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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...
Murrysville man killed in motorcycle crash
A Murrysville man died in a motorcycle crash in North Huntingdon late Saturday night, the Westmoreland County Coroner said. Dustin Norris, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene on Guffey Road near Pinewood Road at 11:45 p.m., according to the coroner’s office. Norris died of blunt force trauma as a...
Westmoreland sees 23 new covid cases since Saturday
In the past two days, 23 new cases of coronavirus have been added to Westmoreland County’s total, according to a report Monday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. All of the new cases — eight from Sunday, 15 from Monday — have been confirmed. Four previously probable cases were confirmed...
Seward man who escaped police captured in Cambria County
A Seward man who was on the run for 15 days after feigning illness and escaping police custody in Westmoreland County was captured Sunday in Cambria County, state police said. Troopers apprehended Michael Paul Boring, 45, without incident just after 7:30 p.m. inside Martin General Store near Ebensburg, according to...
2 more facing charges in Hempfield neighborhood dispute over football
Two more people were charged Friday in connection with the alleged theft of a football after it landed in a neighboring Hempfield yard during a family reunion. Catherine A. Martino, 90, is accused of kicking a state trooper in the ankles while Sharon Martino, 63, is charged with obstruction, theft...
Flower photography workshop planned at Historic Hanna’s Town
Members of the Westmoreland Photographers Society will present a half-day workshop on the do’s and don’ts of flower photography on Sept. 27 at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield. The workshop, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will include an introduction to camera techniques and composition applicable to flower photography, an...
Latrobe-area dogs enjoy a day at Rogers-McFeely Memorial PoolVideo
About 15 families and their four-legged pets enjoyed the Dog Days of Summer Saturday at the Rogers-McFeely Memorial Pool in Legion-Keener Park in Latrobe for the 6th Annual Pooches in the Pool event. Program & Aquatic Coordinator For Latrobe Parks & Recreation Dawn Vavick, created the end of summer event,...
Speed, cellphone use believed to have played role in fatal Rostraver crash, deputy coroner says
A West Newton man was killed in a head-on crash Sunday in Rostraver, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. Allen Lee Roberts, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Route 201, also known as Rostraver Road. It was reported around 4:30 p.m. Roberts was...
Paralympic sled hockey hopeful inspired by friend facing similar challengesVideo
Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” plays in the background. Two young men – one in a wheelchair and the other with forearm crutches – are working hard. It’s a sweltering 90-degree day at Piff’s Power and Fitness in Youngwood. Personal trainer Lou Rocco bellows out instructions to one his clients....
Irwin hosts craft show and karaoke charity event
Irwin was a hopping place Saturday afternoon with music and crafts for the 13th Annual Sing For Their Supper event and the Downtown Irwin Fall Craft Show. Karaoke singers at the C. Harper Family Courtyard at The Lamp Theatre helped to raise money for the Westmoreland County Food Bank. Restaurants...
Couple left homeless as fire destroys home in Marguerite, Unity TownshipVideo
Debra Stewart was sitting with family members in the side yard of her home in the Unity village of Marguerite on Saturday afternoon when they heard a hissing sound, then saw thick black smoke pouring out of the bottom of her mobile home. By the time they could get to...
Seton Hill’s ‘Labor of Love’ gives back to communityVideo
Seton Hill University basketball player Taylin Tyler got up early Saturday morning and joined about 300 of her classmates, faculty, staff and alumni in doing a variety of community service tasks at about 35 sites on campus and at nonprofit organizations in the Greensburg, Latrobe and North Huntingdon areas. “We...
Westmoreland County reports 17 additional covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County reported 17 additional coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the state Department of Health. That brings the county’s total covid-19 cases to 1,962, with 1,888 confirmed and 74 probable. In all, 39,463 people in the county have tested negative. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram With no new deaths...
97-year-old Latrobe resident’s Facebook baking page going strong; cookbook in the worksVideo
At a friend’s suggestion, Mary Ellen Raneri of Latrobe posted a video on Facebook of her 97-year-old mother baking one of her time-tested recipes. That single video in March led to the “Baking With Lucy” Facebook page as a way for the pair to offer connection and encouragement to others...
Owner of Medicine Shoppe in Jeannette denies ‘price gouging’
As owner of the Medicine Shoppe in Jeannette for 27 years, pharmacist James Beatty believes he’s served the needs of the community to the best of his ability. That’s why word this week that state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Beatty entered into an agreement in response to a recent...
Westmoreland leads region in fatal overdose prosecutions
Carmen Capozzi knows all too well the horrors associated with drug addiction. For three days in 2015, he sat quietly in a Westmoreland County courtroom and watched the trial of a Wilkinsburg man charged with selling his 20-year-old son a fatal dose of heroin three years earlier. Capozzi’s silence ended...
Officials probe death of Hempfield man found over embankment behind his home
A 76-year-old man who hadn’t been seen in three days was found dead Friday afternoon over an embankment behind his Hempfield home. Foul play isn’t suspected, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha. He said the man’s name wouldn’t be released, pending notification of next of kin, and the cause...
Greensburg Salem Education Foundation provides $26,300 in ‘crisis funds’ for teachers
Greensburg Salem School District teachers will have some extra help during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a “crisis grant” from the nonprofit Greensburg Salem Education Foundation. The foundation is made up of community members, teachers and school officials. It issues grants to help fund programs, tools and materials for schools...
Rillton man accused of fighting with state agents, police serving search warrant
A Rillton man who blamed a 2015 bank robbery on a heroin addiction was jailed Thursday on $100,000 bond after allegedly fighting with police and state narcotics agents serving a search warrant at his home. Justin W. Buckholz, 31, was arraigned on three counts of possession of a controlled substance...
Greensburg YMCA announces temporary closure of gym and pool, citing pandemic
The Greensburg YMCA will close its doors to members for at least six months, though it will continue to operate its other programs, officials announced Friday. The gym and pool will close Sept. 30. Child care programs, the Y’s adult training facility, after-school programs and youth sports will continue as...
Neighbors concerned about traffic, blasting at proposed Unity limestone quarryVideo
Nearby Unity residents let Hanson Aggregates know they’re concerned about the heavy truck traffic and blasting that would be associated with a limestone quarry the company hopes to develop. The Connellsville company is seeking township approval of a site development plan as well as state permits for operating on underground...
Westmoreland tax delinquent property sale expected to be very different this year
Hundreds of tax delinquent properties could be auctioned off Monday as part of Westmoreland County’s annual sale, but this year’s event will look different in the age of the coronavirus pandemic. The tax sale will be conducted at Science Innovation Center Theater in Science Hall on the Youngwood campus of...
‘Orange sky made me want to go back’: Ligonier man home after battling Calif. wildfires
Many people viewing the startling images of wildfires ravaging millions of acres in California might shy away from an opportunity to get in the middle of a dry-season inferno. Not Joshua Derk, a state-certified wildland firefighter and second lieutenant with Ligonier’s Valley Hose Co. Derk, 30, returned Tuesday from Point...
