Jeff Himler stories, Page 88
Loaded handgun found in purse at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport checkpoint
A Cambria County woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers on Friday when they discovered a loaded gun in her purse at the security checkpoint at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. It was the fifth handgun caught at the airport so far in 2021, up from three found...
Latrobe to celebrate downtown upgrades, promote local art and businesses
Latrobe will welcome visitors Wednesday to help celebrate completion of downtown infrastructure improvements. The public also will find retail bargains and art displays throughout the business district as part of an Art Walk event and monthly Shop Hop Night promotion. Activities begin at 3 p.m., when city officials, merchants and...
Diocese of Greensburg marks 9/11 anniversary with Mass, online video series
The Diocese of Greensburg plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks with a remembrance Mass and an online video series. Bishop Larry J. Kulick will host the Mass at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg. The public is invited to attend. The...
Shooting in Pittsburgh’s East End leaves man with multiple wounds
A man was taken to a local hospital with multiple gunshot wounds following a shooting Thursday night on Frankstown Avenue, in Pittsburgh’s East End, a city Public Safety spokesman said. The man was alert and in stable condition, according to the spokesman. City police responded just before 10 p.m. to...
Bethel Park man charged with homicide by vehicle in death of man in wheelchair
A Bethel Park man is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of a controlled substance in the July 15 death of a man seated in a motorized wheelchair in Homestead. Eric Walker, 50, also is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Anthony Donofrio, 72,...
Man in stable condition after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood
A man was taken to a local hospital in stable condition as a result of a shooting Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood, according to a city Public Safety spokesman. City police responded shortly before 2:30 p.m. to a Shotspotter alert in the 300 block of North Aiken Avenue. Officers...
Derry Township chainsaw injury sends man to hospital via helicopter
A man was flown to a trauma center for treatment after being injured by a chainsaw Thursday in Derry Township, according to emergency responders. Bradenville firefighters were dispatched at about 4:30 p.m. to establish a landing zone for a medical helicopter in the middle of Laughlin Farm Road, according to...
Parents urge Greensburg Salem to defy state mandate, stick with mask-optional school planVideo
Some Greensburg Salem parents urged the district to stick with its recently approved mask-optional policy inside its schools, despite a statewide K-12 mask mandate set to take effect Tuesday. At this week’s board discussion meeting, Ryan Silowash and Susanna Dejeet, both of Salem, and Carrie Hamley, of Greensburg, all spoke...
Greensburg Salem weighs hiring to alleviate large kindergarten class size
Greensburg Salem is considering adding an elementary teacher to help reduce large kindergarten class sizes at Metzgar Elementary. The school board is expected to vote at its Sept. 8 meeting on whether to advertise the position. District administrators recommended the move after noting there are as many as 28 kindergarten...
Roads in North Huntingdon, Sewickley to close for work on slides, culvert
PennDOT will close roads in North Huntingdon and Sewickley townships beginning Sept. 7 for slide repairs and a culvert replacement, respectively. Both closures will involve marked detours. The slide repairs will occur along a section of Guffey and Turner Valley roads, located between Guffey and Volk Road, and are expected...
84 Lumber looks to add 35 regional employees at Hempfield hiring event
Building materials supplier 84 Lumber scheduled a hiring event Wednesday in Hempfield as it looks to fill 35 positions at five locations in the Pittsburgh region. Job seekers can interview for openings from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, 700 Power Line Drive. Candidates can connect...
Allegheny City Civil War veteran’s effects fetch more than $4K at auction
A cache of military relics and a wooden locker belonging to an Allegheny County Civil War veteran sold for $4,600 at auction on Sunday, commanding more than 250% of its estimated value. The collection of items originally belonged to Alfred W. Kredel, a German-American resident of Allegheny City’s Troy Hill,...
Unity native, medical student caps undergrad swim career with Academic All-American honor
Time is precious for Mikayla Bisignani as she begins her first year as a Pitt medical student. Still, the Unity native hopes to find the opportunity to take her standout swimming career in a new direction, as a coach. She’s been offered a part-time assistant swimming/strength and conditioning position at...
Saint Vincent debuts new galleries to public for 8th Catholic Arts Biennial
Those attending Saint Vincent College’s Eighth Catholic Arts Biennial exhibit will be greeted by new surroundings and fresh perspectives that reflect the intersection of modern faith and social concerns. The juried show will be on display Sept. 7 through Oct. 29 in the Verostko Center for the Arts, a new...
Hempfield Area lists 4 elementary covid cases on first day of school
Hempfield Area School District began the 2021-22 school year with four confirmed or probable cases of covid-19 among elementary students. There were three cases on Thursday, the first day of school, among students at Maxwell Elementary and one at West Hempfield Elementary. The cases were posted Friday afternoon on a...
Civil War cache on auction block chronicles Allegheny City veteran’s 2 tours of duty
Allegheny County Civil War veteran Alfred W. Kredel was granted an invalid pension of $6 per month in 1884, for wounds he received 22 years earlier during action at Gaines’ Mill in Virginia. On Sunday, the record of that pension, other personal effects related to the Troy Hill resident’s Union...
Farm’s excess ears provide fresh corn for Westmoreland Food Bank recipientsVideo
Ideal growing conditions this summer left John and Sam Greenawalt up to their ears in excess sweet corn on their Sewickley Township farm. That overabundance now is a windfall for the Westmoreland County Food Bank and the families it serves. About 30 volunteers gathered Wednesday morning at one of the...
Masks remain optional at Greater Latrobe after elementary mandate fails by slim margin
When Greater Latrobe parents send their elementary students back to the classroom beginning Monday, they will have the option of deciding whether their children should wear a mask upon entering their school building. The school board this week was just one vote away from amending its July 27 mask-optional policy,...
Damage contained, no one injured in Loyalhanna bedroom fire
Firefighters quickly knocked down a bedroom fire and were able to contain damage to one room Monday night at a modular home in Loyalhanna Township. Crews were dispatched before 10 p.m. to the dwelling along Moween Road in Loyalhanna Township. “We had a pretty good knockdown,” Saltsburg Fire Chief John...
2 taken to hospital after car-pickup collision in Unity
Two motorists were taken by ambulance to Excela Latrobe Hospital for treatment following a two-vehicle crash Monday night in Unity. Firefighters responded just before 9:30 p.m. after a car and pickup truck collided on Marguerite Road, between Marguerite Lake Road and Kimberly Drive. All occupants were able to free themselves...
Pedestrian struck by motorcycle, critically injured near Shadyside
A female pedestrian was taken to a local hospital in critical condition Monday after being struck by a motorcycle near Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood, according to a city public safety spokeswoman. The male driver of the motorcycle also was taken to a hospital, in stable condition with injuries to his jaw,...
Latrobe eyes technology, paving upgrades with pandemic recovery funding
Latrobe Council on Monday voted to amend the city’s $6.5 million 2021 budget to include more than $409,000 the city expects to receive in an installment of federal pandemic recovery funding. City Manager Michael Gray also proposed a series of projects and other expenditures where the money could be applied....
Westmoreland County free of West Nile virus as 2021 season nears end; Allegheny spraying set
No cases of West Nile virus have been found so far this year in Westmoreland County, which means officials haven’t had to apply spray to combat the mosquitoes that can transmit the disease. The Westmoreland Conservation District, which traps mosquitoes to be tested for signs of the disease, reports that...
Volunteers needed to pick surplus corn for Westmoreland food bank
Ideal growing conditions have led to an overabundance of sweet corn at the Greenawalt Farm in Sewickley Township. Thanks to the a relationship between the farm and the Westmoreland County Food Bank, those extra ears won’t go to waste. The food bank is seeking volunteers to pick corn from 9...
Latrobe festival kicks off 2-day celebration of city’s banana split legacyVideo
Six-year-old Adler Ulrich giggled with delight Friday when she helped comedic magician Steve Haberman turn a rabbit figurine into a whole family of smaller toy bunnies. The magic show behind Adams Memorial Library was just the beginning of a day out with her brother, Charlie, 3, and their Unity Township...
