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Judge rejects Hempfield man’s plea bargain in knife attack case
A Westmoreland County judge on Wednesday rejected a proposed plea bargain for a Hempfield man charged with injuring a neighbor during a knife attack in June. Vincente Alejo Andres, 34, was expected to plead guilty to aggravated assault and simple assault charges in return for nine to 23 months in...
Prosecutors: Westmoreland judge should release juror names in Held case, as Trib asked
In a legal argument filed with the Pennsylvania Superior Court, state prosecutors contend a judge erred when he declined to immediately make public the names of jurors in the December public corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held. The Tribune-Review appealed a ruling from senior Common Pleas Judge Timothy...
Police charge Delmont man, 79, with firing homemade rifle at neighbor
A 79-year-old Delmont man who had a longstanding grudge against his neighbor shot at him Tuesday with a homemade rifle, borough police said. Terrence Kurhansky was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, simple assault and illegal possession of a firearm. He was arraigned before night court Judge Tony...
Author Jenkins to speak at Saint Vincent on ‘The Church in the 21st Century’
Best-selling author Philip Jenkins will give the Pope Benedict XVI Lecture at Saint Vincent Seminary on Oct. 29. Jenkins, author of more than 25 books, will speak on the topic “The Church in the 21st Century: Is the Church Entering a Golden Age or a Dark Age?” at 7:30 p.m....
2 incumbents running for open Hempfield school board seat
Two familiar faces will be on the November ballot for the Hempfield Area School Board after an extra seat opened up due to a resignation. Current board members Paul Ward and Paul Adams will run for reelection after former board member Chris Rossman resigned in June due to a job...
Avonmore man charged with sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl in Greensburg
Greensburg police arrested an Avonmore man Wednesday accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in 2011. George Michael Nuttall Jr., 35, is charged with indecent assault and corruption of minors. The victim’s mother first reported the assault in 2011, according to court papers. The girl told her mother Nuttall repeatedly...
Fort Ligonier will auction 1911 Old Overholt bottle at ‘Cannon Ball’ event
When it comes to capitalizing on Western Pennsylvania’s rye whiskey history, the Fort Ligonier Association isn’t going to get left out. In addition to a rare whiskey auction happening Thursday in Kentucky that includes a bottle of 1909 Old Overholt — a West Overton distillery once owned by Henry Clay...
Pittsburgh artist group bringing annual exhibition to Greensburg
The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh’s 107th Annual Exhibition will open Nov. 9 in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. The nearby Seton Hill University Arts Center will house four additional installations. Showcasing work from 53 of Western Pennsylvania’s most esteemed contemporary artists, the exhibition will run through Jan....
Court papers detail child sex allegations against Pirates pitcher Felipe VazquezVideo
Felipe Vazquez, the jailed and suspended All-Star relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, had inappropriate sexual contact with a former Scottdale teen and exchanged explicit sexual messages with the girl for two years, state police in Greensburg detailed in court documents. Vazquez drove to the girl’s home in Scottdale in...
Police: Foot chase to Jeannette home leads to drug bust
A Jeannette man allegedly led agents from the state attorney general’s office on a foot chase to his home Tuesday where they found drugs and cash, according to court papers. Damone Akeir Morton, 24, was being held in the Westmoreland County Prison on $20,000 bail on charges of aggravated assault,...
Penn Township annual CROP Walk slated
A group of Penn-Trafford area churches are encouraging people to join a walk around historic Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township on Oct. 13 as way to raise money to battle against hunger locally and globally. Penn-Trafford CROP Hunger Walk wants to have 100 walkers obtain donations and pledges totalling...
Steelers ‘Friday Night Lights’ practice raises $21.5K for Latrobe school, community programsVideo
The annual “Friday Night Lights” Steelers practice held Aug. 2 at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium raised $21,510 for Greater Latrobe School District sports and student activities as well as several community programs. Athletic Director Mark Mears, who coordinates the event, noted the take — from gate receipts, concessions and about 200...
Murrysville woman named Big Brothers Big Sisters executive director
On Sept. 24, Juniper Grill in Murrysville will host a guest bartender night, where Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region will tend bar and all tips will go to support the group’s mission of mentoring children in Western Pennsylvania. One of those guest bartenders will be the group’s...
UPS to hire nearly 800 holiday season workers in New Stanton
UPS plans to hire 770 seasonal workers at its New Stanton facility for this year’s holiday shipments, matching last year’s hiring level. An increased volume of packages is expected to stretch from November through January — prompting hiring of about 100,000 seasonal UPS workers nationwide, mirroring the 2018 holiday ramp-up....
Students, teachers, utilize courtyard space at West Hempfield ElementaryVideo
Judson Shiffler may be gone, but his legacy will live on at West Hempfield Elementary School, which he once attended. Shiffler, 18, died in 2014 when his car crashed into a hillside following a swim practice. He was captain of the high school swim team and had signed on to...
Watershed group to hold field day at Lowber mine drainage treatment site
Those who want to walk around the Lowber Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment project in Lowber, Sewickley Township, now have an almost mile-long path to view the expansive treatment site that purifies water before entering Sewickley Creek. “The trail not only adds yet another location for people to enjoy the natural...
No injuries reported in Rostraver mobile home blazeVideo
No injuries were reported Tuesday afternoon when a fire extensively damaged a mobile home in Rostraver. The fire occurred about 12:50 p.m. at the home along Knight Drive in the Port Royal Village, according to dispatchers. “The resident was able to get out of the home without any injury. The...
Greensburg woman competent to stand trial in child sex case
A Greensburg woman charged with recording herself in a sex act with a young child was ruled competent to stand trial on Tuesday. Corby Jo Kinzey, 24, was charged along with her ex-boyfriend and another woman of sex counts related to the incident in which police contend she had sexual...
WCCC to get $6.5 million in state aid
Westmoreland County Community College will receive about $3.25 million in state aid to update the college’s overall administrative computer system. The money will be used to update the school’s software that is used by human resources, accounting, student affairs and foundation departments, said college President Tuesday Stanley. “We’ll improve how...
Monessen woman gets probation after making deal in drug operation case
A Monessen woman was sentenced Tuesday to three years probation in connection with what police said was a drug distribution ring operating out of a Greensburg doctor’s office. Rebekah Rose Carwithen, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession and in return state prosecutors dismissed charges of conspiracy, corruption,...
Greensburg’s SummerSounds wraps up ‘best season ever’Video
Greensburg’s SummerSounds concert series celebrated its 20th season with one of its best years, according to Chairman Gene James. The cumulative headcount for the free 13-week series at St. Clair Park was about 34,000. That’s close to the previous record set in 2016, despite that year’s concert series having one...
Judge denies appeal of Franklin Regional’s ‘elementary campus’ projectVideo
The Sloan Project Concerned Citizens group has maintained throughout its appeal of Franklin Regional’s Sloan “elementary campus” project that Murrysville officials did not go far enough in imposing conditions on the project. Paramount to the group’s appeal was its contention the Sardis/Crowfoot roads area was not suited for the increased...
Engineer: Greensburg/Hempfield sinkhole repair won’t affect Route 30Video
Progress is being made to repair damaged underground infrastructure that caused a massive sinkhole to open up two months ago along Route 30 at the border of Greensburg and Hempfield. PennDOT contracted with Gulisek Construction to handle the project that has been ongoing since heavy rains in mid-July caused an...
Saint Vincent College forum to explore ‘politics of rage’
Tired of incivility in national politics? Dreading the 2020 presidential election? Saint Vincent College’s Center for Political and Economic Thought may have the antidote. The college’s 2019 Civitas Forum will explore the theme “Raging Against The Machine: Politics In An Angry Age.” The schedule for the Oct. 16 event is...
Hearing for suspect in fatal shooting outside Jeannette football game delayed, moved
The Jeannette man accused of fatally shooting another man outside the crowded city high school stadium earlier this month will have his preliminary hearing at the county courthouse because of security and space issues. Greg A. Harper, 40, of Jeannette, is charged with homicide and reckless endangerment in the shooting...
