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Central Westmoreland Habitat breaks ground for new house in Greensburg
When excavators arrived Tuesday at a vacant lot on Harrison Avenue in Greensburg, it marked the beginning of a construction project more than a year in the making. By fall, a two-story, three-bedroom home designed to fit nicely in the well-kept residential neighborhood that backs up to the Coulter Playground...
Cops: Greensburg man confesses to robbing downtown Sunoco twice in March
A Crime Stoppers’ tip led police to a 29-year-old Greensburg man who admitted robbing a Sunoco convenience store-service station downtown twice in March, according court documents. Brad L. Smith, 29, was arrested Monday on two counts each of robbery and receiving stolen property in connection with the holdups that occurred...
Westmoreland County may pay $85K to settle reservist’s lawsuit against sheriff
Westmoreland County commissioners appear ready to settle another discrimination lawsuit filed against the county and Sheriff Jonathan Held. The settlement calls for a payment of $85,000 to part-time sheriff’s Deputy Jonathon Sutton, who filed the federal lawsuit in March 2018. Commissioners could approve the deal at their Thursday meeting. Details...
Activist group to discuss Green New Deal in Delmont
The proposed economic stimulus package dubbed the Green New Deal will be discussed at public forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Lamplighter, Route 22, Delmont. Local activist group Voice of Westmoreland is hosting the town hall forum for residents to learn how to make the Green New Deal —...
Crews extinguish Derry Township trailer fire
Remnants of a Derry Township mobile home caught fire Tuesday as a crew worked to demolish it. Owner George Nuttall, who lives next to the property on Chestnut Ridge Road near Route 217, said workers took a break from cutting part of the trailer’s metal frame before the fire started...
Unity man awaiting retrial decision on rape accusation released on electronic home monitoring
A Unity man who had his conviction of raping a teenage girl overturned will be released on home electronic monitoring while waiting to see if a state appellate court will make him stand a second trial. In August, a Westmoreland County jury found Bruce J. Palmer, 34, guilty of rape,...
Unity Army veteran: Talking helps war trauma survivorsVideo
Thomas Abraham knows intimately about the psychological costs of war. As a young man, the Unity veteran led even younger men, many still in their teens, while serving as a captain in the Army’s 173rd Airborne Battalion in Vietnam. After the West Point graduate was transferred within the battalion, “most...
Excela, Saint Vincent, Seton Hill team up to provide grief counseling for children
Childhood and death shouldn’t go together, but they often do. That stark reality is prompting a movement within Westmoreland County to increase services for children grieving the death of a loved one — whether from suicide, an opioid overdose or natural causes. “Our community was in great need,” said Maureen...
Westmoreland County Airshow wows crowds on second dayVideo
Bob Hanko of Westmoreland City sat in a comfortable chair Sunday on the tarmac of the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe, watching fighter planes whiz by at ear-splitting speeds as they performed aerial maneuvers during the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland County Airshow. “I love to see the planes. I’ve come...
Man arrested after car, foot chase near Westmoreland County Airshow
A man who fled from a state police traffic stop on Route 30 near the entrance to Saint Vincent College was caught after jumping the fence at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport during the airshow. State and Westmoreland County Park said the man drove his car off the road and...
Man caught after fleeing traffic stop, jumping fence at airport during the airshow
A man who had fled from a state police traffic stop on Route 30 near the entrance to Saint Vincent College was caught after jumping the fence at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport during the Shop ‘N Save Westmoreland County Airshow. The man drove his car off the road and...
B-52 flyover set for Sunday airshow
A rare sight will be visible in the sky above the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe on Sunday afternoon — a flyover by a 159-feet-long B-52 Stratofortress. The flyover, as part of the aerial performances at the Shop ‘N Save Westmoreland County Airshow, is scheduled for 12:55 p.m., according...
Tribune-Review earns 22 Golden Quill nominations from Press Club of Western Pa.
Tribune-Review stories about the Tree of Life massacre, the killing of Antwon Rose and compensation programs set up after the clergy sex abuse scandal in Pennsylvania are among the top nominees in this year’s Golden Quill Awards. In all, the Trib garnered 22 nominations for the awards, which are presented...
Tora!Tora!Tora! attack hits home for Westmoreland airshow patron
As Russell Miller of Connellsville joined thousands of others Saturday in watching World War II training planes modified to look like Japanese planes simulate — but in the skies above the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe — the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, he wondered what it...
Memorial Day observances planned
Following are some Memorial Day observances planned in the area: Bovard Monday, 10:30 a.m., ceremony at honor roll next to Bovard Volunteer Fire Company on Jefferson Street; Featured speaker: Retired Greensburg police chief and Vietnam veteran Walter J. “Wally” Lyons Greensburg VFW Post 33 Monday, 11 a.m., ceremony at Westmoreland...
YWCA Westmoreland seeks inspiring nominees for Rising Star Award
The YWCA Westmoreland County is looking for nominations of professional, inspiring women for its annual Rising Star Award. Nominations will be accepted through May 31. The Rising Star Award is for Westmoreland County women 35 or younger who have been successful in her career and have helped others, particularly other...
Derry man charged with twice assaulting ex-girlfriend, endangering infant
A Derry man was arrested this week, accused of assaulting and harassing an ex-girlfriend twice on Tuesday. State police arrested Dewayne Mack, 29, on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, simple assault, harassment and strangulation. Police say he assaulted and choked his ex-girlfriend inside her Hempfield Township apartment Tuesday morning. Trooper...
B-I-N-G-whoa! Drag queen bingo helps charitable groups raise cash
Under the fluorescent lights of the Monessen Fire Department Social Hall, Jason Zubovic’s bright orange shawl and high, curly wig rivet the eye. Add to that a floor-length gown, oversized jewelry and full makeup, and the 6-foot-4-inch tall man in heels, going by the name Miss Thea Trix, is a...
Child welfare officials seek foster families in Westmoreland County
The Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau is making a bid to recruit additional foster families as it marks Foster Care Awareness Month. Officials from the bureau are partnering with the SWAN Legal Services Initiative as well as 13 private providers and foster care agencies to host a foster family recruitment event...
Facebook post leads to more charges for accused Murrysville massage parlor owner
Despite arguing that a social media post accusing someone of being a “liar” does not amount to a crime, a Mt. Pleasant woman accused of running four massage parlors in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties was ordered to stand trial for intimidating a witness Friday after allegedly making such a claim...
New registration could benefit Hempfield Area athletes, coaches
Hempfield Area School District officials are using a pilot program to help keep coaches and athletic trainers up to date on athlete information. FamilyID, an online registration tool, is being used for all middle and high school athletes as a place for parents to submit athletic physicals. Board members will...
Police: Woman pointed gun at Hempfield man with 3 kids nearby
A Fayette County woman is accused of pointing a gun at a Hempfield man Thursday while their three children were nearby, according to court papers. Victoria Pedraza, 28, of North Union Township, is charged with burglary, aggravated assault, child endangerment and related offenses. She was being held at the Westmoreland...
Police seek Hempfield man on ethnic intimidation charges after he fled
A Hempfield man who was arrested in 2017 for leaving threatening voice mails at a Penn Township church was charged Friday with harassing the pastor there over two days last week, according to court papers. Mark Eugene Ray, 59, fled from police Friday morning when officers tried to arrest him...
Lockdown lifted on 2 Hempfield schools Friday morning
Two Hempfield schools were on lockdown at the request of state police Friday morning, according to the district’s website. Officers were looking for Mark Eugene Ray, 59, of Hempfield, who fled from police who tried to arrest him around 10:30 a.m. on ethnic intimidation and related charges, Penn Township Police...
Westmoreland County public pools gearing up for June openings
Although Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, Westmoreland County’s public swimming pools are mostly waiting until June to open for the season. The one exception is Crabapple Community Pool in Herminie, which will be open over the three-day Memorial Day weekend, weather permitting, and will open for the...
