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Westmoreland Court Appointed Special Advocates seek to double grant through social media shares
An organization that trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in Westmoreland County is seeking shares on Facebook and a chance to double a $5,000 grant it recently received. CASA Westmoreland, a group that trains and staffs volunteers for the Court Appointed Special Advocate — or CASA —...
Woman in prison for threatening to kill Westmoreland judge pleads guilty to doing it again
A woman already serving up to four years in prison for threatening to kill a Westmoreland County judge two years ago pleaded guilty Tuesday to again issuing a similar threat to the same judge last year. Rebecca Elizabeth Gardner, 31, is expected to be sentenced this year under terms of...
Westmoreland sheriff: ‘I have not left the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party has left me’Video
Declaring that he feels disenfranchised by the Democratic Party, Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert announced he changed his affiliation to Republican. “It was a really difficult decision and I’ve thought long and hard about it, but I feel I stand for the ideals of the Republican Party platform more than...
Westmoreland County Prison inmates get free weekly phone call
Inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison can have free weekly chats with loved ones thanks to a new program instituted by Global Tel-Link Corp., the jail’s communication provider. Everyone incarcerated there will get one free 5-minute phone call weekly. Warden John Walton said the program started Monday. Inmates can use...
Eagle Scout project proposed for Hempfield elementary school
A Hempfield student is hoping to redo a pavilion at West Point Elementary School as part of an Eagle Scout project. Justin Finfrock, a 10th grade student who is part of Boy Scout Troop 416 in Greensburg, pitched the project to Hempfield school board members during a meeting this week....
Westmoreland County adds 8 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw eight new cases of covid-19 added to its total Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. There were 15 new cases on Monday, eight on Sunday and 17 on Saturday. The seven-day average for the county is 12 cases. There were no new deaths announced, making it...
Greensburg Craft Beer Week pairs brews with food, music and fun
Greensburg Craft Beer Week is an opportunity for area brewers to showcase their new products and customer favorites. It’s also an opportunity to combine a glass or two with some food and fun. This year’s event begins Friday and runs through Sept. 26 at breweries and other indoor and outdoor...
Hempfield school leaders must wait for state OK before moving to second phase of reopening
Hempfield Area school leaders are waiting on an OK from the state before they move into the second phase of their reopening plan that brings students back in a more traditional manner. Students, who returned to classes Aug. 27, have been attending in a hybrid setting, meaning that students alternate...
Homes Build Hope scales back Latrobe housing project to fit available funding
A local nonprofit is keeping alive its plan for new affordable housing in Latrobe by scaling back the size of the project and pursuing a new source of funding. City Council this week approved a revised land development plan submitted by Homes Build Hope for a proposed nine-unit housing development...
Jeannette man charged with animal cruelty
A Jeannette man accused of shooting at his neighbor last year was charged Monday with animal cruelty after a dog fight led police to discover several pit bulls that had no water and were infected with parasites, according to court papers. Dale A. Shaw, 64, is charged with aggravated cruelty...
Laurelville programs explore Kentuck Knob, pollinator garden design
Visitors can learn about one of the region’s lesser-known Frank Lloyd Wright houses during an Oct. 6 lunch-and-learn program at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mt. Pleasant Township. Tim Fischer, manager at Kentuck Knob, will lead attendees on a PowerPoint “walk-through” of the dwelling near Chalk Hill, Fayette County, one of...
Drive-thru milk distribution set in Jeannette
A drive-thru milk distribution is set for Wednesday in Jeannette. The American Dairy Association North East is partnering with Schneider’s Dairy and The Salvation Army to distribute 1,000 gallons of milk in the community through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Each vehicle that participates in the event at the Magee...
Police say driver was under the influence in fatal New Stanton crash
A Uniontown woman who was killed last week was struck by a vehicle driven backwards on a New Stanton roundabout, police found. According to state police, the driver, who was not identified, was under the influence at the time of the crash, which occurred around 1 a.m. Thursday in the...
Problems plague Norwin online instruction
Norwin’s online education program for students not in class has some technological glitches that are preventing them from receiving instructions, school officials acknowledged. Students are having difficulty accessing the online courses, a problem that randomly occurs, Norwin Superintendent Jeff Taylor said in a statement. The district’s online academy teachers have...
‘Amazing’ race slated on Westmoreland Heritage Trail
Fans of the CBS adventure reality television show “The Amazing Race” will get to duplicate some of trials of that challenge — albeit locally instead of globally — in a race along the Westmoreland Heritage Trail in the Trafford and Murrysville areas on Oct. 10. The Amazing Trail Race challenges...
Franklin Regional board may combine final 2 borrowings for Sloan project
Franklin Regional School Board members got an early look at what may be the final bond issuance to finance the Sloan “elementary campus” project, a proposal that would combine the final two issuances to take advantage of all-time low interest rates. The board will consider a $15 million bond, the...
Norwin board members call on Wayman to resign over ‘offensive’ Facebook postings
Four Norwin School Board members this week asked a fellow member to resign over his Facebook postings that several board members and residents have condemned as being racist and offensive. Brian Carlton, board president, initiated the call for Robert Wayman, a retired teacher, to resign for his statements on private...
Auto parts store eyed at former WCCC site in Latrobe
An O’Reilly Auto Parts store is proposed to take the place of Westmoreland County Community College’s former Laurel Education Center in Latrobe. City Council on Monday approved a land development plan for the proposed store at 17 Lloyd Ave., a point along Route 981 southwest of Loyalhanna Creek. Work at...
Greensburg chooses design consultant for Spring Avenue Park renovation
Greensburg selected the planning consultant to help redesign Spring Avenue Park. The city will pay Environmental Planning and Design of Pittsburgh $45,000 to oversee an 11-month design process. The 1.4-acre space is mostly empty, containing a small playground and a basketball hoop. City leaders have plenty of ideas for how...
Greensburg appoints police captain, council member
Greensburg has a new police captain and a new council member, both of whom were chosen unanimously by city council. Shawn Denning was promoted to captain, while Shelia Brumley got a seat on council. It was Denning’s third promotion in four years. He joined the department in 2008. He became...
Prosecutor: Scottdale man’s control enabled sexual assault of girl
A Westmoreland County prosecutor told jurors Monday that repeated and sometimes daily sexual assaults against a young girl was about control. Assistant District Attorney Kelly Hammers in an opening statement in the rape trial of a Scottdale man accused of molestation and sexual assaults said the abused started in May...
Westmoreland County holds annual sale of tax delinquent property – pandemic styleVideo
Donna Oesterling sat comfortably Monday morning in a camp chair outside Science Hall on the Westmoreland County Community College campus to wait for her neighboring property in North Huntingdon to come up for bid as part of the county’s sale of tax delinquent property. “We lived there for 30 years...
Robert Levin works to keep his promises as furniture chain celebrates 100 years
Robert Levin is stunned by the reception his reconstituted family-owned furniture chain received since reopening 19 stores in Pennsylvania and Ohio two months ago. Levin, who sold the chain to Michigan-based Art Van Furniture in 2017, came out of retirement this year to rescue the business from bankruptcy. Now, he...
Former Greensburg Bishop Edward Malesic installed in Cleveland’s Catholic Diocese
CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s nearly 700,000 Roman Catholics on Monday were welcoming a new bishop from Pennsylvania during an installation Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Bishop Edward Malesic, 60, served five years as bishop of Greensburg until Pope Francis in July named him to succeed Nelson Perez,...
Trump vehicle parade, rally at Irwin Park set for Sept. 20
Supporters of President Donald Trump are planning a flag-waving vehicle parade along Route 30 in Irwin and North Huntingdon on Sunday, followed by what organizers say will be a three-hour rally at Irwin Park. The parade of vehicles will organize at 10 a.m. at Norwin Hills Shopping Center on Route...
