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Jeannette set to rebuild bumpy Sellers Avenue
Work is expected to start next month to resurface a Jeannette road that Mayor Curtis Antoniak referred to as “washboard boulevard.” Engineer Ed Antonacci said officials are pushing to get the work on Sellers Avenue done by the end of 2025. “It’s a pretty extensive project,” he said. Council on...
Steady rise in need for meals keeps Feeding the Spirit volunteers busy in Greensburg
Wendy Smith was first in line Thursday, waiting for the OK under a hot August sun to pick up dinner. Finances are tight for the Greensburg woman and her son, who get $100 a month in government food assistance. It’s not enough, she said. Like dozens of others who come...
Police investigate suspicious item along Route 30 exit to Turnpike in North Huntingdon
State police were investigating the Thursday morning discovery of what they described as a suspicious item in North Huntingdon. Troopers worked at Route 30 west and the entrance ramp to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Trooper Steve Limani said the item was found inside a broken wooden box by a PennDOT worker...
New Kensington man charged after inmate fight at Westmoreland prison
A New Kensington man awaiting trial in a shooting was charged by police Wednesday with beating a man at the Westmoreland County Prison. The injured inmate had to get multiple staples in the back of his head at a hospital, according to court papers. Amarion M. Michaux, 19, is charged...
Greensburg’s City Hall’s former life as trolley station will be commemorated
Greensburg City Hall’s previous life as a trolley station will be commemorated in a sign along South Main Street. Planning director Alec Italiano said he applied for, and received, a $2,500 grant to buy the marker after learning about the opportunity through the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. “It just sort...
Judge rules Seton LaSalle student can play in football scrimmage while awaiting court action
Quarterback Anthony Smith can be on the field for Seton LaSalle at a football scrimmage this weekend, a judge ruled Tuesday. But his ability to play the rest of his sophomore season is up in the air. He remains ineligible when the season starts in two weeks after the PIAA...
Neighbor files appeal in development of former Monsour medical site in Jeannette
A land use appeal filed by a neighbor of the former Monsour Medical Center property in Jeannette isn’t going to stop the developer of the property from continuing work on the commercial and residential project, he said. “We believe this is a nuisance resident looking out for her own benefit,”...
Ex-Southmoreland QB fighting to play at Seton LaSalle, says bullying necessitated school transfer
Anthony Smith should be getting ready for the first football games of his sophomore season. Instead, the record-breaking quarterback is in court, fighting for the opportunity to play football after the PIAA denied an appeal last week, leaving him ineligible for the season that starts in two weeks. “I’m optimistic...
Missing Greensburg man’s car found in Acme, police asking for public’s help
Greensburg police and Westmoreland County detectives were gathering evidence from a car connected to a city man who has been missing since July 29. The car, a 2002 white Toyota Avalon, was found Saturday hidden off Ridge Road in Donegal Township in a rural area in southeastern Westmoreland County about...
Greensburg hopes to give expanded powers to code enforcement officer
Greensburg council is considering two bills that would add some teeth when it comes to addressing abandoned properties. One would tap into state Act 90, the Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act of 2010. If enacted, that would allow city officials the ability to deny permit applications to a property...
Greensburg expected to approve extension on tax reduction program
Three Greensburg commercial properties have been improved through a tax incentive program during the past 10 years and officials are hoping to attract more participation so progress can continue. Greensburg Community Development Corp. Executive Director Nancy Ligus is seeking a 10-year extension of the LERTA program, which is set to...
Free wash days this weekend at revamped Greensburg laundromat
A laundry service that has been in Greensburg for decades is new again. Nu-Way Laundromat on Highland Avenue has been renovated since new owner Anna Zaydenberg took over in December 2024. While the original name remains on the building, the inside has a new look with updated washers and dryers,...
Hempfield officials hire auctioneer to sell dozens of surplus items
An auctioneer will help Hempfield unload 55 pieces of surplus equipment under a proposal approved by the township supervisors. The township will work with Anderson Auctioneers for an online auction that likely will be held in September or October, according to Austin Erhard, director of public works. “They will handle...
Wendel residents must go 4 miles to pick up their mail — if the post office is open
A trip to the post office for Wendel residents used to mean a short walk down a wooded path or a quick drive. For the past 41⁄2 years, that has turned into a 4-mile car ride to the Manor Post Office — one that’s complicated by the fact residents have...
Greensburg man accused of trafficking teen girl for sex
A Greensburg man is accused of trafficking a teen girl for sex, according to court papers. City police said Samuel D. Oglesby, 30, exchanged explicit photos and videos with the girl through Snapchat in the fall before they had sex in November, according to court papers filed Wednesday. Detectives said...
Suspected cocaine found during I-70 traffic stop; 2nd arrest in as many weeks
A New Mexico man is behind bars after, state police said, about 17 pounds of suspected cocaine was found in the pickup he was driving west on Interstate 70 in Westmoreland County. Troopers said the driver of a GMC Sierra committed a traffic violation about 9 a.m. Tuesday near mile...
Howard Stern’s SiriusXM contract in jeopardy
SiriusXM host Howard Stern’s future at the subscription satellite radio company seems to in jeopardy, according to multiple reports. The U.S. Sun cited unnamed sources in a Tuesday report that indicated Stern’s show is set to be canceled. The Daily Mail also used unnamed sources in a report that said...
2 women face charges after police say 5 children left in unsanitary Vandergrift home
Two women are facing charges after Vandergrift police said five children were left alone for days without food or water in a home officers described in court papers as an “absolute disgrace.” Leslie Ann Keller, 69, of Parks Township and her daughter, Heidi Lynn Beer, 35, of Vandergrift were charged...
Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh police issue latest Downtown crime report; ‘Suspicious’ fire probed in McKeesport
Here are some of the latest news items happening this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 6: Pittsburgh police report latest Downtown crime numbers Over the past week, Police in Downtown Pittsburgh made 31 arrests and wrote 16 nontraffic tickets, according to statistics released from the agency. Five parking tickets were issued between...
Convicted Greensburg cop is still collecting a pension, raising questions
More than two months after a former Greensburg police officer was sentenced in a federal drug case, she is still collecting a pension, and city officials continue to wait on documents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Attorney Lee Demosky, solicitor for Greensburg’s police pension committee, said Tuesday he’s requested documents...
Judge Bononi honored for creation of program that helps keep families together
In her Westmoreland County courtroom Tuesday morning, Judge Michele Bononi saw firsthand a positive result from a program she started to help reunite families. A person involved in a child custody case was allowed to progress from supervised to unsupervised visits, a direct benefit from the program that makes the...
2 arrested on charges of child endangerment in Monessen
Two people are behind bars after police said a 5-year-old boy was emaciated and had bruises all over his body, according to court papers. Charles W. Smitley V, 39, and Colleen Cassidy, 36, both of Monessen, were arrested this week on charges of child endangerment, unlawful restraint and simple assault....
Happy tail: Rare hawk rehabilitated, released in Laurel HighlandsVideo
The red-tailed hawk didn’t hesitate at all — with a “one, two, three,” the bird spread its wings Tuesday morning in Cook, showing no sign of the trauma it sustained 11 days ago after apparently being hit by a vehicle. And while it acted like a typical hawk and took...
Traffic to be studied on Westland Drive in Hempfield, with an eye on improving safety
Hempfield officials are planning to examine Westland Drive to see if improvements could remedy residents’ concerns about speeding in the neighborhood. Township supervisors this week approved seeking proposals for a traffic study on the road that spans the Wendover and West Point neighborhoods. “It’s one of the neighborhood routes that...
2 men arrested, 2 more sought in suspected drug, firearms trafficking ring
Four men are accused in what the state Attorney General’s Office described as a drug and firearms trafficking ring in Westmoreland County. Two of the suspects — Shelton Andrew Payne, 34, of Monongahela, and David Darryle Jeffries, 34, of Monessen — were arrested Thursday. Warrants were issued for two other...
