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South Greensburg police look for car that critically injured pedestrian
South Greensburg police are looking for the car that struck and critically injured a pedestrian Friday night in the 1500 block of Broad Street. The crash happened at about 7:30 p.m. near DeGennaro’s Restaurant, where staff indicated the man, whom police didn’t identify, had dined before he was struck. Police...
Riders get revved up for annual Blessing of the Bikes in MurrysvilleVideo
Area bikers will be revved up Sunday for the 23rd annual Blessing of the Bikes ceremony at Murrysville Alliance Church on Old William Penn Highway. The ceremony is just one of many that take place throughout the region as motorcycle-riding season begins in earnest. It is among the largest, regularly...
North Huntingdon sues developer, zoning board in billboards dispute
North Huntingdon Township has sued its own zoning hearing board and a Greensburg developer, seeking to overturn the board’s decision granting a permit to place a billboard along Route 30, just east of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Irwin interchange. In a suit filed in Westmoreland County, the township wants a judge...
Murrysville voters want judge to split precincts to ease Election Day lines
Democrats and Republicans in Murrysville apparently agree on one issue: the long lines voters must endure before they cast ballots in elections must end. A Westmoreland County judge will soon consider a petition filed by 85 registered voters asking that the county board of elections be forced to redraw the...
West Virginia man accused in fatal shooting of Delmont native
A West Virginia man is accused of fatally shooting a Westmoreland County native in February during an apparent attempted home invasion, according to the Herald Mail. Authorities said Alvin Deshaun Gilbert, 27, fired the shots that killed Corey Barkhamer, 26, formerly of Delmont, on Feb. 3 at a home in...
Derry Township man accused of assaulting, threatening trooper
A Derry Township man remained in jail Monday after a weekend arrest on multiple charges of assaulting and threatening a state trooper who came to his house to investigate a domestic disturbance. Charles D. Leonard, 57, of Pandora, was arraigned before acting District Judge Jason Buczak on charges of assaulting...
Police: Yukon man was intoxicated in I-70 crash that hurt 2 boys
A Yukon man is accused by state police of being intoxicated when he crashed on Interstate 70 in December, seriously injuring two young children, according to state police. Andrew Joshua Calvin, 31, told police he had used cocaine and Suboxone, which can be used to treat pain or an opioid...
Misaligned Donegal bridge deck will be replaced
Crews will tear out and replace part of a new bridge deck in Donegal Township beginning May 6 because it was placed at the wrong elevation last year. The bridge carries County Line Road over Roaring Run, at the border of Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. It is...
Farmer’s market returning to downtown Greensburg
The farmers market is coming back to downtown Greensburg. “We always wanted to go back to Greensburg,” said Paul Sarver, head of the Central Westmoreland Farmer’s Market Association. “The downtown, the merchants and the customers always appreciated us.” For the last few summers, the market has been held twice a...
Business projects booming on Greensburg’s South Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary Wilmes can look out the window of Penelope’s, her gift shop in downtown Greensburg, and see a construction crew hard at work across the street. Another is working a few doors down, and two more projects are happening about a block away. “It hasn’t been this interesting in town...
Demolition starts for mini casino in Hempfield, township says
Demolition for the new mini casino has started inside the former Bon-Ton store at Westmoreland Mall, according to Patrick Karnash, Hempfield’s planning coordinator. Plans for the proposed $131 million casino show about 750 slot machines and 30 table games for the 100,000-square-foot space. Stadium Casino LLC purchased a $40.1 million...
Man on a mission: Ligonier’s Kyle Lundquist continues family’s Mormon legacy
Considering his family history, it’s not all that surprising that Kyle Lundquist would become a Mormon missionary. You might even say it’s in his DNA. Lundquist, 20, of Ligonier, recently completed a two-year stint serving in the California Carlsbad Mission, located just north of San Diego. While there, the Ligonier...
Trib Total Media earns Best Overall Daily Newspaper award
Trib Total Media has received several top awards from the Keystone State Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, including being named Best Overall Daily Newspaper across all circulation categories. The award was announced as part of the group’s annual “Best in Journalism Contest,” which draws entries from throughout Pennsylvania...
Redstone Highlands offers nursing, HVAC scholarships to Pitt-Greensburg, WCCC
Students who want to pursue a nursing career this fall semester can apply for one of three scholarships worth a total of $96,800 to attend either the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg or Westmoreland County Community College. Redstone Highlands, which offers a variety of living options for senior citizens at facilities in...
1 person injured in crash on Route 136 in Hempfield, officials say
One person was reported injured in a crash along Route 136 in Hempfield on Sunday morning, according to authorities. Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department Chief Neil Kush said one person was extricated from a car by firefighters following the crash at about 8:24 a.m. along the two-lane highway. The patient...
Westmoreland County population decrease largest in Pa.
The reality of Westmoreland County’s shrinking population was brought to fruition this week after the U.S. Census Bureau released data showing the county had the largest population decrease in the state. Since 2010, the county has lost over 14,580 people, averaging a decrease of about 1,815 people per year, data...
Latrobe woman pushes on 2 years after brain tumor changed her life
Meah Ezykowsky was lying unresponsive in her bed when her mom rushed into their Latrobe home, knowing something was wrong. That morning of March 20, 2017, the family learned Ezykowsky had a record-sized meningioma tumor — a noncancerous mass that will impact more than 32,000 people this year. The grapefruit-sized...
Man rushed to hospital after being struck in South Greensburg hit-and-run
A man was taken to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run Friday night in South Greensburg. The incident occurred after 7:30 p.m. on Broad Street in front of DeGennaro’s Restaurant and Lounge, which the man had patronized immediately before being struck. South Greensburg...
Bench dedicated to late Trafford supporter, restaurant owner
When Renee Cappetta died last July, Trafford not only lost the person who owned and operated the popular Parente’s Ristorante, but the borough lost a big booster. “She did so much for the town. She did all the light-up nights and did the festivals. She gave so much for town,...
South Greensburg plans grand opening for playground
The caution tape around the new, 30,000-square-foot playground in South Greensburg will come down Saturday at a grand opening for the $200,000 project. Mayor Kevin Fajt will cut the ribbon to open the playground. Borough officials and volunteers have spent almost two years planning, fundraising and building the playground on...
Birthday fundraisers emphasize charity over a ‘wish list’
When he turned 28 this month, Zach Harr of Pittsburgh’s South Side was looking for something a little more lasting than birthday well-wishes on Facebook. “I wanted to try and take advantage of that traffic and make an impact beyond just birthday messages,” he said. Harr grew up in Delmont...
Sandy Hook mother to speak in Greensburg to Catholic women’s group
The mother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Catherine Violet Hubbard will speak in Greensburg on April 27. Jennifer Hubbard will speak at the 9 a.m. annual breakfast of the Greensburg chapter of Magnificat — A Ministry to Catholic Women. Hubbard’s 6-year-old daughter was among the 20 first-graders who...
Greensburg re-enactment brings Jesus’ trial to courthouse stepsVideo
Dozens of people braved wind and rain on Good Friday to attend the 25th annual “Way of the Cross” drama in downtown Greensburg. For the 17th time, Rick Zabrosky reprised his role as Jesus in the hours before his crucifixion — driven relentlessly through the streets of Greensburg by eight...
Pa. delegation seeks Coast Guard honor for Arnold Palmer
Long before Tiger became the center of the golf universe, there was “the King.” The late Arnold Palmer’s name is attached to a charitable foundation, a Florida hospital, a Unity cancer center, an airport and a soft drink as well as a crew of loyal fans known as Arnie’s Army....
Drive-in theaters get close-ups in Westmoreland society program
If most parents suggested a night at the drive-in this weekend, their children would probably ask why mom and dad wanted to spend the night waiting for chicken nuggets at McDonald’s. Drive-in theaters are rare commodity nowadays, but those who grew up with them have fond remembrances. Phil Pusateri of...
