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2 state troopers, prisoner injured during trip to prison in Indiana County
Two state troopers and a prisoner were injured Monday afternoon on their way to the state prison in Indiana County. The troopers, who are assigned to the Indiana County station, and the prisoner, a 20-year-old man, suffered minor to moderate injuries inside the troopers’ unmarked patrol vehicle just before 12:30...
Greensburg woman accused of shouting racial slurs at group outside her apartment
A Greensburg woman is accused of directing racial slurs toward a group of people gathered outside her Eastmont Drive apartment. Greensburg police charged Fallon Eckenrode, 25, with ethnic intimidation, harassment and disorderly conduct in the incident they say happened just before 10 p.m. on June 19 in the 700 block...
Pennsylvania Lottery struggles to attract bets on virtual sports games
The Pennsylvania Lottery has more than 1,850 outlets with screens displaying virtual animated football and auto races. The odds of finding someone watching a bet play out on the simulated sports action is pretty low. With a few exceptions, lottery licensees in the region report few customers are spending their...
Latrobe man, 82, honored for decades as firefighter, crossing guard 
Latrobe Elementary students experienced some major changes this past school year. Midway through the academic calendar, they started attending classes in a new school on Ligonier Street, several blocks away from the building it replaced. Though the surroundings shifted, familiar faces at the school remained — including crossing guard John...
Hempfield beef spread joins farmland preservation program
Westmoreland County’s Heinnickel family has added a new section of its multi-farm holdings to the state’s agricultural conservation easement purchase program. The family’s 39-acre Luxor Farm in Hempfield was among 47 farms, covering 3,561 acres in 21 counties, added this month to the farmland preservation program. The program taps federal,...
Dollar General to move into closing Latrobe video store
Dollar General is preparing for a move in Latrobe — one that will take it a block and a half from its current location on Ligonier Street to the building at Depot and Alexandria streets soon to be vacated by Family Video. Spokeswoman Angela Petkovic said Dollar General plans to...
New Stanton interchange repairs will detour traffic headed to Youngwood
PennDOT is preparing to transition to a new phase and a new detour in its ongoing update of concrete pavement and lighting at the Route 119 and Toll Route 66 interchange in New Stanton. Crews are expected by next week to reopen the ramp used by motorists heading from northbound...
Greater Latrobe OKs salary bump for facilities director outside of public vote
Greater Latrobe School District’s recently approved 2019-20 budget includes a one-time salary adjustment of nearly 8% for Kurt Thomas, the district’s director of facilities, operations and planning. The additional pay hike for Thomas, based on his abilities, was discussed as a budgetary item during a Feb. 26 school board retreat,...
Latrobe car cruise to benefit city police
A car cruise tonight in Latrobe will raise funds to assist the city’s police force. The E C Cruisers Car Club event is set for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lil’ Cruisers Favorite Food and Ice Cream, 702 Industrial Boulevard. Dash plaques will be presented to the first 50...
Keystone Park sewage suggestion: Spread cost among Derry Township authority customers
Many, but far from all, who attended an informational meeting last week voiced support for a proposed project that would extend public sewer lines and a recreational trail through Derry Township, from New Alexandria to Keystone State Park. The problem supporters of the project are faced with: How to pay...
Greensburg bridal salon joins gown giveaway for service members
Military service members and first responders who are planning to tie the knot will have a chance to walk down the aisle in style without busting their budget, thanks to Operation Wedding Gown. Greensburg’s MB Bride & Special Occasion is partnering with national nonprofit Brides Across America to offer free...
Marco's Pizza closes, Family Video winding down operations in Latrobe
Marco’s Pizza restaurant in Latrobe closed Monday, and the adjacent Family Video store is set to end operations by the end of June. The phase-out of the two related stores is a result of the sale of the property they share on Depot Street, according to Stephanie Miller, assistant manager...
Greater Latrobe bids superintendent farewell with tuneful tribute 
Greater Latrobe School Board provided Superintendent Judith Swigart a glowing sendoff Tuesday at her final public meeting with the school directors before her July 31 retirement. The tributes to Swigart’s nearly 11-year tenure leading the district included remarks by school board President Eric Hauser, a standing ovation, an impromptu vocal...
More drama surfaces as Greensburg woman's lease of 'Dance Moms' studio ends
Filming for season 8 of Lifetime channel’s “Dance Moms” has concluded, but a different drama is unfolding behind the scenes at the Penn Hills dance studio where Abby Lee Miller became a reality TV star. A rift has developed between Miller and a former dance student who has leased the...
Greensburg police warn of ransomware attack on businesses
Greensburg police are advising area businesses and residents not to open unfamiliar or suspicious emails after reporting that several local businesses were subjected to ransomware attacks on Tuesday. One business in the city was among those that had files corrupted and encrypted in the attack, police said. Hackers requested that...
Greater Latrobe OKs 1-mill tax hike, $57M budget
Greater Latrobe School District property owners will pay an additional 1 mill of taxes to help support a 2019-20 district budget of $57 million. The board this week adopted a final version of the spending plan by a 7-1 vote, with Merle Musick absent. Board member Michael O’Barto cast the...
3 killed in Fayette County crash
A man, a woman and a 4-year-old child were killed Tuesday afternoon when their pickup truck collided with a tri-axle truck along Route 21 in Fayette County, state police said. Officials weren’t able yet to identify the victims, but Fayette County Coroner Phillip Reilly indicated they were related, including an...
Supporters fear for Keystone Park project, plan informational meeting
Supporters of a project that would extend public sewage service and a recreational trail to Keystone State Park plan to meet next week in an effort to keep the underfunded project from being canceled. The informational meeting, set for 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Alexandria Community Center,...
Homemade food a highlight of Latrobe firefighters' fair
Latrobe Fire Department’s Goodwill Hose Company No. 1 will holds its annual fair Monday through Saturday at the fire station, at Alexandria and Oak streets. The event, held from 5 to 11 p.m. each day, has been a Latrobe tradition for more than a century. It includes bingo, games and...
Fort Ligonier board names former trustee interim director
A former member of the Fort Ligonier Board of Trustees has been named interim executive director of the historic site and museum in Ligonier. Henry C. Scully, 59, will move into the role Monday, working alongside current director Annie Urban, who is set to leave July 31 to become executive...
Unity clears way for dance studio formerly run by 'Dance Moms' star to move to Crabtree
Unity supervisors have granted a conditional use for the former Carbone’s Restaurant, clearing the way for the building’s owner — DeFabo Properties — to lease a portion of the building as a dance studio. Appolonia Leake, a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and Saint Vincent College, is looking to...
Unity supervisors consider GetGo move to former Arnold Palmer dealership site
The site of the shuttered Arnold Palmer Motors dealership along Route 30 in Unity soon may be active again. Township officials are considering a plan by Giant Eagle to move its GetGo convenience store and gas station from Mountain Laurel Plaza, just to the west along the highway’s eastbound lanes,...
Ceiling section falls, injures man in Derry Township apartment
A man was taken to a local hospital when a section of ceiling fell on him late Thursday in an apartment building on Lincoln Avenue in Derry Township. Bradenville fire Chief Mark Piantine said a three-foot-square piece of ceiling fell down in a “freak accident,” striking the man in a...
Wireless service in Unity villages to get boost
Residents in the Whitney area who have trouble with internet and cell phone connections could see improvement through a broadband service provider’s plan to install several “booster” antennae. The Unity Township Supervisors on Thursday approved a franchise agreement allowing ExteNet to install the wireless boosters at six sites in and...
Vehicle flips in Mt. Pleasant Township, sends man to hospital
A 45-year-old man was injured when his vehicle overturned Thursday evening in Mt. Pleasant Township. The crash was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Fry Hollow Road, just off Route 819. The man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, according to a Westmoreland County emergency dispatch supervisor. Traffic...


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