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Home gardeners looking to add some local color to their flower beds might choose the purple blossoms of tall larkspur or the broad yellow petals of the wood poppy. They’re two of the more than a dozen new species featured in this year’s native plant sale at the Brandywine Conservancy’s...

The Greensburg Night Market returns for a seventh season this week, expecting once again to draw thousands of people to browse vendor tents and enjoy live music along South Pennsylvania Avenue. The Night Market was launched by Jessica Hickey, owner of the Downtown Greensburg Project, in 2019 — featuring just...

Red high heels will hit the pavement in downtown Greensburg next week as the community gathers for the Blackburn Center’s 14th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. The event, slated for April 26, is part of an international movement launched in 2001 that raises awareness of gender-based violence. Though...

Streets in two Westmoreland County communities are set to be improved after project approvals by their respective city councils last week. In Greensburg, three contracts were awarded. Donegal Construction Corp. will handle $46,000 worth of paving through a partnership with Peoples Gas, city administrator Kelsye Milliron said. Mele & Mele...

The Greensburg Fire Department’s tractor-drawn ladder truck will be heading south. City council last week unanimously approved selling the 2012 truck to Charleston, S.C., for $750,000, said administrator Kelsye Milliron. The department has had that type of ladder truck for about 70 years, but with fewer volunteers, there isn’t enough...

Fundraisers • Lincoln Heights Civic Association will host a Bingo Bonanza April 27 at the Civic Center, 42 Millersdale Road, Hempfield. Doors open at 11 a.m., early birds will begin at 1 p.m., and regular bingo will start at 1:30 p.m. Cost: $25, includes three early bird games, 12 regular...

A Hempfield man died Saturday after the Ford pickup truck he was driving crashed, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. Kenneth R. Altman, 68, was traveling on North Greengate Road in Hempfield around 4:15 p.m. when the pickup left the road and collided head-on with a tree. He was...

PennDOT is hosting an open house Tuesday in Rostraver to offer details on the construction timeline and related traffic changes for its update of the Arnold City interchange on Interstate 70. The meeting is set for 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rostraver Central fire hall, 1100 Fells Church Road....

Greensburg residents stopping in the city’s downtown businesses this month may start to notice a pattern: vibrant hand-painted wooden chairs displayed in the storefronts. The trend is no coincidence. Seventeen Greensburg Salem High School art students spent about a month decorating chairs to be put up for auction in advance...

The Ligonier Township Supervisors will have a second chance at their meeting Tuesday to fill a vacant seat on the township’s five-member governing panel. Eight people met the supervisors’ April 4 deadline to submit letters of interest for the appointment, but the supervisors were unable to reach an agreement on...

Latrobe is ramping up for its takeover of garbage hauling services in the city next year, with moves to fill a new administrative post and to strike a deal on used collection containers. City council this week promoted Melanie McGregor, an hourly sanitation department clerk, to the new salaried role...

A week has passed since Jennah Marie Seibert was found dead in the Rostraver home she shared with her fiancé, but authorities have not publicly revealed any new details surrounding her killing. The 24-year-old died from a gunshot wound April 11 in what the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office is...

Westmoreland County will shift funding to improve access to low-income homes over the next 20 months. Commissioners on Thursday voted 2-1 to reallocate $200,000 to cover additional costs associated with accessibility projects as part of the county’s Whole Home Repair program initiated in 2023. The Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority is...

A woman was ordered to serve two years on probation for tampering with evidence that was eventually used to convict a Belle Vernon man of the road rage killing of a motorist in Rostraver shortly after New Year’s 2022. Shaquala Lashawn Poole, 32, of Uniontown pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor...

News media organizations applauded a federal judge’s ruling Thursday that Google, the premier internet search engine, illegally monopolized the lucrative online advertising market. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google, a $348 billion behemoth owned by Alphabet Inc., created a monopoly over advertising software used by publishers. “This ruling...

Construction of Westmoreland County’s 20th industrial park could begin in 2027 on a revised plan for a 110-acre site that straddles Hempfield and Unity townships. Jason Rigone, executive director of the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corp., said Thursday the final design work could soon begin for the proposed $8 million...

A long-awaited update of Latrobe’s Amtrak station is expected to get underway in the weeks ahead. City officials reported project representatives have been checking with the Pennsylvania One Call System to determine the location of underground utilities in preparation for beginning construction. “I’m thrilled it’s finally going to happen,” Jarod...

From festivals to fishing derbies, concerts to camps — there’s something for everyone! Looking for family fun, outdoor adventure and live entertainment this summer? Westmoreland County Parks has packed the season with events for all ages. Whether you’re into music, nature, food, crafts or just a relaxing day in the...

It’s probably an understatement to say that Luca Bertucci had some strong motivation to raise money for cancer research funding. After in-patient chemotherapy during his sophomore year of school following a cancer diagnosis, Bertucci rang his cancer-free bell last fall and is in remission. Bertucci had been stricken with Burkitt’s...

Students and parents flocked to Trafford Elementary School April 5 to celebrate completion of a new $255,000 playground. The former playground was about two decades old when it was torn down in 2023 due to safety concerns. District officials said the stairs and decking of the playground presented a tripping...

Route 30 has been reopened after a crash late Wednesday that shut down the eastbound side of the highway in Unity. First responders were called to a stretch near Johnson Road shortly before 8 p.m. for an overturned truck, according to a Westmoreland County 911 supervisor. The truck sheared a...

Westmoreland County Register of Wills Jon Wian said Tuesday his office will no longer foot the bill for customers who make payments with a credit card. Beginning June 1, customers who pay fees to file wills, estate documents, apply for marriage licenses and request copies of documents in the Register...

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has hired a Georgia-based company to pay its vendors. Officials said the deal, which they described as a trial run that could net the authority up to $180,000 annually in additional revenue through commissions, is in response to a fraud scheme that resulted in...

A $1.2 million project was approved Wednesday to replace a nearly mile-long stretch of waterline in North Huntingdon, including a 75-year-old section of cement pipe that is infused with asbestos. Officials called the project a standard replacement for the existing line that runs along McKee Road, from Clay Pike to...