Jeff Himler stories, Page 62
Woman charged with public drunkenness, punching cop at Greensburg bar
A woman is accused of punching a Greensburg police officer Thursday night after becoming intoxicated and refusing to leave a downtown bar. Valeri Renee Price, 30, of Greensburg, is charged with resisting arrest, aggravated and simple assault, defiant trespass and public drunkenness at Hugo’s Taproom on West Pittsburgh Street. In...
Shooting wounds 2 juveniles in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
Two juveniles were in stable condition after a shooting Sunday evening in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Both boys, the victims were taken by medics to separate area hospitals for treatment, according to a city Public Safety spokeswoman. City police responded to a six-round ShotSpotter alert shortly before 8 p.m. in the...
Dispatcher: 2 injured in shooting at Beaver County shopping plaza
Two people were injured in a shooting Sunday evening at a Beaver County shopping plaza, according to a county 911 dispatcher. The shooting was reported at about 6:30 p.m. at the Center Township Walmart plaza, on Broadhead Road near Monaca. Center Township police issued a Facebook announcement shortly after 8:30...
Medical examiner: Natural causes listed in 3 recent deaths of Allegheny County Jail inmates
The majority of at least five inmates who died at the Allegheny County Jail this year expired of natural causes, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Two deaths were attributed to accidental causes, the office reported. Ronald James Andrus, 78, of McKees Rocks, died Aug. 14 as a...
Visitors pour creativity into aluminum castings during Westmoreland Museum event
Heather Humbert reproduced a sycamore leaf, J. D. Peterson carved an image of a hummingbird and Karen Shade embellished the first initial of her granddaughter’s name. The women were among Sunday visitors to Greensburg’s Westmoreland Museum of American Art who saw their creations captured as one-pound squares of textured cast...
Greensburg Salem students preparing for planned summer trip to France
Students enrolled in French courses at Greensburg Salem High School could combine their studies with a mid-summer sojourn abroad if a proposed trip to Paris and the French Riviera comes to fruition. School board members learned last week about the potential nine-day trip from district French instructor Stephanie Grace, who...
Trump visits Unity to stump for Oz and Mastriano, blast Biden, tease potential 2024 campaign
Former President Donald Trump teased a large crowd of supporters at a rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity on Saturday evening about a potential bid for a return to the White House. Citing polls from various states showing him well ahead of President Joe Biden among potential 2024...
Meals, ceremony, documentary part of Veterans Week events at Pitt-Greensburg
A Saturday breakfast meeting that will offer area veterans an opportunity to share their stories will kick off a week of activities honoring veterans, service members and their families at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. “Operation Transition: From Service to Wellness” is the theme for the week, with activities...
Construction flagger struck by hit-and-run driver in Overbrook
A road construction flagger was struck by a hit-and-run driver Wednesday night in Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood. The incident was reported just before 9:30 p.m. on Saw Mill Run Boulevard at Library Road. City police said the female worker was alert but complained of knee pain. Medics transported her to a...
Shot misses Pittsburgh police detective during investigation in Swissvale
Allegheny County Police are investigating after a shot was fired Wednesday evening at a Pittsburgh detective in Swissvale. The detective wasn’t struck or hurt, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman. The shot was fired just before 8 p.m. as city detectives were conducting an investigation in the area of...
Public input meetings will focus on proposed nature, art park in Hempfield
Westmoreland Land Trust will hold a series of three public meetings beginning Tuesday to discuss and take comments on a proposed nature and art park at the trust’s Schwarz Farm in Hempfield. Located at 504 Beech Hills Road, about 3 miles north of Greensburg, the 96-acre site was purchased from...
Greensburg-area campuses address suicide awareness, prevention with backpacks display
A suicide awareness display in the form of student backpacks will be at two Greensburg-area college campuses. The Active Minds Send Silence Packing traveling display will be on view from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, the backpacks will be on Sullivan Lawn on Seton Hill’s...
New Stanton man, Seton Hill cybersecurity teacher, wins scholarship for IUP doctoral work
There has never been more need for cybersecurity , given growing concerns about cyberattacks on businesses and institutions and the threat of meddling on behalf of other countries. Brad Messner of New Stanton is teaching potential cybersecurity professionals at Greensburg’s Seton Hill University while continuing his own education in the...
Laurel Valley project triggers closures, detours on routes 981, 819 in Mt. Pleasant Township
Closures on routes 981 and 819 are slated to begin Monday as work continues on the first phase of the Laurel Valley Transportation Improvement Project in Mt. Pleasant Township. The closures, which are expected to require detours through mid-November, will affect a section of Route 981 between Hecla and Boyer...
Hanna’s Town adds trick-or-treating on Family Day, spices tours with Celtic lore
Western Pennsylvania frontier history and Halloween traditions and lore will combine for a fascinating and fun seasonal brew of activities this weekend at Historic Hanna’s Town. A new trick-or-treating opportunity joins numerous returning features during the re-created 18th-century village’s annual Fall Family Day, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m....
PennDOT unveils plans online for 3 bridge replacements in Westmoreland
PennDOT is presenting online plans for three bridge replacement projects in Westmoreland County. The projects are on East Pittsburgh Street in Hempfield, Route 356 in Allegheny Township and Route 906 in Rostraver. In addition to replacing an arch culvert over Pine Run with a precast concrete structure, the Allegheny Township...
UPMC, Greensburg Salem agree to 5-year deal on Offutt Field scoreboard
It doesn’t compare with Acrisure’s 15-year, multi-million-dollar stadium naming-rights deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Still, UPMC has agreed to pay Greensburg Salem School District $25,000 to display its name on the Offutt Field scoreboard for five years. That deal begins in the 2023-24 school year and is part of a...
Pumpkin chunkin,’ spooky screening set for Halloween event at Greensburg Salem High
The Greensburg Salem Mini-THON committee is hoping to scare up funds for the battle against pediatric cancer at a Halloween-themed event Wednesday on the high school grounds at 65 Mennel Drive, Greensburg. Admission is free for activities that begin at 5:30 p.m., but donations will be accepted. One of the...
Saint tour expands to 2 days in 2nd year at Hempfield monastery
A Lantern Saint Tour is returning for a second year at St. Emma Monastery in Hempfield, expanding from one to two days, with about a dozen lives of saints to explore. The event, which benefits the Benedictine nuns at the monastery, is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28...
Scarecrows vie for votes as decades-long fall tradition continues in Ligonier
“Halloweena the Ballerina“ strikes a demi-seconde pose in her purple-and-black tutu, with arms stretched out and downward as she greets people walking near Ligonier’s central Diamond intersection. Creating her as a figure to enter in the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual scarecrow contest was a natural for the staff...
Single-lane southbound restrictions ahead on Route 119 in Youngwood
Traffic headed south on Route 119 in Youngwood will be restricted to a single lane beginning Monday as work continues on reconstructing the corridor. Lane restrictions are expected to be in place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays through mid-November as crews pave Fourth Street. The work zone will...
‘Break the Cycle’ awareness event in Greensburg targets violence, abuse
“Break the Cycle” is a Unity in the Community event slated Oct. 21 in Greensburg that is meant to raise awareness of problems of racial abuse and assault, as well as domestic violence and other types of abuse. Held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the free event is set for...
Pittsburgh police: Delivery driver victim of carjacking in Garfield
Pittsburgh police are investigating a carjacking that targeted a food delivery driver Wednesday evening in the city’s Garfield neighborhood. Officers responded shortly after 6 p.m. to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 200 block of Fern Street. The driver told police two male suspects drove up as he...
Greensburg retail study cites development potential, accompanies comprehensive plan
Greensburg is capable of supporting as many as 24 additional retail shops and as many as a dozen additional restaurants, according to a retail market analysis prepared in conjunction with the city’s comprehensive plan update. “Greensburg is representative of a small, underserved market where it has the potential — with...
Greensburg candle studio plans event to combat breast cancer
People who come to Greensburg on Sunday to create their own candles will at the same time be shining a light on the fight against breast cancer. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the recently opened Wicks & Wax Studio is hosting a Pour For Pink event that will...
