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Handcuffed prisoner escapes in Fairfield Township while en route to Westmoreland County Prison
Police closed off a section of Route 711 in Fairfield Township on Saturday afternoon to search for a handcuffed prisoner who escaped while in transit to the Westmoreland County Prison. A 911 dispatcher confirmed the prisoner took off from Seward police custody after he claimed he was ill and was...
Trump House creator savors president’s acceptance speech on the White House lawn
Leslie Baum Rossi still is amazed with everything she saw and heard Thursday night. Known far and wide as the “Trump House Lady,” Rossi, 49, of Unity was among the invited guests seated on the south lawn of the White House for President Trump’s nomination acceptance speech. “It was an...
Judge rejects bid to return $2,500 to witness in cop killer investigation
A Westmoreland County judge on Friday denied a Braddock man’s request to return money seized from him during the investigation into the murder of a New Kensington police officer. Tavon Harper, 30, who testified at the 2019 trial of Rahmael Holt, the man convicted of killing New Kensington Officer Brian...
Lower Burrell man awaiting trial in illegal used car scheme avoids return to jail
A Lower Burrell man awaiting trial on 67 criminal counts of using fake identities to sell cars as a licensed dealer avoided having his bond revoked Friday for allegedly “brokering” another car sale last month in Delmont, but was instead admonished by a judge. “From here on out, you are...
Bankruptcy looming for parent company of Westmoreland, Monroeville malls
After months of struggling to regain lost revenues after foot traffic was essentially choked off at malls across the country, mall owner CBL Properties announced a restructuring plan that could lead to a bankruptcy filing in the coming months. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based company, which owns Monroeville and Westmoreland malls, is...
Westmoreland continues to see drop in average new covid cases
Westmoreland County saw 11 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Friday, further reducing its seven-day average of new cases. The new cases, all of which have been confirmed, were announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Westmoreland County’s seven-day new case average now stands at 13. Westmoreland County...
Hempfield paves way for Menards home improvement store
Hempfield supervisors cleared the way for a new home improvement store in the township. Menards, a Wisconsin-based chain, is slated to occupy the site where the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center stands near Westmoreland Mall. While specific details for the project were not available, Patrick Karnash, director...
Friends, family remember Salem teen as passionate, always smiling
When people think of Kenneth W. Miller Jr., two things tend to come to mind — his dirt bike and a smile that could make any bad day good again. “He had such a magnetic personality,” his mom, Deann Miller, said. “You couldn’t look at him without smiling. … He...
Video visits for inmates continue at Westmoreland County Prison in Hempfield
Visitation for inmates at the Westmoreland County Prison will be restricted to video only through September under a agreement approved Thursday by county commissioners. Commissioners approved an amendment to its agreement with Global Tel-Link Corp., the private company that operates the telephone system at the jail in Hempfield. Warden John...
Westmoreland Commissioner Kertes criticized for comments at Trump rally in Murrysville
About two dozen Westmoreland County residents criticized county commissioner’s Chairman Sean Kertes Thursday for comments he made during a political rally last weekend they claim denigrated the county’s younger population. “Here you are Sean Kertes, sowing division based on age, economic standing, race and political affiliation. I get it …...
Hempfield Area students return to school
After finishing last school year virtually, several students headed back to Hempfield Area schools Thursday morning ready for a small piece of normalcy. “Our first day is off to a great start. … As half of the students attend physically today and the other half tomorrow, our teachers are using...
Jeannette woman wanted for allegedly trashing apartment, stealing dog
Jeannette police are looking for a woman who allegedly broke into an apartment, trashed it, stole a pit bull, then pushed the dog out a car while fleeing the scene. “I saw her push the dog out the back seat of the car and then take off real fast,” said...
Westmoreland County adds 15 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County saw 15 new cases of covid-19 added to its total Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported. There were 15 new cases added Wednesday, as well. The seven-day average for the county is 14 cases. The county’s total cases are now 1,778, with 1,721 confirmed and 57 probable....
Acme girl, 9, wears national Miss Agriculture USA crown
Brystoll Ament, 9, of Acme is the new 2020 National Petite Miss Agriculture USA. After winning the Pennsylvania state title in March, she won the national title in her age division on June 27 at an event in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Founded in 2018, Miss Agriculture USA is a nonprofit...
2 Greater Latrobe School District employees test positive for covid-19
Two employees of Greater Latrobe School District tested positive for covid-19, according to Superintendent Georgia Teppert. Administrators were informed over the weekend that the staff members were showing symptoms. The district contacted the state Department of Health, which conducted contact tracing, according to Teppert. No students were affected. Teppert said...
Ligonier museum plans garden tour, plein air painting weekend
The natural beauty of the Ligonier area is the focus of two September programs scheduled at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. • The museum’s head gardener, Anne Clark, will lead a tour of the gardens on the museum grounds at 1 p.m. Sept. 18. “This tour...
Penn-Trafford students return to school
Penn-Trafford School District students returned to school Thursday — or at least, most of them did. The district originally planned to have a full reopening, but changed course earlier this month to meet state coronavirus guidelines. Students in grades K-8 will attend school as normal, but have the first seven...
Hempfield to move forward with fall sports
Fall sports will continue for Hempfield athletes this season, board members decided Wednesday night. The board approved plans, 6-2, laying out competition guidelines for all sports, including contact sports such as football, wrestling and dance, while touching on things like spectators, transportation and precompetition screenings. The move came days after...
County fairs, similar events have been canceled, but food vendors still set up shop
A piece of the Westmoreland County Fair is living on through food vendors who have set up shop in the Westmoreland Mall parking lot this week. John the Greek Food Concessions and Seivers Pit Stop Grill are scheduled to serve food through Sunday, located in the parking lot near JCPenney....
Woman accused of stealing pickup truck, nearly colliding with state trooper on Route 30 in Hempfield
A woman on probation for illegally driving on to the airfield of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in 2018 was arrested again late Tuesday for driving the wrong way on Route 30 in Hempfield, narrowly missing a state trooper. Police say Dakota J. Jones, 26, of Greensburg, was arrested in a...
No injuries reported in Jeannette duplex fireVideo
No injuries were reported Wednesday when a fire extensively damaged a two-story duplex in Jeannette. City fire Chief William Frye said the fire was reported 1:49 p.m. at 719 Dithridge St. and no one was injured. “We initially got a call that there was entrapment, but we took two walk-throughs...
Murrysville-Export Rotary marks 75 years of ‘Service Above Self’
Lane Neff can remember making orchid corsages for her father and his fellow Murrysville-Export Rotarians during the Easter season. She remembers her father buying buckets worth of golf balls for its hole-in-one fundraisers, and she remembers when several club members took out personal loans to create Haymaker Park in the...
All polling places to be open Election Day across Westmoreland County; crush of mail-in ballots expected
All 307 polling locations across Westmoreland County will be open for in-person voting in the November general election, county commissioners said. “We want to give people the option to use our new machines. They are still brand new, and we’re still paying for them,” said Commissioner Sean Kertes. Commissioners were...
Westmoreland County adds 15 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County on Wednesday reported 15 new coronavirus cases. The county’s total is 1,763 cases. Of the total cases, 1,708 are confirmed with 55 considered probable. The 7-day average is 15 cases. The fatality total remains at 49 with no new covid-19 deaths reported in the county in more than...
Auto parts store proposed for former North Huntingdon motel site
The site of the former Penn-Irwin Motel that served motorists looking for a place to stay along Route 30 in North Huntingdon for 73 years could be a place for motorists to buy vehicle parts. Colony Holding Co. LLC of North Huntingdon plans to develop the now-vacant site for an...
