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Horse, rider killed at Salem Township riding stable
Fire officials responded to a Salem Township stable Saturday afternoon after a horse fell and died, killing the rider. Bobby Rosatti, fire chief for the Slickville Volunteer Fire Department, said officials responded to Stonehouse Stables along Bash Road shortly after 2 p.m. When they arrived on scene, both the horse...
World’s largest American flag makes an impression when unfurled in Derry TownshipVideo
Josh Dorfman was 8 years old the last time he saw the world’s largest American flag — weighing in at 7 tons and spanning 400 feet. But on Saturday, Dorfman, now 26, saw the flag again after it had been in storage for 18 years. “My memory of it is...
Artists display works, raise awareness of addiction struggle at Greensburg festVideo
Cassidy Roach, 22, of Greensburg was thankful to sell nearly all the six paintings she brought to display at the Greensburg Music Fest on Friday evening. She’s even more thankful to be closing in this month on her one-year anniversary of being clean from use of heroin and other controlled...
Fire destroys former car dealership in North Huntingdon, Route 30 reopens
A fire Friday night tore through the former Hamilton Buick car dealership just off Route 30 in the Jacktown Hill section of North Huntingdon, destroying the building, officials said. Passing motorists reported the fire near the intersection of Center Highway at about 6:30 p.m., according to Circleville Assistant Fire Chief...
Volunteers join forces to rehabilitate Greensburg park and playground
Dozens of volunteers, wearing work gloves and carrying shovels descended on the Coulter Park and Playground in Greensburg Friday evening for the start of a two-day rehabilitation project spearheaded by Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial’s Building on Faith 2019 initiative. Work at the park on the corner...
No debate about the greatness of these former WPIAL stars
Who are the top high school football players in the WPIAL’s rich history? That debate could rage on until next high football school season or the one after that. But there’s no debating the greatness of these former WPIAL stars from the Tribune-Review’s coverage area, listed alphabetically below: LaVar Arrington,...
Judge rules Turtle Creek man will have separate trials for Westmoreland drug deaths
An Allegheny County man charged with supplying drugs used in two fatal overdoses in Westmoreland County will have separate trials, a judge ruled Friday. Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger, in a five-page opinion, said that it would be prejudicial for one jury to hear two separate cases against Demetrius...
Senate support of 9/11 trail could unlock funding for Pennsylvania segment
The U.S. Senate’s official recognition of the September 11th National Memorial Trail on Wednesday’s anniversary of the 2001 terror attack could make it easier to secure money to develop a 12-mile, off-road trail from the Great Allegheny Passage to the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, according to trail organizers. The...
Cops: Ohio man who led troopers on chase was under the influence
State police allege an Ohio man was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol Wednesday when he refused to pull over for a traffic stop, leading troopers on a chase for several miles in East Huntingdon Township. Troopers allege in court documents that the driver, Thomas P. Wren, 62, of...
Penn-Trafford school collecting toys for cancer patients
Penn-Trafford’s Sunrise Elementary School is collecting toys, books, coloring books, stickers, art supplies, blankets and crafts for oncology patients being treated at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville. The drive, which will run from Oct. 7-11, is in honor of Lilli Durante of Manor, a kindergarten student battling a...
Day of Caring: United Way volunteers lend a hand across Westmoreland, regionVideo
Bill Magva showed up bright and early Friday morning, one of many volunteers in a sea of yellow “Live United” t-shirts at Hempfield Park. He was among some 675 volunteers who spread out to 66 sites across the region to paint, pull weeds, clear brush and read to small children...
Police seeking West Newton man accused of beating up 1-year-old boy
Police are on the look for a West Newton man who allegedly beat up a 1-year-old boy Thursday while the child’s mother was at work. Troopers said Salvatore Albert Salvio, 24, stole a car and cell phone belonging to the boy’s mother after she returned to her Sewickley Township home...
Unity eyes zoning amendment to support development near airport
Unity Township is considering changes to its zoning ordinance to support development in the vicinity of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and to address residential properties where “short-term rentals” are offered. The supervisors on Thursday authorized the township’s planning and zoning staff and solicitor Gary Falatovich to initiate the months-long process...
Unity seeks grant to pave, extend lake walkway
Unity officials are seeking a competitive community development block grant to improve a walkway surrounding the lake adjacent to the township office building. If approved through Westmoreland County, the $161,000 grant would be used to apply asphalt paving to the path that surrounds three sides of the lake, said township...
Police: Drugs, guns seized in raids at 2 Jeannette homes
Drugs, six guns and $3,500 were seized Thursday from two Jeannette homes during raids by city police, agents from the state Attorney General’s office and members of the Pennsylvania National Guard, according to police Chief Shannon Binda. Charges were filed Friday against five adults in connection with the raids on...
Officials to unveil markers for J. Edward Hutchinson Memorial Bypass
Greensburg area first responders won’t soon forget legendary fire chief J. Edward “Hutch” Hutchinson. But just in case, they will have an official section of roadway to remind them of the region’s longest-serving fire chief. State and local officials will gather at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Westmoreland Chamber of...
Westmoreland changes contractor for moving human remains
For the first time in about two decades, a new company will be responsible for transporting human remains in Westmoreland County. Commissioners awarded a one-year contract to pay $122,500 to Professional Cremation Services LLC of Youngwood for the service. The company’s bid was $51,000 less than the one submitted by...
Historical society celebrates Northern Turnpike’s bicentennial
The Murrysville Historical Preservation Society will host its annual Heritage Festival on Sept. 21, and this year’s festival will mark the 200th anniversary of the Northern Turnpike. Tribune-Review archives contain quite a lot of information about the roadway’s history, and local historians have published a wealth of material about it....
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Sept. 13-15Video
TGIF! Take a step back in time. Try some exotic fare. Twist and shout. There’s truly something for everyone this weekend. (And the forecast is looking pretty good, too.) Time for scutching Flax scutching is something of a lost art — everywhere but in Stahlstown, that is. What is flax...
Derry man charged with beating, strangling child
A Derry man is charged with hitting and strangling a 10-year-old child, according to state police. Administrators at Grandview Elementary School in the Derry Area School District contacted law enforcement Thursday when they noticed the child was “exhibiting indicators of suspected child abuse,” police said. Investigators determined that Christopher Hilty,...
Unity couple will discuss their renowned lamb farm in Hanna’s Town program
Lamb raised in Unity Township, on the farm of John and Sukey Jamison, has appeared on the menus of such top chefs as Anne Quatrano of Bacchanalia in Atlanta and the late Jean-Louis Palladin of the Watergate Hotel’s Jean-Louis Restaurant in Washington, D.C. The Jamison Farm owners will discuss their...
Hazmat team, firefighters respond to chlorine leak in Unity
A Unity man who mixed chlorine in his house Thursday night needed the assistance of Westmoreland County’s hazardous materials team and local firefighters because of the fumes in his residence, a county public safety supervisor said. The man who lives along Primrose Lane in the township’s East High Acres neighborhood...
Overholt Rye whiskey, once owned by Mellon family, to be auctioned in Kentucky
Someone next week will have a shot at buying a historic bottle of whiskey distilled in Westmoreland County that typically fetches more than $1,000 a shot, on the rare occasion it can be found. On Thursday, a 1909 bottle of Overholt Rye whiskey — passed down through the Mellon family...
Westmoreland commissioners honor Hempfield’s Terry RanieriVideo
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday issued a proclamation honoring the life of Hempfield’s Terry Ranieri. Ranieri, 64, a 1975 graduate of Hempfield High School, died from cancer on Aug. 22. Commissioners Gina Cerilli, Ted Kopas and Charles Anderson presented the proclamation to Ranieri’s brothers Tony and Eddy and their sister,...
Ex-Westmoreland County employee gets $37,500 workplace settlement
Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday agreed to resolve a complaint by a former human resources employee at the courthouse who claimed a hostile workplace forced her to retire in 2017. Assistant county solicitor David Regoli said a complaint filed by Deborah Liprando with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was...
