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Bail reduced for man accused in Murrysville hit-and-run connected to lottery scam
A district judge on Tuesday lowered bail for a Maryland man accused by police of hitting a Murrysville man with his vehicle while trying to pick up $100,000 in an alleged lottery scam. District Judge Charles R. Conway reduced 47-year-old Clint OBrian Robinson’s bail from $500,000 to $25,000. A preliminary...
Latrobe considers pay hike for school crossing guards
Crossing guards at Latrobe Elementary School could see their first wage hike in more than a decade if city council approves. According to Latrobe officials, the four guards will continue to be stationed at two streets on either side of the school, Cedar and Cherry streets, but the city is...
Trafford man accused of breaking into neighbor’s home looking for girlfriend
A 30-year-old Trafford man is accused of breaking into a neighbor’s house early Sunday to look for his girlfriend, police said. Michael G. Pecharka was arraigned on charges of burglary, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after the 4:30 a.m. incident. Borough Patrolman Zlatan Avdic reported he was on...
Benefit concert to help Irwin girl fighting cancer
A benefit concert and raffle for the families of a 3-year-old Irwin girl battling leukemia and a 13-year-old Liberty Borough boy being treated for cancer is planned for April 27. Conrad’s Concert 8 will be held 7 p.m. to midnight at Zander’s Sports Bar/Palmieri’s Restaurant, 951 Old Frankstown Road, Plum....
Hempfield considering new recreation center
Hempfield soon could have a new recreation center. With two spaces available — a property off the Walden Court cul-de-sac and a 17-acre parcel off Route 136 adjacent to Hempfield Area High School — Pittsburgh-based Mackin Engineering will research township needs. Supervisors voted this week to pay Mackin about $55,300...
Federal drug conspiracy trial off for Harrison City doctor as he appeals prior conviction
A Harrison City doctor accused of illegally distributing the anti-opioid drug Suboxone will not stand trial in federal court Tuesday, sources said. Dr. Felix Brizuela Jr., 58, was scheduled to go to trial in U.S. District Court in Wheeling, W.Va., with co-defendant Dr. George Naum III on a charge of...
Series of armed robberies lands Scottdale man in prison for up to a decade
A Scottdale man will serve up to 10 years in prison for the armed robberies of a gas station and two discount stores last year. Clyde Mensch, 42, pleaded guilty Monday to 15 separate counts, including three charges of armed robbery, in connection with the December heists in which he...
South Greensburg police look for car that critically injured pedestrian
South Greensburg police are looking for the car that struck and critically injured a pedestrian Friday night in the 1500 block of Broad Street. The crash happened at about 7:30 p.m. near DeGennaro’s Restaurant, where staff indicated the man, whom police didn’t identify, had dined before he was struck. Police...
Riders get revved up for annual Blessing of the Bikes in MurrysvilleVideo
Area bikers will be revved up Sunday for the 23rd annual Blessing of the Bikes ceremony at Murrysville Alliance Church on Old William Penn Highway. The ceremony is just one of many that take place throughout the region as motorcycle-riding season begins in earnest. It is among the largest, regularly...
North Huntingdon sues developer, zoning board in billboards dispute
North Huntingdon Township has sued its own zoning hearing board and a Greensburg developer, seeking to overturn the board’s decision granting a permit to place a billboard along Route 30, just east of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Irwin interchange. In a suit filed in Westmoreland County, the township wants a judge...
Murrysville voters want judge to split precincts to ease Election Day lines
Democrats and Republicans in Murrysville apparently agree on one issue: the long lines voters must endure before they cast ballots in elections must end. A Westmoreland County judge will soon consider a petition filed by 85 registered voters asking that the county board of elections be forced to redraw the...
West Virginia man accused in fatal shooting of Delmont native
A West Virginia man is accused of fatally shooting a Westmoreland County native in February during an apparent attempted home invasion, according to the Herald Mail. Authorities said Alvin Deshaun Gilbert, 27, fired the shots that killed Corey Barkhamer, 26, formerly of Delmont, on Feb. 3 at a home in...
Derry Township man accused of assaulting, threatening trooper
A Derry Township man remained in jail Monday after a weekend arrest on multiple charges of assaulting and threatening a state trooper who came to his house to investigate a domestic disturbance. Charles D. Leonard, 57, of Pandora, was arraigned before acting District Judge Jason Buczak on charges of assaulting...
Police: Yukon man was intoxicated in I-70 crash that hurt 2 boys
A Yukon man is accused by state police of being intoxicated when he crashed on Interstate 70 in December, seriously injuring two young children, according to state police. Andrew Joshua Calvin, 31, told police he had used cocaine and Suboxone, which can be used to treat pain or an opioid...
Misaligned Donegal bridge deck will be replaced
Crews will tear out and replace part of a new bridge deck in Donegal Township beginning May 6 because it was placed at the wrong elevation last year. The bridge carries County Line Road over Roaring Run, at the border of Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. It is...
Farmer’s market returning to downtown Greensburg
The farmers market is coming back to downtown Greensburg. “We always wanted to go back to Greensburg,” said Paul Sarver, head of the Central Westmoreland Farmer’s Market Association. “The downtown, the merchants and the customers always appreciated us.” For the last few summers, the market has been held twice a...
Business projects booming on Greensburg’s South Pennsylvania Avenue
Mary Wilmes can look out the window of Penelope’s, her gift shop in downtown Greensburg, and see a construction crew hard at work across the street. Another is working a few doors down, and two more projects are happening about a block away. “It hasn’t been this interesting in town...
Demolition starts for mini casino in Hempfield, township says
Demolition for the new mini casino has started inside the former Bon-Ton store at Westmoreland Mall, according to Patrick Karnash, Hempfield’s planning coordinator. Plans for the proposed $131 million casino show about 750 slot machines and 30 table games for the 100,000-square-foot space. Stadium Casino LLC purchased a $40.1 million...
Man on a mission: Ligonier’s Kyle Lundquist continues family’s Mormon legacy
Considering his family history, it’s not all that surprising that Kyle Lundquist would become a Mormon missionary. You might even say it’s in his DNA. Lundquist, 20, of Ligonier, recently completed a two-year stint serving in the California Carlsbad Mission, located just north of San Diego. While there, the Ligonier...
Trib Total Media earns Best Overall Daily Newspaper award
Trib Total Media has received several top awards from the Keystone State Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, including being named Best Overall Daily Newspaper across all circulation categories. The award was announced as part of the group’s annual “Best in Journalism Contest,” which draws entries from throughout Pennsylvania...
Redstone Highlands offers nursing, HVAC scholarships to Pitt-Greensburg, WCCC
Students who want to pursue a nursing career this fall semester can apply for one of three scholarships worth a total of $96,800 to attend either the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg or Westmoreland County Community College. Redstone Highlands, which offers a variety of living options for senior citizens at facilities in...
1 person injured in crash on Route 136 in Hempfield, officials say
One person was reported injured in a crash along Route 136 in Hempfield on Sunday morning, according to authorities. Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Department Chief Neil Kush said one person was extricated from a car by firefighters following the crash at about 8:24 a.m. along the two-lane highway. The patient...
Westmoreland County population decrease largest in Pa.
The reality of Westmoreland County’s shrinking population was brought to fruition this week after the U.S. Census Bureau released data showing the county had the largest population decrease in the state. Since 2010, the county has lost over 14,580 people, averaging a decrease of about 1,815 people per year, data...
Latrobe woman pushes on 2 years after brain tumor changed her life
Meah Ezykowsky was lying unresponsive in her bed when her mom rushed into their Latrobe home, knowing something was wrong. That morning of March 20, 2017, the family learned Ezykowsky had a record-sized meningioma tumor — a noncancerous mass that will impact more than 32,000 people this year. The grapefruit-sized...
Man rushed to hospital after being struck in South Greensburg hit-and-run
A man was taken to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run Friday night in South Greensburg. The incident occurred after 7:30 p.m. on Broad Street in front of DeGennaro’s Restaurant and Lounge, which the man had patronized immediately before being struck. South Greensburg...
