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1 hurt in crash on Route 30 in North HuntingdonVideo
One person was hurt Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, according to police. A car rear-ended a triaxle dump truck shortly after 6:10 a.m. in the area of Thermo King of Pittsburgh and Colonial Manor Road. The driver of the car was taken to...
2 injured in North Huntingdon crash
Two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash in North Huntingdon, according to North Huntingdon EMS. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. at the corner of Lincoln Way and Bethel Road, according to Westmoreland County 911. The cause of the crash and the severity...
Kiski School to lower tuition by more than 20 percent in 2020-21
A Westmoreland County boarding school announced Wednesday that it will lower tuition by more than 20 percent next year. Christopher Brueningsen, headmaster at The Kiski School, said trustees at the all-boys boarding school in Loyalhanna Township recently approved a tuition “reset” that will lower the sticker price from $61,300 this...
Judge denies appeal of Jeannette man convicting of assaulting jail guards
The appeal of a Jeannette man’s conviction and sentence for assaults on guards at Westmoreland County Prison has been denied. Derrick Deon Cobbs, 42, following a jury trial in 2012, was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and was sentenced to serve 10 to 20 years in prison. The...
Murder trial to begin for Jeannette’s Crystal Belle, accused of killing teen boyfriend
Testimony will begin Thursday in the first-degree murder trial for a Jeannette woman charged with the fatal beating of her teenage boyfriend nearly three years ago. A 12-person jury, along with two alternates, was selected Wednesday to hear evidence in the case against Crystal Belle, who police claim bludgeoned to...
Cops: NYC man arrested in Hempfield using fake identification to buy computers
A New York City man was arrested Tuesday by state police in Greensburg after allegedly using false identification in an attempt to buy four computers at a Verizon store in Hempfield. Oscar J. Ruiz, 28, was charged with two counts of identity theft and one count of theft after he...
Concealed carry seminar in South Huntingdon will cover Castle Doctrine, Pa. laws
Pennsylvania’s concealed carry laws and the Castle Doctrine will be the subject of a seminar Oct. 17 at the Turkeytown Volunteer Fire Department in South Huntingdon. The seminar is being hosted by state Rep. Justin Walsh, R-Mt. Pleasant, and will be led by Kim Stolfer, president of Firearms Owners Against...
Saint Vincent Homecoming alumni honorees include Westmoreland pair
Two residents of Westmoreland County are among 11 Saint Vincent College alumni who will be honored Friday during the Unity college’s Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend. Jason Winters, who resides in Hempfield and serves as that township’s manager, will receive Saint Vincent’s Recent Alumnus Achievement Award during a 7 p.m....
Department of Education to take input on career tech education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education will take public input on its plans for career and technical education through 2024, at a series of hearings in Harrisburg, Hempfield and West Grove this month. Department representatives will be on hand to take testimony from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 in...
Second man accused of dressing up like cop, searching for escapee in Derry
A second man is charged with dressing like a police officer while purportedly searching for an escaped convict in Derry over the weekend. Michael James, 24, is charged with impersonating a public servant and loitering and prowling at night in connection with the incident on Sunday. James is the older...
Indoor trampoline park coming to North Huntingdon
A family entertainment facility, private school and bank will be part of a development being built in North Huntingdon on Route 30, about a half-mile west of the Irwin exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the developer said. Don Tarosky Jr., developer and partner of Colony Holding Cos. of North Huntingdon,...
Police: Man dropped off in Greensburg parking lot had items for making meth
An Allegheny County man allegedly had items used for manufacturing methamphetamine in a Greensburg parking lot where he was dropped off Saturday by a Connellsville woman, according to police. Michael Allen Horning, 47, of Ross Township, is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $75,000 bail. The woman told...
Public art mural coming to Jeannette
A large public art project is in the works for Jeannette. But where the work will be displayed has not been decided. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is planning a public meeting Tuesday to discuss ideas for the piece. “There’s definitely an energy happening in downtown Jeannette,” said Anne...
Unity GetGo site plan gets township OK, Sheetz proposal on hold
Unity Township’s planning commission approved a final site plan for a proposed GetGo convenience store at Route 30 and Giffin Drive. But the board this week put a hold on plans for a new Sheetz store a short distance to the east, after the township’s planning staff and solicitor said...
A potion for fun: young softball players play in Halloween costumesVideo
The princesses came out to play Tuesday night in Youngwood, and everyone was treated to a fun time without any dastardly tricks. Girls ages 5 to 8 who played on the Scottdale Fast Pitch and the Youngwood Cheetahs enjoyed a spirited game of softball at a ball field on Newell...
Westmoreland Conservation District marks 70th anniversary
In 1949, a group formed with the idea of working with conservation-minded organizations, companies and residents to protect Westmoreland County’s abundant natural resources. Seventy years later, the Westmoreland Conservation District and its partners have had a hand in improving the water quality in hundreds of miles of streams, returning forests...
Youngwood man gets prison term for robbery of female motorist
A Youngwood man will serve up to three years in prison for robbing a motorist. Chance D. Goodlin, 20, pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbery and attempted robbery in connection with the May 3, 2018, incident in Youngwood. Police said Goodlin jumped in front of a vehicle as the female driver...
Trials delayed for 2 accused of helping man charged in Brian Shaw’s death
Trials for the father and a cousin of the Harrison man accused in the fatal shooting death two years ago of New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw were postponed until December. Westmoreland County prosecutors said Tuesday a scheduling conflict made it impossible to try the case against Gregory Baucum Jr....
New Stanton Hampton Inn to celebrate grand opening
New Stanton’s first new hotel in about 20 years will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. The 84-room Hampton Inn on Bair Boulevard opened in July but will officially mark the occasion with local officials and representatives from the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce at its 11 a.m. grand opening. The...
Westmoreland’s first hemp harvest is a bit rockyVideo
With Westmoreland County’s first industrial hemp harvest under way, the growing pains are evident. Two harvester machines that had been made available to farmers for lease were sidelined last week during a harvest near West Newton. The hemp harvest had to continue by hand. “It’s new to everybody and they’re...
Baldwin native will perform with Navy jazz ensemble in HempfieldVideo
As part of the Navy’s signature outreach program, Baldwin native Shawn Purcell will have a chance to perform in the Pittsburgh area for the second time as a member of the U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble. The group will play an Oct. 23 concert at Hempfield Area High School....
3 Jeannette suspects accused in drug distribution network
Three Jeannette residents are being held in the Westmoreland County Prison without bail, with state agents accusing them of involvement in a local drug distribution network. Nathan C. Woods, 34, Kathleen Marie Monahan, 30, and Brandon J. Brown, 29, are charged with corrupt organizations, drug possession, conspiracy and criminal use...
Cops: North Belle Vernon man forwarded woman child pornography involving infant
A North Belle Vernon man was ordered held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $200,000 bail on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Gabriel J. Gamble, 34, was arrested by borough police Friday on those charges and criminal use of a communication device after a week-long investigation by...
Ligonier Witches Bike Brigade registration filling up fast
Calling all hags, harpies, harridans, beldames and crones. Time is running out to register for this year’s Ligonier Witches Bike Brigade. About 1,200 witches are expected for the Oct. 27 event, and fewer than 100 passes remain, says founder Pam Goodman. The annual women-only event kicks off with a dance...
Hempfield man killed in Ligonier Township bicycle-vehicle crash
The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office said a Hempfield man was killed in a crash along Route 30 in Ligonier Township Tuesday morning. Jason R. Zollinger, 38, died when the bicycle he was riding eastbound on Route 30 was struck by car at about 9:15 a.m. The coroner’s office did not...
