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A Route 30 mainstay, historic Penn-Irwin Motel closes as owners retire 
Like a scene out of the Pixar movie “Cars,” the Penn-Irwin Motel has been a haven for weary travelers on the Lincoln Highway for 73 years. It thrived as U.S. Route 30 and the westernmost terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike brought motorists from all over the country. Then the turnpike...
1 injured when car crashes into tree in New Stanton
One person was reportedly injured Friday after their car crashed into a tree on South Center Avenue in New Stanton, according to a Westmoreland County dispatcher. Authorities said the driver was extricated from their car following the crash that occurred about 3:25 p.m. The driver was taken by ambulance to...
4 arrested in alleged prostitution, human trafficking ring in Monroeville, Murrysville 
What began with neighbor complaints regarding clotheslines and cookouts at massage parlors turned into a year-long investigation that ended Friday with charges of prostitution and human trafficking at five Monroeville and Murrysville businesses. Four people were charged with various counts including conspiracy, corrupt organizations, trafficking in individuals, prostitution and dealing...
Westmoreland transit authority driver shortage easing
The driver shortage that forced the Westmoreland County Transit Authority to cancel some bus routes last month is moving closer to being resolved as six people are in training, authority officials were told this week. There have been no service cancellations in almost two weeks, transit authority Executive Director Alan...
North Huntingdon OKs fire tax credit deal with Irwin, but with a hitch
North Huntingdon residents already volunteering with Irwin’s fire department or emergency medical service will get a tax break similar to one proposed for Irwin residents serving the same roles in North Huntingdon. North Huntingdon commissioners this week unanimously approved extending the volunteer service tax credit for residents serving in Irwin...
Westmoreland County Community College to host open house
Westmoreland County Community College will host an open house next month for perspective students. The event will be held from 3-7 p.m. April 3 at its new Science Innovation Center that opened last fall at the Youngwood campus. College officials will be on hand with information on WCCC’s programs that...
Missing Unity man found
State police have found a Unity Township man who had been missing since Thursday. Joseph Gongo, 73, was reported missing when he left his home around 2 p.m. Thursday and did not return. Gongo was found safe nearby Friday morning, police said....
One injured in Penn Township crash
An unconscious person was taken to an area hospital early Friday after a pickup truck crashed into a barricade on Paintertown Road in Penn Township, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. The driver was trapped and unresponsive when first responders arrived shortly after midnight. Further details were not immediately available....
Family and friends remember young mother's death to childbirth complications
Jamie Cordial Hall was picking up a few things for her 5-week-old son Cody’s baptism the morning of May 15, 2018, when she began to hemorrhage. Hall — a healthy, vibrant, 38-year-old middle-class mother of two from Greensburg — was the last woman friends and family would have thought to...
Westmoreland City's C.W. Meats to close
C.W. Meats in Westmoreland City is officially closing, according to a post on their Facebook page. The specialty food store will close when it sells out of products or at the end of the month. “We would like to personally thank all of our customers for shopping with us through...
WCCC culinary art students break the ice on sculpting work
Westmoreland County Community College culinary art students who are learning the art of cooking and baking, brandished different kind of sharp utensils Thursday to fine tune creations that a professional ice sculptor carved out of 265-pound blocks of ice. Jared McAlister, an ice sculptor for DiMartino Ice Co. of Jeannette,...
Rocco Monteleone, Penn Township boy who lost battle with leukemia, laid to rest
A Penn Township boy was laid to rest Thursday after losing his battle with acute Myeloid leukemia. Rocco Joseph Monteleone, 2, the son of Brandon and Michelle Monteleone, died Sunday. He had been diagnosed with leukemia Dec. 30. A Penn Township police command truck helped lead the funeral escort from...
Ligonier man accused in burglary jailed on $50K bond
A 32-year-old man who previously served time for a burglary conviction was back in the Westmoreland County Prison Thursday, accused of breaking into a Ligonier Township home. Joshua J. Miller, of the village of Waterford, was arraigned before District Judge Denise Thiel on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, receiving stolen...
Mother of crash victim testifies at suspect's sentencing hearing: 'I don't want to be me'
Shannon Lakenan-Rowland can remember her mother holding her younger brother Joshua Jordan when he was a baby. On Thursday, Lisa Lakenan carried an urn containing his remains into a Westmoreland County courtroom. She placed it on the wooden ledge of the witness stand. “I would never wish anybody to be...
Mt. Pleasant Public Library hosts annual Dinner in the Stacks fundraiser April 5
Ever wanted to pick Nathaniel Hawthorne’s brain on some of his most famous books, like “The Scarlet Letter,” “The House of the Seven Gables” or “Twice-Told Tales”? It may not be with the actual Hawthorne, but first-person, in-character interpreter Rob Velella is set to play the part at the Mt....
Greensburg Mass to celebrate beatified Mother Clelia Merloni on Sunday
One in a series of regional Masses celebrating the November beatification of Blessed Mother Clelia Merloni will be held at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg, on Sunday. Greensburg Bishop Edward C. Malesic will be the celebrant of the 11:30 a.m. service. Mother Clelia founded the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of...
Seven Years' War symposium at Fort Ligonier to focus on 'The Soldier'
The second annual Seven Years’ War Symposium at Fort Ligonier will focus on the theme “The Soldier.” Scheduled for April 13-14 at the Fort Ligonier Center for History Education, the symposium will include presentations by Maria Alessandra Bollettino, Alex Burns, Michael Galban, Fred Lucas and William Raffle. Erica Nuckles, Fort...
N. Belle Vernon woman accused of harassing ex-boyfriend with 2 dozen phone calls
North Belle Vernon police accused a 44-year-old woman of making more than two dozen harassing telephone calls to her ex-boyfriend at his workplace since February. Pamela S. Gamble, who lives in the borough, is charged with 25 counts of harassment by communications and a single count of disorderly conduct in...
4 Jeannette streets to be paved in $157K project
Four Jeannette streets will be reconstructed in this year’s paving project. Council awarded the $157,000 contract to Tresco Paving of Plum. City clerk Michelle Langdon said the following streets will be part of the project: • Charles Street, from Division Street to Clark Avenue. • Highland Avenue, from Charles to...
School bus crash reported in Murrysville
A vehicle rear-ended a school bus in Murrysville Thursday morning, according to Westmoreland County 911. No injuries were initially reported, dispatchers said, but EMS was called to the scene because there were three students in the bus. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. at the corner of William Penn...
2 accused in Jeannette shooting arrested, taken to jail
Two people accused of involvement in a shooting that injured a Jeannette woman last week surrendered to police Wednesday, said Chief Shannon Binda. Elijah T. Miles, 22, and DeJanette Ivy Crosby, 23, both of Mt. Pleasant, were taken to the Westmoreland County Prison. Police had been looking for the pair...
Anti-vaxxers attacked Western Pa. pediatricians. Study shows how they fought back.
When Dr. Todd Wolynn published a YouTube video on his Kids Plus Pediatrics Facebook page touting the HPV vaccine as a cancer prevention tool, he had no idea he was opening the floodgates to a world of anti-vaccine internet warriors. Wolynn, a pediatrician and the CEO of the practice with...
Arnold Palmer airport eyes 2 millionth passenger, gets extra South Carolina flights
Westmoreland County officials are celebrating the arrival of the 2 millionth Spirit Airlines passenger at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, expected this month. The low-cost carrier has provided the only commercial flight service at the Unity airport since 2011. As of Feb. 28, the number of incoming and outbound passengers since...
Police: Missing 10-year-old girl from North Huntingdon found safe in White Oak
A missing 10-year-old North Huntingdon girl was found safe in a wooded area in White Oak on Wednesday night, police said. A searcher found the girl, who lives in that neighborhood, shortly before 11 p.m., lying down about 50 feet from the road, said North Huntingdon Police Chief Robert Rizzo....
Latrobe woman admits participating in money laundering conspiracy
A Latrobe woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh to participating in a “mystery shoppers” money laundering scheme for five years. Susan Rings, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of money laundering conspiracy before Judge David S. Cercone, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. In connection...


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