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A Youngwood man was crying and remorseful when he recounted how he stabbed another Youngwood man “a lot” during a fatal robbery for drugs and money in November 2017, a state police trooper testified Thursday. Trooper Brandon Yeager said Michael James Covington Jr., 22, broke down during his interrogation at...

The Harrison man accused of shooting and killing New Kensington police Officer Brian Shaw in November 2017 is scheduled to go on trial Nov. 4, a Westmoreland County judge said Thursday. President Judge Rita Hathaway set aside the entire week of Nov. 4 for the murder trial of Rahmael Sal...

Motorists who use the Route 119 North ramp in Hempfield to enter Interstate 70 West will have a detour for three weeks beginning Monday, according to PennDOT. The ramp near New Stanton will be closed for repaving, according to PennDOT spokesperson Valerie Petersen. A marked detour will use routes in...

The state’s plans to install jersey barriers on Route 30 from the western end of North Huntingdon to Route 48 will eliminate left-hand turns by creating jug-handle turnarounds, a move designed to increase safety. “It is a waste of time and money. No way is it better,” North Huntingdon resident...

Hempfield Township will soon be in the spotlight as part of “Manhunt: Lone Wolf,” the second season of an American true-crime miniseries. Filming for the Discovery Channel show, which will focus on Richard Jewell, a security guard who was accused of a bombing at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, will...

A longtime Youngwood street department worker was arrested Thursday by Westmoreland County detectives on charges he intentionally damaged a street sweeper and dump truck by moving them into waist-deep water inside the borough garage during a flood last September. Clifford A. Long, 59, was suspended last September when the criminal...

Fans of the Mammoth Park Giant Slide, your days of waiting are numbered. On Thursday, Westmoreland County commissioners awarded a contract to Custom Contracting of Acme for Phase I of the Mammoth Park rehabilitation project – which includes installing two big slides and the addition of a third slide for...

Westmoreland County commissioners on Thursday approved the latest payment to settle a discrimination lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Jonathan Held. They agreed to pay part-time sheriff’s Deputy Jonathon Sutton $85,000 to settle the lawsuit, which he filed in March 2018 in the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania. Sutton,...

The Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh will throw a free public star gazing party at Kunkle Park in Washington Township on June 15. If conditions are right, the public will be treated to views of the moon’s craters, rays, plains and mountains as well as brightly colored double stars, star...

A Bronx, N.Y., man who led a state trooper on a five-mile chase that reached over 100 mph along Route 22 in Salem on Wednesday was found to be transporting more than 23 bricks of heroin, state police reported. Holiday L. Vaughn, 35, was arrested just before 7 p.m. after...

Water tests conducted at Redstone Highlands in Greensburg have revealed that there is no Legionella contamination at the skilled nursing facility. CEO and President John Dickson said he got the test results on Thursday. “To ensure the continued safety of our residents, staff and visitors, we are proceeding with additional...

A Sewickley Township supervisor is blaming a political enemy for helping share an old photograph of a Ku Klux Klan flag hanging inside the public works garage, though he downplayed the impact of the attack in his sound primary election defeat. “It was a ploy to get (something) started,” said...

The Greensburg Group of Ten will hold its first Green Gathering from 2-4 p.m. June 2 at Major Stokes restaurant, 108 W. Pittsburgh St., to celebrate “Environmental Westmoreland County.” The public event includes music by Mark Weakland and book-signing and sale with retired biology teacher Dick Byers of Stahlstown, author...

North Huntingdon police are warning residents to beware of a telephone scam by a someone posing as a township police officer who tells them they can use a gift card to pay an arrest warrant issued against them. Chief Robert Rizzo said Wednesday the intended target did not fall for...

The Tribune-Review won five Golden Quill Awards, presented annually by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania to recognize outstanding performance in journalism. The Trib received 22 nominations for the 55th Golden Quill Awards, for which a dinner was held Wednesday at the Rivers Casino Event Center on Pittsburgh’s North Shore....

Local proponents of the envisioned economic transformation dubbed the Green New Deal argue that regional jobs tied to the fossil fuel industry can be replaced with ones that are focused on environmentally friendly energy sources such as hydroelectric, wind and solar power. That was one of the ideas discussed Wednesday...

Route 28 in Pittsburgh reopened early Thursday morning after it was closed due to flooding, according to Allegheny County 911. Most of Western Pennsylvania remains under a flash flood watch until 11 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Much of Beaver County is under a flood warning. Showers...

The murder trial of a Jeannette woman accused in the bludgeoning death of her 19-year-old boyfriend will be held in October. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Feliciani this week ordered jury selection for Crystal Belle’s first-degree murder trial to be held Oct. 2 with the trial to start...

The New Florence Borough Sesquicentennial Committee will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the New Florence Borough Building, 146 7th St. The borough in northeastern Westmoreland County is getting ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a one-day event on Aug. 17. The borough building is located...

Hempfield officials are taking initial steps toward implementing a single reporting number for 12 fire stations — a move that could help improve results in an upcoming review. Supervisors this week voted unanimously to move forward with an application that would make the stations fall under one department in the...

Russ Mitchell said Wednesday that he was not looking forward to listening to 18 minutes of the “most stressful time in my life” delivering his 6-pound, 2-ounce daughter on April 27 along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Penn Township. Mitchell, of West Newton, said he was eager to meet the Westmoreland...

Hempfield and Sewickley townships are receiving funds as part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s Automated Red Light Enforcement funding, money that will go toward 50 safety projects across the state. The $15.4 million project impacts 38 municipalities across the state, aimed at improving safety at intersections by upgrading traffic signals and...

Marc Hoffman of Greensburg wanted travel and see the world, so he joined the Navy. These days, he helps patrol a 124-million-square-mile area stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border, and from the Kuril Islands near Japan and Russia all the way to the Antarctic in the...