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Sutersville fire chief researches town’s war dead ‘so they won’t be forgotten’
The names of 13 men from Sutersville who never came home from World War I and II are engraved near the top of Sutersville’s Honor Roll that recognizes those who served. A 14th man killed in the Korean War is listed on a separate plaque. Making certain that they will...
No one injured when fire strikes Jeannette house
No injuries were reported after a fully involved house fire in Jeannette Saturday night, Westmoreland 911 dispatchers said. It took five emergency departments to douse the blaze, officials said. The cause of the fire in the 300 block of Chestnut Street was unclear. Crews remained on the scene at about...
Greensburg rally offers message of hope on National Overdose Awareness DayVideo
At 18 years old, Nakkia Proffit had to watch as a friend fatally overdosed, and it still was not enough to keep her from making negative decisions about drugs. On Saturday, Proffit was continuing her recovery and shared her story with attendees at a rally in Greensburg’s St. Clair Park...
Groups hustle across Westmoreland to raise money for clubs through high school football
Pasta, salad, bread and dessert mixed with the efforts of numerous volunteers is a winning recipe for success when it comes to raising money for high school athletics. The Greensburg Salem Football Parents Association has been doing that for years, and this week was no exception. Hundreds of hungry people...
Route 30 reopens in Derry Township after motorcycle wreck
Westbound lanes of Route 30 were shut down Friday evening in Derry Township for a wreck involving a motorcycle, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatcher. The wreck, which was near the Route 217 intersection, caused the lanes to close around 9:20 p.m. One lane reopened about 10 minutes later, and...
Original Wyano church gets new lease on next 100 years of life
Parishioners filed into a Wyano church April 28, not knowing if they would ever again step foot in the 100-year-old house of worship. The former United Methodist Church, located in the South Huntingdon Township, was about to shut its doors for good due to declining attendance. By the end, only...
Cops: Good Samaritan assisted domestic violence victim at Lynch Field in Greensburg
A Good Samaritan at Greensburg’s Lynch Field helped a woman Thursday after she was choked and beaten by her boyfriend in a pavilion, according to city police. Chad T. Abbott, 25, who has recently lived in Burgettstown, Washington County, was arrested on charges of simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, false...
Laurel Mountain Borough man expected to plead guilty in girlfriend’s death
A Laurel Mountain Borough man jailed for the last five years as he awaits trial for the first-degree murder of his live-in girlfriend is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a lesser charge. The lawyer for Gregory Randall, 62, told a Westmoreland County judge that the trial scheduled to begin...
Former Hempfield doctor to stand trial in fatal overdose case
A Westmoreland County judge ruled Friday that a Hempfield physician can withdraw his no contest plea to charges that he over-prescribed methadone to a patient who overdosed and died. Dr. Edgar Peske, 80, will go to trial in December or early next year on charges of drug delivery resulting in...
Westmoreland County Food Bank promotes September as ‘Hunger Action Month’
The Westmoreland County Food Bank is again teaming up with a Scottdale company to raise money for its food programs. The third annual “Day 2 Don8” on Sept. 28 will allow donors to match a $5,000 challenge gift from Penn Line Service Inc. “Penn Line has been a generous sponsor...
First 911 Trail Challenge near Shanksville offers special closed road access for cyclists
The inaugural 911 Trail Challenge on Sept. 7 will offer bicyclists a 24-mile course, including an eight-mile section at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville that will be open only to cyclists. The Sept. 11 National Memorial Trail is a 1,300-mile network of bicycle and pedestrian trails linking the...
Jeannette girl wins age division in 2019 Little Miss Italy pageant
Sophia Lawry, 7, performed her heart out when she took the stage to compete in the 2019 Miss Little Italy pageant during Bloomfield’s Little Italy Days, said her mom, Gina. And her performance won her the title Miss Little Italy, Princess division. “It’s based on confidence, and she walked out...
Delmont man accused of assaulting woman
A 39-year-old Delmont man was arrested Thursday on charges of assaulting a woman inside his home and obstructing officers attempting to investigate the incident, police said. Ian T. Morelli was arraigned before District Judge Helen Kistler on charges of obstruction of law enforcement, simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and possession...
5 things to do in Westmoreland this weekend: Aug. 30-Sept. 2Video
TGIF! It’s the kickoff to Labor Day weekend, the last official hurrah of summer. Though it’s usually a time to pack in a picnic, backyard barbecue, road trip or other outdoor fun, that’s not all there is to do around these parts. SHEL game Indie-folk band SHEL will wrap up...
Pittsburgh man accused of DUI, impersonating police officer in Trafford
A Pittsburgh man is charged with driving while drunk, resisting arrest and impersonating a police officer during a traffic stop this week in Trafford. Christopher N. Lenkiewicz, 36, was spotted driving erratically in a Nissan sedan before 4:15 p.m. Wednesday along Forbes Road and later pulled alongside Trafford Patrolman Richard...
Teen charged in Export shooting will be released from jail
A teenager charged with four adults in connection with a shooting last weekend in Export will be released from jail to await trial. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger set a $50,000 bond on Thursday for 16-year-old Connor J. Yakoweloff of New Alexandria and ordered that he remain...
Swissvale woman jailed on heroin charge in North Huntingdon traffic stop
A Swissvale woman is charged with intent to deliver 10 bricks of heroin following a traffic stop Wednesday in North Huntingdon. According to township police, 500 stamp bags of suspected heroin were discovered in a bag under the rear seat of a Dodge Avenger — where Radajah Lynn Muhammad, 22,...
Former skinhead warns of resurgent hatred in Westmoreland County visitVideo
More than five decades after the Civil Rights Act changed U.S. law, former skinhead Arno Michaelis says, racial hatred is translating into violence in America and around the globe. “White nationalist attacks have escalated all over the world, and the death toll is growing,” Michaelis said Thursday at Saint Vincent...
3 injured in collision on Route 30 in Hempfield
Three people were injured and at least one motorist was taken to Excela Westmoreland Hospital after a two-vehicle wreck Thursday morning on Route 30 in Hempfield. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes just before 7:15 a.m. near DeLallo Italian Marketplace, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. One lane...
Greensburg synagogue welcomes new rabbi
Rabbi Leonard Sarko believes in making faith approachable. He often brings his guitar or keyboard to services to provide some musical accompaniment. He reads excerpts from the Torah in English as well as the traditional Hebrew. He will bring those skills to Greensburg as the new rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El...
Freight trains, costs are hurdles for increasing Western Pa. Amtrak serviceVideo
If Amtrak added a commuter train into Pittsburgh on the route between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, more than one-half of the passengers would board at the Greensburg Train Station, according to a state official overseeing multimodal transportation. But whether Amtrak is in a position to add another westbound Pennsylvanian train to...
Overdose awareness event in Greensburg can provide ‘spark of hope’ for addicts, families
A decade ago, Katrin Schall of Youngstown would have had little interest in an event like the Overdose Awareness Day scheduled this weekend in Greensburg. But on Saturday, Schall — who overcame her own drug addiction — will be at St. Clair Park in her capacity as supervisor for Southwestern...
Rostraver helipad, Arnold Palmer hangar prep get grant assist
A helipad at Rostraver Airport and hangar and apron projects at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport received a boost this week through state aviation grants. Gov. Tom Wolf announced approval of a $375,000 grant for improvements at Rostraver Airport, including development of a helipad. According to Westmoreland County Airport Authority Executive...
Participant will be resentenced for role in fatal Greensburg torture case
The youngest member of a group of six Greensburg roommates convicted in the torture and murder of a mentally disabled woman nearly a decade ago will be sentenced for the third time in December. Angela Marinucci, 27, has twice before been sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility...
Monessen bus driver charged with having child porn faced similar charges 2 decades ago
A Monessen school bus driver charged this week by federal authorities for possession of child pornography had previously been barred from driving children after he was arrested on similar charges in 2001. This week’s indictment of Jack Brian Laforte, 54, came nearly two decades after he was charged in Westmoreland...
