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Design work delayed for Greensburg garage destroyed by fire
Replacing Greensburg’s public works garage will take a bit longer than expected as officials continue to assess the damage from the October fire that destroyed the building and much of the equipment inside. City council had planned to begin the search for an architect to design a replacement garage next...
Greensburg considers eliminating compliance bond for construction projects
Greensburg City Council is considering a measure that would eliminate a hefty up-front cost for construction projects. City code requires developers to pay a compliance bond before beginning a project. The size of the bond is three times the project’s permit fee, which varies based on the scope of the...
Former Jeannette hemp plant employees receive inaccurate tax documents
About three months after employees at a Jeannette hemp processing facility found out they wouldn’t receive paychecks they were owed, they still haven’t been paid — and several say they have received inaccurate tax documents that further muddle an already confusing situation. Tammy McCann of Greensburg said she received her...
Unity Township doctor charged with accepting kickbacks for opiate prescriptions
A Unity Township doctor was charged in federal court with taking kickbacks to prescribe fentanyl, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Pennsylvania. Dr. Thomas Whitten, of Westmoreland Pain Management, allegedly prescribed the fentanyl-based drug Subsys to people without a “legitimate medical purpose,” according to an indictment...
Week in review: Speakeasy busted; Legionella found in nursing homeVideo
Investigators shut down a Pittsburgh speakeasy for illegal alcohol sales, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto pitched new ways to get around the city, and residents at the Westmoreland Manor nursing home are drinking bottled water after Legionella bacteria was discovered. Here’s a look back at the week’s top stories. Penn Trafford...
3 charged with robbery after Monroeville chase, crash
Two men and a teenage boy allegedly robbed two stores at gunpoint, then crashed into a utility pole while fleeing from police in Monroeville Thursday evening, according to McKeesport Police. Deon Dutrieuille, 19, of Turtle Creek, Robert Webb, 23, of Homestead, and the 16-year-old are charged with robbery, theft and...
1 suspect arrested, another sought in Greensburg Sheetz robbery
Police have arrested one man and are looking for another accused of robbing the Sheetz on Harvey Avenue in Greensburg Thursday evening. Four men entered the store around 6:15 p.m., according to police. Tywone McClain Jr., 21, of Greensburg, allegedly demanded money from the cashier, saying he had a gun...
Missing woman found after large Beaver County search
An elderly woman has been found after going missing for several hours, according to Beaver County 911. Frances Zernich, 79, was last seen in her Zernich Drive home in Center Township around midnight. Her family reported her missing around 3 a.m. Search teams spent hours scouring the area around her...
JuJu Smith-Schuster to compete with Fortnite pros in ‘Streamer Bowl’
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster may not have made it to the Super Bowl, but he’s set his sights on winning Fortnite at the Streamer Bowl. The charity video game tournament will be held Thursday in Miami, the host city of the Super Bowl. It’s organized by the NFL...
Inspector General charges 45 with welfare fraud
The state caught 45 suspected welfare fraudsters in December, who allegedly scammed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other programs out of more than $240,000, according to the Office of the State Inspector General. The office charged 35 people with felonies, the remaining 10 with misdemeanors. Three residents of Allegheny...
Greensburg Police Department seeks new officer
The City of Greensburg Police Department is looking for a new officer. The department is accepting applications for candidates to replace patrolman Peter Sandberg, who retired in October after 21 years on the force. It’s getting harder to find qualified candidates, Chief Chad Zucco said. “The problem that we have...
3 dump trucks catch fire in Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood
Investigators are trying to figure out how three dump trucks caught fire in the city’s Hays neighborhood, according to the city Department of Public Safety. The fire started around 3:20 a.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of a construction company on Calera Street. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. No one was...
Westmoreland Labor Council backs Democrat Prah in 58th District special election
The Westmoreland County Labor Council endorsed Democrat Robert Prah Jr. in an upcoming special election for the 58th district state House seat. It was a difficult choice between Prah and Republican Eric Davanzo, said WCLC President Walter Geiger. “We are proud of both of these men. They are both union...
Cops: New Ken man tried to rob police officer in Downtown Pittsburgh
A New Kensington man was arrested after trying to rob a plainclothes police officer in Downtown Pittsburgh about 6 p.m. Monday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV. Port Authority of Allegheny County police arrested Aaron Walker, 26, who allegedly approached an officer near the corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood...
2 injured in head-on crash in Pittsburgh
Two people were injured in a head-on collision in Pittsburgh’s New Homestead neighborhood Sunday evening, according to the city’s Department of Public Safety. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. near the corner of Mifflin Road at Lebanon Road. The drives from each car, a man and a woman, were...
Penn Township delays, expands flood relief projects
Penn Township residents will have to wait a little longer for relief from frequent flooding. The township decided to expand the scope of proposed projects along Hyland Road and in the Harrison Park neighborhood — two of the the most flood-prone regions — which required going back to the drawing...
State House scales back proposed emissions inspection overhaul
The state House scaled back a proposal that would have exempted many Pennsylvania drivers from vehicle emissions inspections — now calling for a study instead of an immediate overhaul. “They essentially gutted and replaced it,” said state Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and the driving...
Greensburg Salem School Board to search for new member following resignation
The Greensburg Salem School Board will be looking for a new member soon. Rachel Shaw announced her resignation this week. She was elected in 2017. Shaw took a job as mediator with the state’s Department of Labor, which prevents her from holding elected office. “I enjoyed my time on the...
Counterfeit Rolex, Gucci among fakes from Hong Kong seized at Pittsburgh airport
More than $90,000 in counterfeit shoes, clothing and jewelry was seized over the weekend at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to the U.S. Office of Customs and Border Protection. Officers stopped two shipments from Hong Kong on Saturday. One, labeled as men’s shoes, was bound for a Pittsburgh address. It contained...
Westmoreland Dems announce Army vet as candidate for state house special election
Robert Prah Jr. will be the Democratic candidate in an upcoming special election for a state House seat, Westmoreland County Democrats announced. Prah, 38, of Rostraver, is the director of Military and Veterans Affairs at California University of Pennsylvania. He’s a former U.S. Army infantryman and current officer in the...
Pat Toomey’s ‘candy desk’ sates sweet-toothed senators
As the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump begins this week, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, has an important task — making sure his fellow senators have plenty of sugar. The Morning Call reported on the history of the Senate ‘candy desk,’ a tradition started by Sen. George Murphy of...
Downtown Greensburg Project prepares marketing push for city
Greensburg wants to show off its good side, and the Downtown Greensburg Project is looking for public feedback on how to do that. “We’re not the same old city we’ve been for a long time, we want more collaboration, we want a stronger city,” said Jessica Hickey, director of the...
Greensburg woman lived life of service
Photo with paid obit.Customers at Waugaman’s market in Greensburg knew and loved Gladys Waugaman. “So many customers would ask for her… they came into the store to see her, and she was just so kind and caring,” said her son, G. Lynn Waugaman. Before working at the family grocery store,...
Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program faces persistent pot shortages
Pennsylvania doesn’t have enough marijuana to go around. Product shortages have plagued medical marijuana dispensaries across the state for months. Dry leaf marijuana has been especially hard to come by. “It’s so sad: I’ll put out two strains in the morning and by 12 o’clock or 1 p.m., they’re gone,”...
Murrysville engineer was constantly curious
John D. McAdoo Jr. was constantly curious, with the combined passions of an engineer and an artist. “Anything that involved making anything turned into a giant project of diagrams and research,” said his daughter, Jane Cieply. He loved to create things—including sketches, paintings, architectural drawings, to name a few. “He...
