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Mt. Pleasant’s Garn, Hempfield’s Prola take WPIAL silver
SLIPPERY ROCK — Mt. Pleasant junior Jarret Garn and Hempfield senior Caleb Prola would have rather run Wednesday at the WPIAL track and field championships. But Mother Nature wouldn’t cooperate. So the meet resumed Thursday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium at Slippery Rock University, and the duo earned trips to...
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...
Letter to the editor: Dangerous times
Regarding the letter “Conservative talking points don’t ring true” (May 9, TribLive): Famous scientist Carl Sagan once said, and I quote, “You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep seated need to believe.”
Tornado warning expires in western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — Atornado warning from the National Weather Service has now expired for both Westmoreland and Allegheny counties on Friday evening. The NWS says three tornado touchdowns were confirmed near Harrison City in Westmoreland County, near Lincoln/Mount Vernon/Elrama in Allegheny County, and on Washington Boulevard near the Highland Park Bridge near Aspinwall.
Greensburg police warn of scam spoofing law enforcement phone numbers
GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- A rash of elaborate scam phone calls are making their way through Westmoreland County and throughout the region.The City of Greensburg Police Department is warning residents about calls going around where your local police or sheriff's department number may pop up on your caller ID with the caller on the other end impersonating the police."They are able to, what we call spoofing of phone numbers. So, they're able to call from a number that looks like it's actually being the legitimate number from a police department or sheriff's department and they're masking themselves as law enforcement...
Coroner identifies woman killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 544 near Conway
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Horry County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 544 near Conway on Wednesday. Tara Posey, 52, of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, died in the crash, the coroner’s office said. The crash happened along Highway 544 near Tiffany Lane. The motorcycle was […]
Bingo Night Raises Money for United Way
Wegmans on Wednesday hosted its sixth annual United Way bingo night. The goal is to raise support, awareness and money for the local organization to help kids in the community. There were nine rounds of cash bingo, as well as purse bingo and raffle prizes. Last year, it raised $8,000...
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.
Hempfield Area School Board approves district's next superintendent
Incoming Hempfield Area School District Superintendent Mark Holtzman is keenly aware of the stalled high school renovation project. “The large construction project that’s been kind of looming over the last couple of years really needs to take shape,” he said. “I think kind of orchestrating and getting those things tied together, and starting to understand what the project looks like, and what is holding up the project, (is a priority).”
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