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The Westmoreland County Airport Authority is now included in an economic development program aimed at putting idle airport properties to productive use. Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced that the Westmoreland County Airport Authority and the Pittsburgh-Regional Airport in Butler County were first in Pennsylvania to receive designations in the newly...

Ligonier residents are saying goodbye to a store that has dressed generations in upscale casual clothing since 1900. The 123-year-old Martin’s Specialty Shop will be closing its doors permanently this month. Mary Lou Fleming, owner and granddaughter of the shop’s founder, Robert S. Martin, is hosting a retirement sale for...

The state Game Commission and Ducks Unlimited have partnered to form the Pennsylvania Wetland Habitat Initiative that would improve 1,600 acres of wetland habitats on 61 state game lands. Outdated pipes, damaged dikes and dilapidated infrastructure limit site managers’ ability to the wetlands and leave the species in these habitats...

Hunters and members of waterfowl organizations can attend the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s virtual annual waterfowl briefing, streamed by the agency’s Facebook page, on March 9 at 1 p.m. Waterfowl Program Specialist Nate Huck and Wildlife Operations Division Chief Ian Gregg will review the proposed 2023-24 waterfowl hunting seasons, regulations, and...

Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Police are asking the public for help regarding a sexual assault suspect. According to university police, an assault occurred at the Bridge on Forbes apartment complex on Saturday between midnight and 2:30 a.m. Authorities say that the suspect introduced himself to the victim as Damien....

Pittsburgh police have put out an arrest warrant for a Pittsburgh Public Schools teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student. According to the criminal complaint, James Ziegler, 41, is a teacher at Pittsburgh’s Faison K-5. Court documents said Ziegler allegedly forced the student to perform sex acts during lunch detentions....

Latrobe Municipal Authority officials are aiming to reduce the amount of cooking fats and oils that, when disposed of improperly, clog sewerlines and pollute local waterways. “We have to do something,” authority board member Carl “Skip” Bollinger recently told city council members. “Our main problem is the Nine Mile Run...

Five people, including two police officers, were hospitalized Tuesday after a house fire in Pittsburgh’s Windgap neighborhood. An elderly woman trapped inside the home in the 1700 block of Oberon Street was rescued and hospitalized. Two other victims were transported to the hospital. According to police, they were all in...

In the past three years, Karen Peltier and her Hempfield neighbors have raised approximately $7,500 for the Westmoreland Food Bank by holding an unconventional fundraiser. Prior to 2020, the South Meadow at Lindwood Condominium Association regularly hosted a holiday social for residents with a donation box dedicated to the county...

Philip Ferry has been one with the woods since he was a young boy. Growing up in Youngstown, Pa., surrounded by forest and wildlife, his affinity for hunting and being an outdoorsman is what led him to become Westmoreland County’s new game warden. “Most people …. they find out early,...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023: 3 arrested after police say drugs, firearms found at Homewood store Pittsburgh police said they recovered drugs and firearms Thursday night in a convenience store in the city’s Homewood neighborhood. Narcotics and Vice detectives executed...

Elementary and middle school students from around the region will test their knowledge this weekend during a unique competition at Greater Latrobe Senior High School. The International Academic Competition will host its Pennsylvania Winter Regional Final competition Saturday in a 10-hour event. This is the first time the group has...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023: Crash leads to power outage, closes busy Penn Hills road A portion of a busy road in Penn Hills was forced to close and left some residents without power for a time early Thursday after...

A Pittsburgh man is in custody after an attempted carjacking of a police officer in Braddock on Tuesday night. Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported that Derek Lamont Moore, 33, is facing charges including aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer, disarming a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest. Allegheny...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023: Police recover church bell stolen from Squirrel Hill A 2,000-pound church bell that Pittsburgh police said was stolen from Squirrel Hill has been recovered. Police said they recovered the bell early Wednesday morning along Parkwood...

Western Pennsylvanians can break out the sun hats for the next couple of days. Today’s high is expected to reach 56 degrees by 3:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Moon, and tomorrow should be sunny with a high of 68 degrees by 2:30 p.m., missing the record...

Breeze Airways announced Tuesday it will begin nonstop flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Portland, Maine; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Long Island, N.Y.; and Jacksonville, Fla. Flights to Raleigh-Durham are set to begin May 18, while Long Island and Jacksonville will start May 25. Service to Portland will commence June 2. Breeze...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023: 17-year-old boy killed in Carrick shooting Pittsburgh police said a 17-year-old was fatally shot Monday night in a house across the street from Carrick High School. According to a Pittsburgh Public Safety report, police responded...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission could soon be using specially trained dogs to help sniff out deer infected with chronic wasting disease as part of a new effort to learn more about the fatal, contagious ailment that continues to spread among the state’s herd. Studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023: Polish Hill building catches fire, investigation continues Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and emergency service teams responded Sunday to a fire in the city’s Polish Hill District. Crews reached the 3000 block of Brereton Street at...

A man was killed in a shooting in Northview Heights on Thursday night, Pittsburgh police said. Emergency crews were called to the 300 block of Penfort Street at 7:47 p.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Girard Porter, 47, of McKeesport. Police said he was shot...

Nontraditional preschool programs in the Ligonier Valley, Derry Area and Greater Latrobe school districts boast a combined enrollment this year of 80 children ages 2 to 5, and leaders are hoping a new grant will help build on the momentum. Tiny RAMs, Tiny Trojans and Latrobe Little Learners kindergarten readiness...

Two communities have come together to support a Mt. Pleasant family after they lost their home to a house fire in January. Amber Breakiron and her family lost everything, including their family dog, when their home in the Mt. Pleasant Township village of Hecla went up in flames. Breakiron’s sisters...

Derry Area sophomore Timothy Miller, 15, is one of 13 students to win the New York Times‘ 100-word personal narrative contest with his entry, “Baby Tim.” Miller entered the contest to complete a narrative writing assignment in his Advanced English II class. His teacher, Mark Curcio, enters his students in...

West Overton Museums will extend use of its iconic distillery building in East Huntingdon this year and has plans for enhancements at the site to be phased in through 2024. The work will embrace its rye whiskey heritage and include a new display of whiskey bottles from distilleries across Western...