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Police: Baby stepped on, woman beaten in Latrobe altercation
State police in Greensburg are investigating an alleged altercation where a man severely injured a woman and stepped on a baby last month in Latrobe. The incident occurred just before 8:45 p.m. Dec. 28. State police reported that the man, 42, struck the woman, 38, several times with a closed...
Firefighters battle flames and freezing temperatures in Cook Township
A vacant house was destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday in Cook Township. Fire Chief Shawn Kestner said no one was living at the Jefferson School Road home when flames broke out at 1 a.m. The structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived amid bone-chilling cold. Fire trucks...
3 arrested after police find Ecstasy, marijuana in Hempfield apartment
Three Hempfield men are behind bars after police seized 721 Ecstasy pills and about 200 grams of an “unknown crystal-like substance” from their apartment, according to court papers. Kangin Jacob Louis Ayo and Dimitri Nigel Victor, both 24 and Demarrius Quave Antoine, 22, were arrested Friday on drug and conspiracy...
Norwin superintendent, asst. superintendent take retirement incentives
Norwin’s superintendent and one of its assistant superintendents will get incentives to retire one year early, under deals the Norwin School Board approved Monday. Superintendent William Kerr will receive an early retirement incentive of $56,353, while Timothy Kotch Sr., assistant superintendent for secondary education, will receive benefits equal to $76,871....
Rotary seeking host clubs, families for exchange students
The Murrysville-Export Rotary Club is seeking host clubs and families for exchange students in the 2019-20 school year. Rotary Exchange students arrive in August and spend a year in a local high school. Many stay with up to three host families, each for a few months. Rotary Exchange students have...
Norwin advertises for new superintendent
The Norwin School Board has launched a search for an experienced superintendent to replace William Kerr, who is retiring June 30. The school district seeks someone who has a doctorate in education, administration or related field, as well as five years of central office experience, according to an advertisement placed...
Lawsuit: Ligonier Township fireworks accident blinded N.Y. man in one eye
A New York man has filed a personal injury lawsuit alleging a fireworks accident two years ago in Ligonier Township blinded him in one eye. Samuel Breslin, a resident of Albany County, N.Y., filed suit in the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania against Adam Wagner of Indianapolis. The two...
Westmoreland Transit to buy new buses for paratransit program
The Westmoreland County Transit Authority will buy 16 new buses for its paratransit program this year. The agency’s executive director, Alan Blahovec, said a $756,000 state grant will be used to purchase 12 mini buses used in the shared-ride system that operates as Go Westmoreland. Another four buses will be...
St. Clair talk to offer insight into military, political leader’s early lifeVideo
Local historians are familiar with the prominent roles Gen. Arthur St. Clair played in the early years of Westmoreland County, but many feel he hasn’t received the credit he’s due for his contributions on a national stage. Caretaker of the decommissioned Fort Ligonier in the late 1760s, St. Clair served...
Westmoreland County schools to form legislative committee
School districts across Westmoreland County are banding together to have their voices heard on the state level. Through the Committee on Legislative Action, or COLA, local superintendents will learn how proposed bills and laws could affect education in the county. The group, started by the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit — a...
Homes evacuated Sunday afternoon due to gas leak in Delmont
The Delmont Volunteer Fire Department is evacuating homes on White Oak Drive in Delmont because of a gas leak. First-responders were called to the street because of flooding caused by a broken water main around 2:15 p.m. Sunday and discovered the gas leak, according to Westmoreland County 911. It wasn’t...
Police arrest man after camper standoff in Mount Pleasant
State police arrested a man who allegedly barricaded himself in a camper with a semi automatic pistol for more than two hours Sunday afternoon. Timothy B. Minerd, 47, of Mt. Pleasant shot at the ground in front of troopers before retreating into the camper, according to a police report. The...
Level Green veteran with multiple sclerosis enjoys new all-terrain wheelchair
Bill Driscoll never thought he’d be able to hunt again, let alone clear snow from his driveway. As an active member in the community and Navy veteran who served in Desert Storm, Driscoll, 52, enjoyed coaching wrestling, working at a power plant and spending time outdoors. But a multiple sclerosis...
Westmoreland Transit to change bus routes to better suit needs, attract more riders
Alisia Alcala rides the bus daily to her job at Greengate Centre just a few miles away from her home in Greensburg. Just not on Sundays, when she’s on her own to get to work. “I’d like to see Sunday service and maybe add more stops to the service. On...
Irwin Builders Supply site sold, auction set
An auction is set for Jan. 26 to sell a variety of home building products at the last remaining vestige of Irwin Builders Supply Corp., which was sold last month to a Hempfield-based supplier of aggregate and building products. Wendell H. Stone Co. of Connellsville, part of Hempfield-based Stone &...
Westmoreland bus system operator racks up more fines, tops $100K in penalties since October
Fines leveled against the Ohio-based private company that operates the bus and paratransit programs for the Westmoreland County Transit Authority have now topped $100,000 in four months. The authority imposed $20,000 more in damages against National Express Transit for continued maintenance and operation failures in December. Authority operations director Meghan...
Donegal Township sawmill tour highlights changing lumber industry
A complex, noisy network of blades and belts turned logs into dowels before a crowd of excited onlookers Saturday. “I feel like Willy Wonka in the chocolate factory,” sawmill manager Patrick Cannin said as he showed off stacks of thousands of dowels piled high behind him. They will be used...
Norwin faces possible $1 million budget deficit
Norwin school officials are facing a possible $1 million deficit when they tackle the 2019-20 budget this spring, even if taxes are raised about 2.4 mills, the maximum the state will allow. The school board is expected to consider a resolution Monday that will put a cap on any real...
Criminal justice reform advocate will speak at Pitt-Greensburg
Criminal justice reform advocate and author Shaka Senghor will be the featured speaker Jan. 23 at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Senghor is a best-selling author and award recipient for his work in advocating for prison reform and addressing the negative effects of the prison-industrial complex. He is also...
Historic flag moves from Greensburg fire department attic to new home
A massive American flag that was hidden away for decades in a Greensburg fire station has found a new home with the Westmoreland County Historical Society. The history of the flag has been lost to time. All anyone knows about it are the stories passed down by firefighters who have...
Storm shopping: Blame it on meteorologist, tradition and need to control the ‘uncontrollable’
Whenever meteorologists start the drumbeat of a pending snowstorm, and particularly significant snowfall, panic buying at area grocery stores typically sets in. “The more they talk about it (storm), the busier it gets. They panic. People get worried,” said Diana Espey, a manager at Naser Foods in Pleasant Unity. Espey...
Westmoreland happenings: Jan. 21 and beyond
Special events • Southwestern PA Council for the Arts antiques show and sale is planned 6-9 p.m. Friday , 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Saturday with ask the expert 1-4 p.m., and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 27 in Greensburg Country Club, Route 130, Hempfield. Cost: $7, good for all three days. Details: 412-980-4650,...
Eclipse viewing kicks off Saint Vincent planetarium season
Saint Vincent College’s Angelo J. Taiani Planetarium and Astronaut Exhibit will kick off its spring semester of events Sunday night with a public viewing of the total lunar eclipse. Located in the the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion on the college’s Unity campus, the planetarium will be open for...
Troopers quickly track down Unity bank robbery suspect in Penn Hills
State police arrested a Penn Hills man accused of robbing a Westmoreland County bank on Thursday and making off with more than $4,000. Video surveillance from businesses surrounding the First National Bank in Unity Township led them to arrest Demetryaiss Llamar Holyfield, 25, police said. He was arraigned Friday and...
Police: Derry Township constable used fake arrest warrants to scam money from victims
A Derry Township constable is accused by police of pocketing $3,816 that nine victims paid him last year, believing he would take care of their court matters — some of which didn’t exist, according to court papers. Brian William McDowell, 35, allegedly tried to get money from five more people...
