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Westmoreland County adds 16 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added 16 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county’s total grew to 1,438 positive covid-19 cases, which includes 1,400 confirmed cases and 38 probable cases. There were no new deaths added to the county’s toll, so deaths attributed to coronavirus remain...
Westmoreland adds 13 new coronavirus cases
Westmoreland County added 13 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The county’s total grew to 1,422 positive covid-19 cases. They include 1,384 confirmed case and 38 probable. There were no new deaths added to the county’s toll, so deaths attributed to coronavirus remain at...
Murrysville library, recreation department partner on wetlands ‘Storywalk’Video
As Murrysville Community Library staff prepares to reopen the library for appointments on Monday, Aug.3, its members are also thinking about ways to utilize outdoor space and begin hosting in-person programs for patrons, as dictated by health and safety guidelines. One of the first, which patrons can do on their...
Former Westmoreland sheriff’s deputy ordered to stand trial in sexual assault case
Two former female inmates at the Westmoreland County prison testified Friday that a county sheriff’s deputy frequently asked inmates to expose themselves or grope him over his uniform in exchange for cigarettes during van rides to court hearings. After listening to two hours of testimony from the women, District Judge...
WCCC will offer remote and in-person classes
Westmoreland County Community College will offer its 5,000 students a mix of in-person classes, remote classes and online classes when it reopens Aug. 17, the school announced Friday. The plan developed by college administrators is subject to change, depending on mandates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and...
Former Westmoreland prison guard accused in beating reportedly reaches plea deal
A former Westmoreland County prison guard avoided a preliminary hearing Friday on charges of assaulting a 33-year-old inmate by waiving his case to trial in common pleas court. Jeremy B. Lynn, 38, of Ligonier Township was scheduled for a hearing before Hempfield District Judge Mark Mansour in the assault of...
Westmoreland judge, staff being tested for covid-19 after inmate tests positive
A Westmoreland County judge and four members of his courtroom staff will be tested this weekend for the coronavirus after they were potentially exposed this week through a jail inmate. The inmate’s positive diagnosis was disclosed Friday morning. Court officials said the inmate had been in quarantine at the county...
Historic Bells Mills Covered Bridge saved from fire in Westmoreland County
A call to the fire department likely saved the historic Bells Mills Covered Bridge, which connects South Huntingdon and Sewickley townships. Bill Dull, chief of Hutchinson Volunteer Fire Department, said the company was dispatched at about 7 a.m. to investigate reported smoke near the wooden bridge built in 1850 across...
Facemask, SUV tie man to 2 robberies in Hempfield, Latrobe, police sayVideo
A collaborative effort between Latrobe Police and state troopers resulted in the arrest Thursday of a Columbia County man for separate holdups of convenience stores. Christopher P. Broadt, 29, of Bloomsburg, was arrested at a Latrobe residence on charges of robbing the BP convenience store at 204 Lloyd Avenue in...
Man to face homicide trial in shooting death of Derry Township woman in her home
The man charged with killing a Derry Township woman in her home on July 20 was ordered held for trial Friday in a hearing closed to the public. Even suspect Nathan Joseph Quidetto, 20, of Unity waited outside District Judge Mark Bilik’s tiny Derry Township courtroom during the hearing. Emily...
Westmoreland Manor halts family visits after employee tests positive for coronavirus
Westmoreland officials on Friday reported an employee at the county-owned nursing home tested positive for the coronavirus and, as a result, outdoor visitation of residents, which started earlier this week, are temporarily halted. According a statement issued by county Solicitor Melissa Guiddy, county officials learned the employee had not been...
75-year-old South Huntingdon man accused of causing consecutive DUI crashes
A 75-year-old South Huntingdon man had an open bottle of whiskey in the front passenger seat of his SUV in two suspected DUI collisions along Route 31, state police said. Joseph P. Shott is charged with two counts of drunk driving and single counts of fleeing the scene of an...
Westmoreland surpasses 1,400 covid-19 cases
Another 27 cases of covid-19 were added to Westmoreland County on Friday, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The state also reported one new death, bringing the county’s total to 46. All of the new cases were confirmed, officials said. To date, 1,409 people have been...
Murrysville library will reopen Aug. 3 by appointment only
March 13 turned out to be quite a “Friday the 13th” for new Murrysville Community Library Executive Director Amy Riegner. Having started in January, Riegner had just arrived home from work when she received the news that all state libraries would be closing due to the covid pandemic, with no...
Latrobe interfaith service group sees growth in clients, volunteers during pandemicVideo
Latrobe-based Laurel Faith in Action is seeing increased demand for its free services to older residents during the covid-19 pandemic. Fortunately, it’s also increased its network of volunteers. “This pandemic has really made us more busy,” said Taylor Kilmer, the organization’s marketing director. “We are getting an influx of people...
Special antlerless deer hunting permits available in 2 Westmoreland townships near where CWD found
Special hunting permits for an area of Westmoreland County are on sale in an effort to help the Pennsylvania Game Commission slow the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer. Hunters can use the Deer Management Assistance Program permit in Fairfield and St. Clair townships in the northeastern corner...
Greensburg Salem cites limited space in ruling out full-time return to classrooms
Eighty percent of the 889 Greensburg Salem parents who responded to a recent district survey said they want their children to spend part of each week receiving in-person lessons from their teachers, once classes resume Aug. 26. The remainder said they would opt for full-time remote learning from home amid...
Pa. Game Commission adopts new plan in effort to curb chronic wasting disease
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are hoping a new plan to manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) will prevent it from infecting more deer in Westmoreland County and elsewhere in Southwestern Pennsylvania. About 300 square miles of the northeastern corner of the county is part of a management area...
Delmont’s Apple Hill Playhouse is closed but fond memories remain
Pat Beyer says she’s heard many times over the years that ghosts inhabit the Apple Hill Playhouse in Delmont. After all, the structure has been around since Civil War times, starting out as a barn before its reincarnation as a theater with a long string of owners. Beyer, Apple Hill’s...
Penn-Trafford Community Band plays on during pandemic, new shows planned
Despite the covid-19 pandemic, the Penn Trafford Community Band is rehearsing again and planning at least four concerts for August and September, while following social distancing guidelines, the band manager said. The 65-member community band will play concerts at nursing homes and assisted living facilities, including one in Fox Chapel,...
Norwin OKs hybrid reopening, delays start to Aug. 31
Norwin students will start the school year Aug. 31 by returning to their classrooms two days a week and then three days at home receiving remote instruction. School officials say the plan is flexible to accommodate full-time, in-school learning or total online, depending on changes in the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Pence draws crowd at Cops for Trump event in GreensburgVideo
Applause and cheers filled South Main Street in Greensburg Thursday as Vice President Mike Pence touted a pro-police stance during a campaign event in a parking lot next to the city police station. He promised the 400 or so people in attendance that President Trump and the rest of the...
Greensburg family stands their ground for Black Lives Matter
Travis Spence knows a little something about policing, having served as an officer in California. Still, Spence, along with his wife and kids, were the lone voices in protest in the immediate area as Vice President Mike Pence spoke to a crowd packed into a parking lot next to Greensburg...
Voice of Westmoreland holds ‘Rally for Black Lives’ in Greensburg’s St. Clair ParkVideo
While Vice President Mike Pence was attending a “Cops for Trump” rally in downtown Greensburg, a half-mile away in St. Clair Park, city resident Arlena Williams was describing the fear she felt recently watching her son get pulled over by police right near her front door. “Our fears are not...
31 new coronavirus cases reported in Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County has 31 new coronavirus cases, according to the latest report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The total of 1,382 cases through Thursday includes 1,344 confirmed and 38 probable. There were 328 new test results reported Thursday by the health department, with a positivity rate of 9.5%. Westmoreland...
