Haley Daugherty stories, Page 18

Greater Latrobe students exercised their green thumbs on the site of the former Saint Xavier Academy in Unity during a Capstone program project. Patrick Roberts teaches the Latrobe Capstone students and is on the board of directors for the Westmoreland Land Trust. The Trust recently purchased the St. Xavier property...

The Air North DC-3 “Yukon Sourdough” will be added as an attraction in the Shop ’n Save Westmoreland Airshow in June 2023. Produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corp. in 1942, the transport aircraft flew mostly in Canada, merging into instruction and training use until it was sold in 1963. During...

Students milled around the Mt. Pleasant Area High School swimming pool parking lot Friday, watching members of the Hecla Volunteer Fire Department raise the truck hoses to begin spraying the tarps placed on the grass field below. Some of the students shivered as the wind picked up and they were...

High school students from across the county gathered Thursday at Twin Lakes Park to test their knowledge of the natural world during the 2023 Westmoreland Envirothon competition. With each high school having entered at least two teams, about 125 students rotated among six stations in the park, which is east...

Greater Latrobe School District will offer 17 new courses for students to choose from next school year in an effort to engage them in education. A study found students began a steady decline in interest beginning in about sixth grade, said Jon Mains, assistant to the superintendent of secondary education....

The union representing ushers at PNC Park avoided a strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates. On Sunday ushers, ticket takers and ticket sellers working at PNC Park voted to strike after rejecting a contract proposal from the Pirates. Workers were planning to picket outside the Pirates’...

Driving through Murrysville on Route 22 was a bit louder than usual Sunday morning. The normal sounds of traffic were accompanied by the roar of hundreds of motorcycles headed for the 26th annual Blessing of the Bikes at Murrysville Alliance Church. Smiling as they passed cars, the bikers’ excitement for...

The Sewickley Township Supervisors recognized three residents for their bravery Saturday afternoon. Kurtis Baker, Bradley Cook and Takoma Gantt each received two awards commending them for their lifesaving actions during a Sewickley Township house fire in March. The three men assisted Ruth Shotts in escaping her burning home on Yukon-Madison...

Westmoreland County Community College welcomed 14 YMCA gymnastics teams this weekend to the 2023 Pennsylvania YMCA state championships, hosted by the Greensburg Y Aerials gymnastics team. YMCA teams from all over Pennsylvania are attending the two-day meet. The competition consists of gymnasts in several skill levels going head-to-head in vault,...

Mark Kraisinger was a hometown boy. Some say that he lived for Mt. Pleasant Borough, that “he would give the shirt off his back” if it meant seeing the community thrive. Kraisinger, a longtime Mt. Pleasant volunteer firefighter and currently its fire chief, was found dead Tuesday in his home....

After four years of planning, Latrobe residents will soon witness the restoration of the historic Amtrak station on McKinley Avenue. Over the next two years, the circa 1903 station will be equipped with an accessible concrete and brick platform with lighting, guardrails and signs. A new pedestrian ramp will be...

The Goal Magazine Gala returns this month and will benefit the Shop with a Cop charity. After a three-year hiatus, organizers at the nonprofit are asking guests to join them at the Greensburg Country Club in Hempfield on April 21 at 6 p.m. “We haven’t had the gala since 2019,”...

A historic building in downtown Mt. Pleasant has been condemned after being gutted Wednesday afternoon by a fire. When the blaze started at McCali Manor, Leon Mowry II, owner of Saloom Department Store, headed next door to DePalma Flooring to warn Pam DePalma and others inside to move their cars...

A country church in the village of Luxor in Hempfield decided to use its surplus mission team money to support students at two Westmoreland County school districts. After reaching out to the food service department to see whether there were students with unpaid lunch accounts, Luxor United Methodist of Greensburg...

Ligonier area residents are saying goodbye to the remnants of the Ligonier Beach property. With the support of federal funding, Westmoreland County has officially started demolition at the Ligonier Township property in accordance with the countywide movement to fight community blight. The township applied for a blight remediation grant through...

The control tower at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport will receive an $855,000 upgrade funded by federal money. “The tower was built in ’81 and it’s going to be a general refurbishment of the tower’s integrity,” said Gabe Monzo, Westmoreland Airport Authority director. The Unity airport has received more than $5...

Latrobe police department hopes to hire two patrol officers within the next few months. With 13 initial applicants, the department is considering eight candidates for the job. Candidates are required to complete each phase of an extended hiring process. If they fail a phase, they are eliminated from the running....

The Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Banana Split Princess Pageant on May 20 at Robindale Auditorium in Latrobe. The 2023 pageant has expanded to welcome girls between the ages of 9 and 13 who live in Greater Latrobe, Derry Area, Ligonier Valley, Greensburg Salem...

Have you ever wanted to see what happens in Latrobe after dark? Starting this April, you can. Jodie Edmiston, co-owner of Latrobe’s Green Goddess, is planning a Latrobe Night Market hosted by local vendors. The first market is set to be on the third Wednesday of April — April 20...

A nationally ranked triathlete and mother of five, 54-year-old Heather Melzer likens her participation in the sport to the adage about fine wine. “You can get better as you get older,” the North Allegheny woman said. “My bike just keeps getting better, and, right now, it’s my only weapon against...

Greater Latrobe School District will be saying goodbye to 15 educators in June. During the school board voting meeting in March, Superintendent Michael Porembka presented the resolution to approve the retirements of 15 tenured teachers by reading portions of different resignation letters. “I think these statements speak highly of the...

Pittsburgh police arrested a man on Wednesday in connection to a fatal shooting in Arlington Heights in early March. According to police, Leroy Grace, 31, was arrested in the 1600 block of Arlington Avenue. Police said Grace is charged in connection with the fatal shooting March 1 of Tamont Terale...

Rachel Scott had said that she would die young. In 1999, 18-year-old Scott became the first fatality of the Columbine High School attack. With her death came the exposure of her writing, efforts to connect with those around her and a chain of events she started through her kindness. Rachel’s...

Despite their quick actions, Kurtis Baker, Bradley Cook and Takoma Ganett all had the same sentiment: “We wish we could have done more.” The trio of passersby were able to pull a woman out of her burning Sewickley Township home Thursday afternoon but could not save her husband. David Wayne...

Warm fronts and sap can make for a sticky situation during maple season. With an early start to sap harvesting season in Western Pennsylvania, the Lynch family at Baer Brothers Maple Camp has been working overtime to produce their fresh syrup. “There’s no such thing as free time during maple...