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North Huntingdon OKs settlement on officer’s racial discrimination suit
North Huntingdon officials narrowly approved a settlement of a lawsuit a police officer filed against the township and a former manager over alleged racial discrimination when a new chief was named in 201 and what he contended was a hostile work environment. Commissioners Jason Atwood, Eric Gass, Richard Gray and...
Morning Roundup: Sports standout Sam Clancy to be honored; North Braddock chief resigns; 1 injured in shooting
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 21: Two-sport star to be honored by Pittsburgh A former star Pitt basketball player who went on to play in the NFL will be honored Saturday by the City of Pittsburgh with a celebration and the naming...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh police nab suspect in 2021 homicide; missing boy sought
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, June 20: Pittsburgh police nab suspect in homicide A Pittsburgh man is jailed in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood in April 2021, police said. Riyad Christian, 24, was arrested in...
Norwin library program to compare 1918 flu and 2020 covid pandemics; book sale slated
A Westmoreland County Community College professor will compare the 1918 flu pandemic with the 2020 covid-19 pandemic during a program at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Norwin Public Library, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin. Thomas Soltis, an assistant sociology professor at the community college near Youngwood, has described the similarities of...
Morning Roundup: Man’s body pulled from Allegheny River; 2 killed in plane crash; EMS responds to calls at Taylor Swift concerts
Body pulled from Allegheny River in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh police said a man’s body was pulled from the Allegheny River on Monday morning. A boater had spotted the man’s body floating in the river near the southern part of Washington’s Landing, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. A Pittsburgh police spokesperson...
Fire damages West Newton house, rekindles Monday morning
A fire that gutted a West Newton house late Sunday rekindled Monday morning, requiring firefighters from multiple departments to respond to the scene. Richard Smith and his son escaped the fire on Mallard Streetat without injury Sunday, but a pet dog died in the blaze, West Newton Fire Chief Craig...
Chef to make five-course meal for Queen of Angels fundraiser
A Louisiana chef with a flair for making Cajun food will cook a five-course dinner at a Penn Township country club on June 28 to celebrate an Irwin priest’s recovery from pancreatic cancer. The event is a fundraiser for Queen of Angels Catholic School in North Huntingdon. John Folse, known...
Surveillance cameras in downtown Irwin planned for safety, not Big Brother, police chief says
Irwin will install security cameras on utility poles at seven intersections in the downtown business district in a move that police say will enhance security. The cameras will be installed along Main Street at the intersections of Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets, as well as Pennsylvania Avenue and...
Myasthenia Gravis Association plans benefit golf outing on Sept. 24
Golfers can enjoy their sport and play for a good cause at the Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western PA’s annual MGA Golf Outing on Sept. 24 at the Pheasant Ridge Golf Club in Richland. Proceeds from the golf outing will benefit the organization’s free patient support services to people affected...
OSHA probes fatal workplace fall in Blairsville
Workplace inspectors launched an investigation Thursday into the accident that killed a man who fell through three stories of a dilapidated former Blairsville school on Wednesday, a federal official said. John W. Plunkett, 63, of Colfax, N.C., who died in the fall, was working with Ryan Nupp, 27, of Latrobe...
Water conservation urged as Pennsylvania declares drought watch
The Pa. Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch for all counties in the state. Residents and businesses statewide are asked to voluntarily reduce water use 5% to 10%. The assessment is based on information from public water suppliers and data on precipitation, stream and river flows, groundwater level...
Norwin area: Barbershop quartet to sing; suicide prevention training slated; alcohol use in park rejected;
Barbershop quartet to perform A barbershop quartet, 3 Rivers 4, will sing a variety of songs from classics to patriotic and inspirational songs, as well as doo-wop from the 1950s and 1960s at 3 p.m. June 26 the Norwin Public Library, 100 Caruthers Lane, Irwin. The group is a member...
West Newton Giant Eagle to remain open through 2024
Diane Mesiarik came out of the Giant Eagle supermarket in West Newton with a bag of groceries Tuesday morning and with the knowledge that she won’t have to drive several miles to a grocery store because the supermarket is remaining open, averting a planned closing on June 23. “It’s real...
Free dental exams at Hempfield Towers targets at-risk seniors
Greensburg area senior citizens can take advantage of a free dental clinic Tuesday at Hempfield Towers, a residence for senior citizens. The dental clinic from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. by United Concordia Dental will consist of exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments and oral cancer screenings, according to Highmark Wholecare, which...
Trafford man accused of bilking credit union out of $73,000
A Trafford man is accused of bilking a South Greensburg credit union out of more than $73,000 over a six-month period beginning in October, through a complex scheme. According to a criminal complaint filed by South Greensburg Sgt. James Garlick, Joseph D. Calisti, 38, defrauded the Pheple Federal Credit Union...
Man arrested in connection with Uniontown homicide Friday
A Uniontown man is accused of fatally shooting a woman in Uniontown on Friday morning, police said. Danny Richard Sottile Jr., 45, was charged by Uniontown police with criminal homicide, aggravated and simple assault and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the shooting on the city’s Iowa Street. Sottile...
Norwin area: Bands set for downtown Irwin, Norwin Class of 1961 to gather
Bands, singers to perform in Irwin Several bands and singers will perform free concerts in different locations in downtown Irwin on June 15. The Music in the Streets performances will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Band Anna at the Fifth Street parking lot and Lois Scott singing at The Lamp...
Homer City power plant closing won’t impact electric grid reliability, group says
The closure of the Homer City Generating Station — the largest coal-fired power plant in the state — will not adversely impact the power grid serving Pennsylvania and 12 other states, a regional electricity transmission organization said Tuesday. The Indiana County facility is scheduled to be decommissioned as of July...
Part of Hatfield’s Ferry power plant to be razed
The cooling towers at another closed coal-fired power plant in Southwestern Pennsylvania will be demolished Thursday morning. Two concrete hyperbolic cooling towers — one 500 feet tall and the other 550 feet tall — will be imploded at FirstEnergy Corp.’s former Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station along the Monongahela River in...
Norwin school budget: No tax hike for 2023-24
Norwin School District will eliminate six teaching positions and one administrative job and tap into the district’s fund balance in 2023-24. The moves will be made as part of the 2023-24 budget that school board members approved Monday that does not increase property taxes. The $85.8 million budget was approved...
Rustic Ridge Mine opponents to petition DEP to reject mining permit
A Fayette County-based citizens group is planning to present a petition Monday to state officials asking that environmental regulators reject the request for a permit renewal at a Donegal Township mine. The proposal would extend the mine underneath the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Mountain Watershed Association in Champion plans to hold...
Greensburg gets new tap room as craft beer making recovers from pandemic lows
Another craft brewer has opened a tap room in Greensburg, the fifth to be selling its own beer within a mile of the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Jeremy and Jennifer Shearer opened their Stone Bridge Brewing Co. tap room at 239 E. Pittsburgh St. this week, during a time when craft...
North Huntingdon sewage authority raises tap-in fees
North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority’s 12,560 customers will not see an increase in their sewage rates for the fiscal year that began May 1, but customers will see an increase in the tap-in fees starting July 1. The municipal authority, which has its plant along Turner Valley Road, will increase...
Norwin area: Nature festival set at Irwin Park; West Newton library to hold book sale
Rubber duck race fundraiser slated The Natural Festival at Irwin Park, featuring food, music, face painting, games, raffle prizes and the annual Rubber Duck Race, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 24 at the park off Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street. The ducks can be purchased for...
Norwin Teacher of the Year finalist had many mentors
A Norwin educator whose love of teaching began at an early age is a finalist for the state’s top award. Rachel Kalberer, gifted coordinator-case manager in the Seminar of Elementary Advanced Learners program in the district’s four elementary schools, is one of 12 finalists for the state Department of Education’s...
