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1 week ago | 
triblive.com | Megan Swift |Haley Daugherty |Joe Napsha |Tawnya Panizzi
When Jim Emmerling found out the Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton on Thursday, he was elated. “I’ve been asking for this,” he said. “The last six years have been the worst baseball I can remember.”Shelton was replaced by bench coach Don Kelly as the team languishes in last place in the NL Central. Emmerling, 62, of Steubenville, Ohio, grew up in New Kensington and attended Valley High School.
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1 week ago | 
triblive.com | Kellen Stepler |Quincey Reese |Megan Swift |Joe Napsha
The late Pope Francis opened the way for women in the Roman Catholic Church to serve as readers and altar servers, and to assist priests during services or in administering Communion. But the church continues to bar women from the roles of deacon or priest, and debate over that issue doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon.
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1 week ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
The Norwin Public Library renovation project of almost $500,000 is close to completion, the library director said this week. The library remodeling that began in January should be completed in mid-May, with the cost less than initial estimates, said Diana Falk, director of the library on Caruthers Lane in Irwin. A new restroom created in the children’s library will allow parents and guardians with preschoolers and youngsters to remain within the children’s section.
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1 week ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
A longtime executive director is leaving the Westmoreland County Historical Society’s top post and will be replaced by an experienced leader in nonprofits. Meanwhile, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art has a new fundraiser and external affairs representative. The historical society will have a change in leadership for the first time in 20 years. Lisa Hays is winding down her tenure with Friday as her last full-time workday.
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2 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
Rustic Ridge No. 1 Mine near Donegal has state approval to expand its operations under the Pennsylvania Turnpike and tap into 1,450 acres of a coal seam in an area along Route 711. The work is expected to extend the mine’s life by six to eight years, said Mark Tercek, president of LCT Energy, which operates the mine. LCT Energy is part of the Latrobe-based Robindale Energy Services Inc. group of 17 coal and energy companies.
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3 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
Hillandale Farms, among the nation’s top egg producers with a corporate office in Hempfield, was sold last month for $1.1 billion to a Brazil-based company. Hillandale Farms, founded by Orland Bethel in 1958, sold its 20-million chicken operations in late March to Global Eggs, a Luxembourg-based firm, according to news reports. Hillandale Farms has production facilities in the Gettysburg area, as well as in other areas in the Northeast, the Midwest and Southeast.
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4 weeks ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania wants to boost the monthly gas bill of a typical residential customer 11.3%, but a state consumer advocate says the change actually swould be so much higher that the charges could be illegal. The gas distribution rate hike from Columbia Gas would raise the average residential monthly gas bill from $138.50 to $154.30, while small commercial customers would experience a 12% increase in their monthly bill, the company said in its filing last month.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
Passengers who want to speed up their Arnold Palmer Regional Airport visits will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck program April 29 to May 9 at the airport near Latrobe. The temporary TSA PreCheck center will be held in the airport terminal baggage claim area 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. April 29 to May 9, excluding the weekends. The temporary “pop-up” enrollment center will be in the terminal baggage claim area.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
A divided Norwin School Board Monday narrowly approved a $25.4 million stadium renovation. Directors argued over whether it was an unnecessary extravagance for a district in debt or a long-overdue project provides a home for multiple sports teams and community activities. In a 5-4 vote, the school board approved the work, which is to start in earnest after the football season is over in November. Completion is expected in summer 2027.
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1 month ago | 
triblive.com | Joe Napsha
A 3-year-old child was killed in a riding lawn mower accident Sunday morning in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County Police said. The child was hit by the riding lawn mower around 11:10 a.m. in the 3000 block of Skillet Hill Road and was pronounced dead at the scene, county police said. County detectives are assisting Elizabeth Township police in the investigation. Additional information was not available Sunday afternoon.
