Megan Tomasic stories, Page 23

The North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Company could soon get a face-lift. Hempfield supervisors this week approved an agreement with Pine-based RSSC Architecture for architectural consulting services. The company will provide the township with a plan that could help guide potential renovations at the Route 66 station. “This will not end...

Jeffrey Romoff, the architect of UPMC’s vast empire of hospitals in Western Pennsylvania and beyond, is set to retire Aug. 1, officials announced Wednesday. Romoff will be succeeded by Leslie C. Davis, who most recently served as executive vice president of UPMC and president of the health services division, where...

Vendors will line South Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Greensburg this weekend as part of the third annual Antiques on the Avenue event. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, shoppers will have the opportunity to search through estate jewelry, furniture, primitives and vintage items offered by dealers who will...

At least three people were taken to the hospital following a crash early Monday in Robinson, according to Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV. Crews responded to the incident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 79 around 2 a.m. It was not immediately clear how many vehicles were involved. State police were...

A man was in stable condition after being shot multiple times Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood, police said. Pittsburgh police responded to the 400 block of Cedar Avenue around 8:25 p.m. and found the man with multiple gunshot wounds to the lower body, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety...

Westmoreland County had the seventh-largest natural population decline last year compared to counties across the country, according to population estimates from the census. The estimates show Westmoreland lost 1,943 people in 2020 through natural population changes, meaning there were more deaths than births. “The description of what’s happening in Westmoreland...

Hempfield leaders are looking to the community to help pay for a proposed playground at Hempfield Park. The playground, to be located near the park’s amphitheater, will cost $460,000 for the equipment and installation. According to Aaron Siko, director of parks and recreation, through the township’s current efforts and projects,...

Several Greensburg-based entities are gearing up to host their second Sundays on Pittsburgh Street event this weekend. The event, scheduled for Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Wilbur “Wib” Albright Parking Lot, located behind the Green Beacon Gallery and Unique Ink, will feature yard games, corn hole, live...

Three people were taken by ambulance following a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Wednesday afternoon in Penn Township, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to mile marker 61 around 3:15 p.m. for reports of the crash, where vehicles went off the roadway and into a ravine, the dispatcher...

Hempfield Area School District officials want students to be more careful with their school-issued Chromebooks. After shelling out a whopping $107,000 in repair costs last school year, the district announced families will have to pay for a damage insurance policy this year to be able to take one of the...

Pennsylvania casinos continue to see year-over-year growth, with the industry posting a record $3.87 billion in revenues last fiscal year, according to state regulators. The influx of revenues for casino operators comes after covid-related restrictions had facilities shuttered for several months during the 2019-20 fiscal year, with casinos reporting $2.7...

Hempfield Area students and staff will not be required to wear masks this year under a health and safety plan approved by the school board. The plan, unanimously approved during this week’s school board meeting, will allow parents to decide if they want their child to wear a mask in...

Another round of flushing and testing is needed before the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County can deem the water supply safe for residents of McKeesport’s Lower 10th Ward, officials said Monday afternoon. Residents in the ward have been without water since early Saturday morning when officials became concerned firefighting foam...

In response to wildfires spreading across northern and western Canada, officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection declared Tuesday a Code Orange air quality action day for several areas of the state, including parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. According to a news release from the department, light winds...

Three people were flown by medical helicopter following a crash Sunday morning on Interstate 70 in Rostraver, according to the Rostraver Central Fire Department. Crews responded to the two-vehicle crash on the eastbound side of the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge, also known as the Smithton high-level bridge, shortly before 10:30...

A man was shot in the leg during a home invasion in Reserve Township Saturday night, police said. Allegheny County dispatchers were notified of a home invasion in the 2700 block of Mount Troy Road shortly before 10:20 p.m. Reports indicated that one person was shot during the incident. First...

One person is in critical condition after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and 911 calls for shots fired in the 1200 block of Bingham Street in South Side Flats shortly before 2 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public...

Greensburg officials plan to use money from the first payment of federal covid relief funds to help build a new public works building that will replace one destroyed in a 2019 fire. In all, the city will receive more than $1.47 million from the American Rescue Plan. Funds will be...

The Beaver County coroner was called to the scene of a shooting Monday night in which at least three people were injured, according to a Beaver County 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to the 900 block of 10th Avenue in Beaver Falls shortly before 9:30 p.m. for reports of the shooting....

One person was treated by EMS after they were ejected from a vehicle in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and became stuck in a tree, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. Crews responded to the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike near mile marker 82.5 in Mount Pleasant Township around...

After six years of service, one of Greensburg’s police dogs has retired. Falco, who served on the city force since 2015 alongside handler Patrolman Justin Scalzo, retired June 18. Council members unanimously approved Falco’s retirement during Monday’s meeting. “We wish him all the best as he begins his well-deserved retirement,”...

Like grabbing a drink and a bag of peanuts before the game, stopping by a betting window to place money on the Penguins, Pirates or Steelers soon could become part of the ritual of going to a game. Such is the reality at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., which...

A child is in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle Friday night in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, police said. Crews responded to the 1300 block of Paulson Avenue around 8:10 p.m. where they were directed to a boy sitting in the road, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Maurice...