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GetGo celebrates store opening near Jeannette, presents grants to 2 school districtsVideo
Nearly all of the 45 available parking spaces were full Wednesday afternoon as GetGo celebrated the grand opening of its 266th location along Route 30 in Hempfield. Located at the intersection of Lewis Avenue, near the border of Jeannette, the 6,000-square-foot cafe and market employs 35. Offering made-to-order food, as...
Westmoreland prosecutors will seek death penalty for New Kensington man in 2-year-old’s death
Westmoreland County prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a New Kensington man charged with the fatal beating of his paramour’s 2-year-old son earlier this year. In court documents filed Wednesday, Assistant District Attorney Judy Petrush cited three aggravated circumstances that, if proved, warrant a sentence of death by lethal...
Westmoreland commissioners dole out $4.3 million in covid-19 relief grants
Westmoreland County commissioners Wednesday awarded more than $4.3 million in grants to 26o small businesses that suffered financial losses because of the covid-19 pandemic. The grants were funded through $31.5 million in federal funds funneled through the state as part of the government’s coronavirus relief program. “Our goal was to...
1 hurt after pickup crashes into Penn Township house
A 38-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon when he apparently suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a Penn Township house. Police Chief John Otto and Harrison City Assistant Fire Chief Tommy Lamacz said the crash happened around noon on Boxcartown Road. No one was home at the time. The...
4 more covid-19 cases reported at Westmoreland Manor
Initial coronavirus testing has been completed at Westmoreland Manor and officials said Wednesday that one additional resident and three more staffers have been infected with covid-19. Those latest results indicate that since the weekend a total of 33 residents and six employees have been diagnosed with the virus at the...
Westmoreland County records 2nd highest single-day total of coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County posted its second highest single-day total of reported coronavirus cases Wednesday. According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Westmoreland added 39 positive covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The county’s highest one-day mark was set April 25 when 43 cases were reported. The county now...
Murrysville students’ shirt design wins NASA Wear Challenge competitionVideo
Murrysville residents are turning their eyes to the stars. When Pittsburgh tech company Astrobotic launches a lunar lander to the moon next summer, it will have been tested by Murrysville company Software Design Solutions. And the next time astronauts travel to the International Space Station, it’s possible they’ll be wearing...
3 accused in Rostraver armed robbery
A Pittsburgh woman and two Maryland brothers were charged Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery in Rostraver. A female clerk at the Marathon gas station on Route 51 reported to township police at 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 3 that a man pointed a sawed-off shotgun at her and demanded...
Murrysville library expands hours starting Sept. 28
In-person appointments will no longer be required beginning Sept. 28 at the Murrysville Community Library, but staff will keep capacity low to maintain health and safety, as they expand the library’s hours. The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday; from 10 a.m....
Youngstown restaurant 1 of 11 in state to have liquor license suspended for covid violations
The Tin Lizzy Tap Room and Restaurant in Youngstown is set to reopen on Friday after its liquor license was suspended for two weeks because the establishment violated restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Owner Buck Pawlosky said he will play by the rules, but that...
Arguments on Unity backyard chicken violation to resume in October
It will be more than a month before a Unity couple complete their quest for a township zoning variance allowing them to continue raising chickens in their backyard. Jeff and Kristin Kuhns’ Tuesday evening appearance before the township zoning hearing board ended abruptly, after two hours of testimony, when township...
Westmoreland events include yoga, chicken dinners, flu shots
Classes • Greensburg Hempfield Area Library will offer free virtual yoga breathing classes with Red Brick Yoga at 9 a.m. Oct. 3, 10, 17 and 24 online at Zoom.us. Registration required. Registration: visit bit.ly/GHALbreathing or call 724-837-5620, ext. 2. Fundraisers • Bushy Run Lions will have a takeout drive-thru barbeque...
Missing Lower Burrell boy found after 3-hour search
A missing Lower Burrell boy was found unharmed Tuesday night following a three-hour search by the Lower Burrell police department and firefighters. Lower Burrell police officer Aaron Rodgers said the boy was found near Stewart Elementary School at about 7:45 p.m. The boy’s parents called police after he ran off...
Community to rally for Hempfield man diagnosed with amyloidosis
Growing up, Emma and Carly Coletta knew their dad would always be there for them. Eddie Coletta, a 43-year-old Hempfield resident, always makes it a point to put his family first. That’s why he waited for hours at Red Lobster on Mother’s Day knowing that’s the one meal his wife,...
More coronavirus cases found at Westmoreland Manor
Westmoreland officials said Tuesday another 12 residents and an additional staffer at the county-owned nursing home in Hempfield tested positive for coronavirus. The latest test results means that 9.5% of the Westmoreland Manor’s 336 residents are infected. Federally mandated baseline testing for the virus started last week at the facility....
‘Bad blood between them’: Friend remembers victim killed in East Huntingdon shooting
Shane Starr and Andrew Pristas were just starting to rekindle their friendship that dates back to their middle school days in the Montour School District. They had been talking about hanging out for awhile after Starr returned to the Pittsburgh area from out of state and they finally did a...
Latrobe Elks grows membership while downsizing lodge building
The Latrobe Elks has grown its membership over the past two years — at a time when it is building a new, more compact lodge. Located just outside Latrobe in Derry Township, the local chapter of the fraternal and charitable organization put an emphasis on attracting new members with young...
Use of force at issue in former Westmoreland prison guard’s trial
A prosecutor said a former Westmoreland County Prison guard crossed the line when he allegedly threatened and assaulted an inmate at the conclusion of a physical altercation at the lockup. “The use of force, how much is enough when he crosses the line, that’s what this case is about,” Assistant...
Hempfield lays out alternatives if homecoming parade cannot be held
Despite the homecoming dance being canceled, Hempfield Area school leaders are hoping to make the fall event as normal as possible. Plans are in place to hold the traditional parade, said high school Principal Kathy Charlton. The parade typically travels Route 136 with permission from the township supervisors and the...
Spectators will be at Hempfield home football, volleyball games
Hempfield Area school leaders are allowing two sporting teams to exceed suggested gathering limits by allowing spectators at events. Girls volleyball and varsity football will be allowed two spectators per participating athlete, equating to between 175 and 200 people at volleyball events and between 1,000 and 1,100 at football events,...
Trafford Road in Murrysville reopens after tractor-trailer crashVideo
Trafford Road reopened near the Murrysville/Penn Township border after a tractor-trailer crash forced a closure late Tuesday morning, emergency officials said. Initial reports indicated the trailer’s load — steel ingots to be smelted — shifted around 11:15 a.m. as it was headed south along Trafford Road near Lyons Run Road,...
Westmoreland County has new covid-19 death for 2nd day in a row
Westmoreland County has a new coronavirus-related death, the second in two days, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county also has 12 new covid-19 cases Tuesday The new figures bring the death total to 52 and cases total to 2,096. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram In the county,...
Jeannette couple raising money to adorn veterans’ graves through Wreaths Across America
March wasn’t exactly the best time to start a fundraiser. But Frank and Linda Drury of Jeannette decided to forge ahead with raising about $9,000 to purchase 600 wreaths through Wreaths Across America for veterans who are buried at Jeannette Memorial Park. The couple knows honoring veterans is important, no...
Penn-Trafford graduates are bringing ‘Broadway to the Burgh’Video
Penn-Trafford High School grads Lindsey Brett Carothers and Jarrett Reiche know what it takes to make it on New York City’s famed Broadway. Carothers is an actress who has been in the Broadway musical “Bring it On” and starred as Glinda in the national tour of “Wicked.” Casting professional Reiche...
N.Y. teen seeks to christen unnamed Westmoreland County streams after ancestors
A tiny stream — barely more than a ditch, really — trickles past homes in Greensburg’s Northmont neighborhood. Another flows along Ashbaugh Road in Penn Township. In the 247 years since the founding of Westmoreland County, nobody considered these diminutive waterways significant enough to merit an official name. Until now....
