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Pittsburgh man killed in hit-and-run in Point Breeze

A Pittsburgh man was killed late Tuesday in a hit-and-run in Point Breeze, city police said. Freeman M. Holeman, 66, of Pittsburgh was pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection of Penn Avenue at Carnegie Place. Police said they were called just after 10 p.m. of a report of...
PennDOT, police to highlight aggressive driving

PennDOT, the Highway Safety Network, state police and local police from Irwin and North Huntingdon are hosting an event Wednesday on driving safety. The event starts at 10 a.m. at the North Huntingdon police station at 11279 Center Highway. It is part of a statewide Aggressive Driving Enforcement Wave that...
Students return to school at Elizabeth Forward

After two months of remote learning following a fire, students returned to Elizabeth Forward High School on Tuesday. The fire damaged the inside of the school in February. According to the school, rooms and areas adjacent to the auditorium space where the fire occurred are walled off and will not...
Fire out inside Century III Mall, cause not yet clear

West Mifflin fire crews responded early Tuesday to a fire at the site of the former Century III Mall. An Allegheny County alert sent at 7:10 a.m. said the fire was in the walls above the food court area on the third floor. West Mifflin borough police chief Gregory McCulloch...
Man struck by vehicle on Pittsburgh’s South Side

A man was struck by a vehicle early Monday near 12th and East Carson streets on Pittsburgh’s South Side, according to city police. Officers said they found the man after responding to a call of shots fired at 2:16 a.m. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police...
Tractor-trailer crash spills chemicals near Monongahela River

A tractor-trailer that crashed into a creek early Monday morning along Bellbridge Road in Lincoln Borough has not yet spilled chemicals into the Monongahela River, officials said. The truck, which was hauling about 80 drums (each 55-gallons) of a two-part epoxy chemical, drove into the stream just after 1 a.m.,...
United Methodist churches examine future as some vote to disaffiliate

At First United Methodist Church of Irwin over the past month, there’s been more than a few new faces in the pews. According to congregation member Bonnie Judy, her church has started to attract people looking for a new church home, after their own churches decided to leave the denomination....
Award-winning mental health services at Penn-Trafford look to uncertain future

Penn-Trafford School District psychologist Dr. Wendy Westwood still remembers the calls and emails she and others received from students at the beginning of the pandemic. “Coming back from covid, we noticed a huge increase in mental health concerns, across the board from elementary to high school,” she said. “We had...
What’s that? Greensburg Salem one-room schoolhouse preserves past for students

Editor’s note: “What’s That?” is a recurring feature in the Tribune-Review’s Westmoreland Plus edition. If there’s something you’d like to see explored here, send an email to gtrcity@tribweb.com. Atop a hill, tucked behind Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary in Southwest Greensburg, a building-sized time capsule is only a few steps outside...
Beautification, public safety alerts priority for Hempfield supervisor candidate

After serving on Hempfield’s planning committee and a lifetime raising a family in the county, Becky Durbin hopes to “make the community a better place” by running for township supervisor. Durbin, who is a seventh-generation Hempfield resident, said she hopes to bring a “different perspective” to the all-male board of...
Former Hempfield supervisor hopes to claim a seat in upcoming elections

Lifetime Hempfield resident and former township supervisor Jerry Fagert is running again for supervisor in this year’s election and hopes to prioritize public works and the fire department. A Republican, Fagert, 61, was a Hempfield supervisor from 2011 through 2015. “It has been one of my greatest privileges serving the...
Western Pa. recovery experts celebrate over-the-counter naloxone, voice concern about cost

As the overdose-reversing drug naloxone becomes available over the counter this summer without a prescription, recovery organizations and pharmacies look to the change as a step in the right direction — but not the end of the road. The drug, also known by the brand name Narcan, can halt overdoses...
From sheep to shawl: Loyalhannon Spinners keep age-old craft alive

About 10 years ago, Trafford resident and knitting enthusiast Liza Jennings Seiner began to wonder: where does yarn come from? “I’ve been a knitter since I was a kid, and it just never occurred to me,” she said. “You can go down to Joann’s and you can buy yarn and...
Hempfield middle school redistricting plan approved

Hempfield students and their families now know what schools they will be attending next year. The Hempfield Area School Board approved a redistricting plan that consolidates the district’s three middle schools into two and defines which schools students will attend. School directors voted in February to combine the middle schools...
Penn Trafford area recreation group offers courses for all ages

Every Tuesday and Thursday, Midge Culig leads a class of older Penn Trafford area adults in some good old-fashioned exercise. As part of the Senior Stretch and Strength course, Culig directs the group of around 20 seniors through a workout using weights, bands and light aerobics. Chairs are available for...
Greensburg couple accused of leaving 3-year-old alone with guns, marijuana in apartment

A Greensburg couple is accused of leaving their 3-year-old daughter alone in an apartment with a gun and marijuana within reach, according to court papers. Shayna Ann Barner and Patrick Anthony Brundidge told police they had left their child alone in their apartment in the morning and again in the...

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