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Greensburg considers eliminating compliance bond for construction projects
Greensburg City Council is considering a measure that would eliminate a hefty up-front cost for construction projects. City code requires developers to pay a compliance bond before beginning a project. The size of the bond is three times the project’s permit fee, which varies based on the scope of the...
Penn Township man ordered to stand trial on charges of stalking ex-girlfriendVideo
A North Huntingdon woman testified Wednesday that for four months after she ended a relationship with a boyfriend last year, he harassed and threatened her with repeated telephone and text messages and showed up at her home at all hours. The victim told District Judge Wayne Gongaware at a preliminary...
Jeannette company sues Patriot Shield, landlord over hemp odor
A Jeannette packaging company is seeking thousands of dollars in damages after its items were contaminated while being stored in the same warehouse as a hemp drying facility, according to a lawsuit filed in Westmoreland County court. FC Meyer Packaging claims odor from the hemp facility permeated its storage space...
Top 10 unique and local gifts for your Valentine
By now, you’ve probably noticed all of the bouquets of fresh, red roses and giant, stuffed teddy bears lining the store shelves. And that can only mean one thing. Valentine’s Day is almost here. Fortunately, you’re not just stuck choosing a gift for your sweetie from this cliché crop of...
Cupid’s 5K in Latrobe a loving benefit for adults with special needsVideo
Staying fit is important to Stephen Johnson of Jeannette, who relies on a local nonprofit to take him to the gym for regular workouts. New Jersey-based Community Options, which has a branch office in Hempfield, also takes Johnson to medical appointments, to his job helping with housekeeping tasks at a...
Westmoreland Republican viewers take heart from State of the Union address
In the finale of his third State of the Union address this week, President Trump said his administration is making the nation “greater than ever before,” and about a dozen people attending a watch party in North Huntingdon organized by the Westmoreland County chapter of Young Republicans agreed. Among the...
Greensburg jeweler plays with art every dayVideo
A tiny air hammer hums while Greensburg jeweler Brian Nicklaus sits at his work bench inside the Pawn and Jewelry Exchange along East Pittsburgh Street, playing with his art. What started as a hobby in middle school became a job in high school and a business in college. “The Duquesne...
Former state cop from New Derry convicted of false statements in gun buyback attempt
A former state police officer from New Derry was convicted Tuesday of falsifying official documents when he attempted to buy back his service weapons. Prosecutors said Chad Corbett, 40, misrepresented his criminal record on March 6, 2018, when he tried to take back ownership of his guns at the Army-Navy...
Trial witness ties dealer to drugs prosecutors say killed Derry woman
Tyler Klapchar told a Westmoreland County jury Tuesday he watched his friend’s mother hand money to his drug dealer on Christmas Eve 2016. “It was very apparent. She gave him money and he gave her something. I definitely saw a hand-to-hand transaction,” Klapchar testified during the second day of the...
Cook Township property protected by conservation easement
For 16 years, Michael Blehar and Beth Evans have had their very own cabin in the woods in Cook Township. The vacation cabin is on property — part woodland, part open field — that fronts Fourmile Run and has been a haven for the family for years. “When the opportunity...
Former Jeannette hemp plant employees receive inaccurate tax documents
About three months after employees at a Jeannette hemp processing facility found out they wouldn’t receive paychecks they were owed, they still haven’t been paid — and several say they have received inaccurate tax documents that further muddle an already confusing situation. Tammy McCann of Greensburg said she received her...
New lingerie store coming to Westmoreland Mall
After myriad closures at Westmoreland Mall, a new store is set to open. Aerie, a lingerie and intimate apparel store, will open this spring in the former PacSun location, according to a sign posted outside the store. PacSun, an Anaheim, Calif.-based clothing store catering to teens and young adults, closed...
Police: 1-year-old was in Rostraver motel room when mother overdosed
A Monongahela woman is accused of child endangerment after police said she overdosed in a Rostraver motel with her 1-year-old son in the room. Emily Ann Stout, 24, was found unresponsive at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Relax Inn on Finley Road, according to court papers. Township police said Stout’s...
Rita’s Italian Ice in Hempfield will not reopen, owners looking for new location
When Brian Meador closed the doors of his Rita’s Italian Ice restaurant in Hempfield at the end of last season, he didn’t know it was permanent. “It was very sudden,” said Meador, who owns the restaurant with his wife, Susan. “It was something we didn’t anticipate.” The Hempfield Rita’s location...
Sun Dawg Cafe expands size, hours, adds bar serviceVideo
In recent months, Sun Dawg Cafe in downtown Greensburg has expanded its space and hours of operation and acquired a liquor license. “We just thought to ourselves, if the opportunity should arise — and it did — we would love the opportunity to expand,” says Rachel Flowers. She and her...
New ballet company offers classes in downtown Greensburg space
The recently formed Westmoreland Ballet Company has moved into quarters in Greensburg’s downtown cultural district. The organization’s mission is to provide “an inclusive, nurturing, professional ballet performing company and school with workforce development and higher education opportunities,” according to a release. The space at 41 N. Main St., dating back...
Unity nurse anesthetist begins new legislative advocacy role with state association
Unity resident Jessica Poole is among more than 3,700 nationally board-certified registered nurse anesthetists in the state represented by the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (PANA). If she’s successful in her new role of government relations director for PANA, Pennsylvania will no longer be one of two states that don’t...
Unity Township doctor charged with accepting kickbacks for opiate prescriptions
A Unity Township doctor was charged in federal court with taking kickbacks to prescribe fentanyl, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Pennsylvania. Dr. Thomas Whitten, of Westmoreland Pain Management, allegedly prescribed the fentanyl-based drug Subsys to people without a “legitimate medical purpose,” according to an indictment...
Victim of fatal Derry Township overdose was warned of drug’s potency
Westmoreland County prosecutors said Monday that a Christmas Eve decision to sell drugs to a Derry woman two years ago was both fatal and tragic. Assistant District Attorney Jim Lazar told a Westmoreland County jury that Michelle Spillar, 38, died Dec. 26, 2017, from drugs sold to her by an...
Water at Hempfield nursing home to be treated with chlorine to kill suspected Legionella bacteria
Additional efforts at Westmoreland Manor to remove the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease will begin this week. The thermal eradication process started at the end of last week to kill suspected Legionella bacteria found in water at the Hempfield nursing home was unsuccessful, Westmoreland County officials said in a statement...
Trial starts for former state trooper accused of lying on application to buy guns
A former state police officer accused of falsifying an application to buy two firearms did not attempt to break the law, his lawyer told a Westmoreland County jury as his trial started Monday. Chad Corbett, 40, of New Derry, believed criminal charges alleging he had assaulted a woman were to...
No one injured when driver crashes into Murrysville police vehicle
A Murrysville policeman escaped injury Sunday after his patrol SUV was rear-ended along Pleasant Valley Road, state police said. The crash involving Patrolman Corey Fearon occurred about 8:15 a.m. when Fearon’s northbound patrol car stopped to check a disabled southbound vehicle, state police at Kiski reported. Fearon’s emergency lights were...
Westmoreland job fair slated at Hempfield hotel
Job seekers will have an opportunity to connect with employers Feb. 26 at the Ramada by Wyndham Greensburg Hotel and Conference Center. The WANT (Westmoreland Assists Native Talent) Job and Career Expo will be held 1 to 4 p.m. at the hotel, at 100 Ramada Inn Drive, Hempfield. The annual...
West Hempfield Elementary School recognized for Veterans Day programVideo
Teachers at West Hempfield Elementary School were awarded a plaque from AMVETS deeming their Veterans Day program excellent. The program drew several veterans — who were related to students — to the school for breakfast and a music show. “I was stunned,” said Rege Riley, former National Commander for AMVETS....
Delaware man pulled over on turnpike near New Stanton accused of concealing heroin
After pulling over a Delaware driver on Friday in Mt. Pleasant Township for following another vehicle too closely on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state police discovered seven bulk packages of suspected heroin hidden inside a compartment built into his SUV, according to court documents. Jaime Cruz, 40, of Wilmington, was driving...
