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Latrobe woman arrested on new drug counts after city detective serves warrant
A Latrobe woman wanted on charges of selling a small amount of methamphetamine to a police informant last month was apprehended walking downtown this week as she carried more than a brick of heroin and suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to court documents. Megan M. Ashbaugh, 26, was...
Murrysville tennis nonprofit gets boost from national health care companyVideo
A Murrysville nonprofit that focuses on teaching tennis, with a focus on being inclusive of all ability levels, has gotten a boost to its profile — and its bank account — through a promotion by national health care company Craneware. Anup Nadesan, 18, of Murrysville, started My Ground Strokes alongside...
Pennsylvania saw upswing in covid cases, hospitalizations in March
Covid-19 cases in Pennsylvania took an upswing in March, though nothing like what was experienced last fall through the beginning of this year. The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported 3,893 additional cases; and the seven-day average of cases in the state ticked up to 4,073. The seven-day total...
Murrysville native accepted into International Opera Academy in Italy
Saint Vincent College junior Justin Massetto of Murrysville was accepted to the prestigious International Opera Academy in Bologna, Italy, becoming the second member of his family to gain entry. Massetto is a music performance major, with minors in sacred music, mathematics and computer science, and a graduate of Franklin Regional...
How much is your town slated to get from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?
The American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, includes funding for counties and local municipalities. The money, which will be sent in two batches, must be spent by the end of 2024 on projects that include reimbursement and expenses...
Extended hours announced for Westmoreland, Monroeville malls
More than a year after the covid-19 pandemic first impacted Westmoreland and Monroeville malls, both locations are set to return to more normal hours. Starting Thursday, hours at both malls will be extended to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, mall officials announced. The malls are currently open...
City of Jeannette and police officer sued for false arrest
A former Jeannette man on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the city and a police officer, contending he was the victim of a false arrest in July 2018. Richard Berger, 53, now of Hempfield, in the two-count lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County said police acted without probable cause and with...
Jeannette woman hit, killed by train
A Jeannette woman was hit by a train and killed Wednesday, according to the Westmoreland County coroner. Jacqueline A. Wandler, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene on the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Jeannette. Investigators said she was walking along the tracks at 12:40 a.m. when a conductor and engineer...
Man accused of fleeing from police, ramming vehicle onto Route 30 in North Huntingdon
A Jeannette man is in jail after police said he was driving erratically Tuesday night in North Huntingdon and rammed another vehicle, pushing it onto Route 30. Township police said Todd Allen Zvara, 54, appeared to be intoxicated during the 9 p.m. incident. He is charged with aggravated assault, fleeing...
Unity man arrested in connection with Latrobe woman’s drug overdose death
A Unity man was arrested Wednesday on police accusations that he sold drugs to a woman who died from an overdose in 2019, according to court papers. Chad E. Ghrist, 42, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death and drug possession. Police said lab reports showed that his DNA...
Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown gets new look, though popular menu remains sameVideo
When the owners of The Original Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown decided to renovate, they didn’t hire a fancy design firm. They trusted the job to an employee who understood traffic patterns in the popular bakery/breakfast/lunch spot. The employee is clerk Seth Brown of Ligonier, who also is studying marketing and...
Pennsylvania reports 4,000+ covid cases for 4th time in a week
Pennsylvania on Wednesday reported its fourth day in the past week with covid-19 case totals above 4,000. The state health department reported 4,557 cases, bringing the state’s total to 1,024,857. Allegheny County added 418 newly reported cases to climb to 85,680, while Westmoreland’s 126 additional cases bumped its total to...
Westmoreland news includes Good Friday fish fry, art exhibit
Art exhibit • The Greensburg Art Center and Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will sponsor an art exhibit featuring the oil and acrylic works of Carlow University graduate Maura Taylor from Friday to April 13 at the library, 237 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Greensburg. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays,...
Hempfield man sentenced in car sales scheme
A Hempfield man will spend a year on house arrest for claiming to be a licensed car dealer when selling vehicles on Facebook and forging a family member’s name on some of the transactions, according to court papers. Christopher Alan Post, 39, previously of Lower Burrell, was sentenced this week...
Murrysville-Export club join international Rotary effort to ‘End Plastic Soup’Video
After growing up in Ireland, Noreen Hill-Olszewski was surprised to find how comparatively little recycling was happening in the United States. “We’re used to separating our trash, our different types of recyclables, our ‘compostibles,’” Hill-Olszewski said. Local recycling has taken a step back in recent years, with several regional haulers...
Utility shut-off ban ends Thursday; Western Pennsylvania companies say help is available
Utility companies in the region have a unified message for delinquent customers who are in danger of having their service turned off beginning Thursday: Call now. The state Public Utility Commission’s ban on service shut-offs during the pandemic ends Thursday, and utility companies are urging eligible customers who are behind...
Pitt Greensburg officials pivot on Hempfield campus commencement plansVideo
Two weeks after announcing it would hold a drive-thru commencement, the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg has pivoted and will offer students the opportunity to turn the tassels on their mortarboards and march to “Pomp and Circumstance” at its Hempfield campus on May 1. The change in plans came after...
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library and Youngwood branch to resume normal hours
Citing the increase in vaccination rates, officials at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library and the Youngwood Area Public Library branch said the facilities will resume regular operating hours Monday. The libraries, which curtailed operating hours and added additional virtual programming during the pandemic, will continue to offer a variety of...
Job fair slated for open positions at Live! Casino Pittsburgh
In anticipation of welcoming more people to Live! Casino Pittsburgh next month as some covid-related restrictions are lifted, officials with the Hempfield facility are hosting a job fair. Scheduled for Monday at the casino’s recruitment center in Westmoreland Mall, the job fair will promote various positions in the facility. In...
Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s livestream concerts get another round
“Always leave them wanting more” is an old saw of the entertainment business. Westmoreland Cultural Trust did that with The VIP Experience, its recent weekly livestream concert series. The free concerts were so popular that the Trust has renewed the series for a second run. The first series aired Jan....
Man accused in violent Allegheny home invasion arrested during domestic dispute in Greensburg
A Greensburg man accused in a violent Allegheny County home invasion was arrested over the weekend after trying to get away from city police investigating a domestic dispute in a parked SUV, according to court papers. Police said Justin Bryant, 23, gave them the wrong name and tried to run...
Ligonier area dam removed; trout stream to be restoredVideo
A 1940s-era reservoir that once held close to 7 million gallons of drinking water for the Ligonier-Laughlintown areas is empty. A New Kensington company is removing the dam — a project that eventually will allow the stream that fed the reservoir to be rechanneled so it flows freely into a...
Hempfield man accused of attempting to break out of Westmoreland jail
A Hempfield man jailed in connection with an alleged domestic assault is accused by police of using wheelchair arms to pry off the metal frame of a window at the Westmoreland County Prison, according to county detectives. Jule A. Mascherma, 33, is charged with attempted escape, institutional vandalism and making...
Latrobe bridge set for rehabilitation
A bridge in Latrobe is set for rehabilitation this year after the county commissioners on Monday approved a $2.4 million project. Brewery Bridge carries Ligonier Street over Loyalhanna Creek near City Brewing and Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. County engineer Vaughn Neill said the project is funded mostly by a federal...
Woman hurt in South Huntingdon crash
A Finleyville woman was hurt in a one-vehicle crash early Tuesday in South Huntingdon, according to state police. Barbara M. Hadbavny, 60, was traveling on Route 31 at 1:30 a.m. when troopers said her vehicle crashed into a culvert and flipped over near Turkeytown Road. The crash resulted in significant...
