taken to hospital
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 commissioner election focus: economic developmentVideo
Editor’s note: Candidates for Westmoreland County commissioner discussed their views on various subjects with the Tribune-Review, which will be published weekly leading up to the Nov. 5 election. The third installment features excerpts from interviews in which the candidates were asked about their views on economic development. A video of...
What’s in a name? High school stadiums, fields honor football standouts, coaches and supportersVideo
A football field, by any other name, would still measure 100 yards from end zone to end zone. But there are individuals, and stories, behind many names attached to local varsity gridirons and the stadiums that house them. Offutt Field in Greensburg and Weller Field in Ligonier are named for...
USDA to fund flood control efforts in North Huntingdon, Scottdale
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...
Sports legend Dick Groat honored with ‘day,’ recalls ’60 World Series winVideo
Pittsburgh Pirates legend Dick Groat turned the memories of some gray-haired golfers and University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg supporters to a time 59 years ago, when they were young and the scrappy Bucs beat the Goliath of the baseball world, the New York Yankees, to win the 1960 World Series....
Irwin to hold townhall meeting Nov. 13
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...
Latrobe Presbyterian, the church of Mr. Rogers, celebrates 150 yearsVideo
To review the history of Latrobe Presbyterian Church is to review the history of Latrobe itself. The church formed as a Presbyterian mission two years before Latrobe was incorporated as a borough. As the borough grew, so did the church — from the original 110 members to more than twice...
Westmoreland County mulls operating its own bus routes
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...
Greensburg doctor found guilty of illegally dispensing opioids
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...
Police agencies combine resources to arrest robbery suspect in North Huntingdon
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...
Penn-Trafford toy drive honors student, aids cancer patients at Children’s HospitalVideo
Like other 5-year-old girls, Lilli Durante loves dresses and dressing up like Disney princesses. What makes her love of pretending to be a Disney princess special is when and where she wears those dresses. The Manor girl plays dress-up when she goes to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh for chemotherapy...
