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Authorities release name of woman found dead in burning Unity home
Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found in her burning home in Unity Township earlier this month. The Columbiana County Coroner tells 21 News that toxicology reports are pending in the death of 85-year-old Dorothy Gorby before a cause of death can be determined. The...
A Westmoreland County police department will reestablish its K-9 unit for the first time in more than 20 years
DELMONT, Pa. (KDKA) - One of Westmoreland County's police departments will once again have a K-9 program. According to Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli's office, the Delmont Police will once again have a K-9 program thanks to funding from the state. Approximately $60,000 was allocated to Delmonth Borough for the purchasing of a K-9-accessible SUV. "These funds are a perfect example of how state and local government should be working together to make our communities safe and an even better place to live," said Pennsylvania State Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward. "The nearly $60,000 will be used to reestablish the Delmont...
1 injured in head-on crash in Lower Burrell
One person was injured after two vehicles crashed head-on Tuesday morning in Lower Burrell. The wreck happened around 6 a.m. at the intersection of Greensburg Road and Dutchman Run Road, according to a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher. One person was flown to the hospital from the scene, the dispatcher said....
Plans to transform popular road in Westmoreland County in the works
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Plans are in the works to transform a part of Route 30 in Westmoreland County.The project is from 10th Street in Irwin to Route 48 in North Versailles Township.The western section of the project has been approved. It's focused on the Route 48 intersection in North Versailles Township to Carpenter Lane in North Huntingdon."I think that would be a good idea," Shara Yatime said.Once funding is acquired, the plans are to add jughandles and a median barrier, replace and add an additional traffic signal, and prohibit left turns except at the signalized intersections.Chuck Hadad is the owner of Hadad Motors on Route 30. He's been in business for nearly 40 years."You going to shut this down, you're going to put a lot of hurt on businesses up and down the road," Hadad said. Hadad doesn't believe his business will survive. "If it saves people's lives, I guess it's worth it. Everybody gotta suffer now and then," Hadad said.Construction is expected to start in 2027 and end in 2030.
Chartiers Valley still looking for superintendent as candidate withdraws name
Deanna Fink and Michelle Jesko drove to the Chartiers Valley School Board meeting Tuesday from Saltsburg to watch the CV board consider action on hiring its superintendent, Philip Martell of the River Valley School District. “We were excited he was going to move on from (River Valley),” Jesko said.
Pittsburgh area student pleads guilty to aggravated assault and trespassing on college campus
INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) - A student from Pittsburgh entered into a guilty plea on charges of aggravated assault and trespassing in Indiana County. According to the Indiana County District Attorney, on October 29, 2023, 20-year-old Cameron Raubaugh had called Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police to report a robbery at knifepoint and described himself as the robber. Once campus police arrived on the scene, they found him with a knife and he proceeded to run at an IUP Police officer with the knife, causing the officer to fire his weapon at Raubaugh. RELATED: Police: IUP officer fires shot at knife-wielding student...
Man accused of disrupting multiple Pittsburgh-area church services taken into custody
ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- A man from Westmoreland County has been arrested and is accused of disrupting multiple church services throughout the Pittsburgh area.Joseph Gorencic, Jr. of Lower Burrell is accused of going into nearly a dozen churches and screaming at a priest, among other disruptive behavior. A Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese spokesperson tells KDKA that Gorencic was recently taken into custody.Ross Township Police say that on April 22, Gorencic got in line for communion during a service at St. Sebastian Church along Siebert Road and when got near the front of the line, he began screaming at the priest and...
Greensburg man admits to going on nude walks at Twin Lakes Park, police say
A man who described himself as a nudist showed up at the Westmoreland County Park Police station on Hempfield’s Donohoe Road last month wearing only socks, sneakers and a ball cap, according to court papers. Turns out, police said they had been looking for a man who reportedly had...
Westmoreland City Post Office reopens
The Westmoreland City Post Office reopened Wednesday morning, nine days after an SUV crashed into the building. Postal customers were asked to use the office in Manor during the temporary closure. The SUV crashed into the Walnut Street building May 6. No one was hurt. A postal service spokesman did...
IUP prepares for academic overhaul with proposed college name changes
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is poised to undergo an academic restructuring that would include name changes for three of its five colleges, discontinuing low-enrolled programs and identifying areas for future growth. Those moves and others will be reviewed by the State System of Higher Education in Harrisburg in the coming...
Plum School Board censures member, saying Sakolsky's 'antics' have hurt district
The Plum School Board on Tuesday censured one of its members, saying his conduct has impeded district operations and that dealing with his “antics” has taken time away from educating students. The board voted 7-2 to censure Ronald Sakolsky. Sakolsky and fellow School Director Megan Chuderewicz voted against...
Court names Greensburg attorney to oversee Westmoreland register of wills office
Greensburg attorney James Antoniono will oversee the Westmoreland County Register of Wills Office, effective May 28, according to a court order issued Monday. The county’s elected register of wills, Sherry Magretti Hamilton, “has forfeited her role as the sole and chief administrator of the office by being derelict in her duties and responsibilities” to the county’s citizens and to the county and state courts, an order signed by Judge Harry Smail Jr. said.
Delmont stormwater fees will start in 2025, newly formed authority president says
A new Delmont stormwater authority will function as a utility and assess a stormwater fee on property owners, a borough official said this week. The fee will be based on the amount of impervious surface on a given property, councilman and authority board President Stan Cheyne, with the goal of assessing a stormwater fee on property owners.
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