Patrick Varine stories, Page 132

Just because they aren’t on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC all day doesn’t mean they aren’t running for president. As the Democratic National Committee awaits delegate counts to see who will end up running against President Trump this November, 21 lesser-known presidential candidates will take a debate stage next month...

Richard Catone was well known as “Ricky the Oil Man.” His reputation even extended to when his daughter Cynthia Sherwin moved into his former childhood home in Yukon. “People used to call all the time trying to pay their bills or with a question for my dad,” she said. The...

Westmoreland Conservancy officials are looking for a few good apples, so they can create a whole bunch more. The metaphorical “few good apples” would be additional volunteers to help with a Feb. 22 apple-tree pruning session at the Conservancy’s Morosini Reserve in southeast Murrysville. “This will be our third time...

Indiana Borough police continue to process evidence and conduct follow-up interviews in the wake of a pair of armed robberies that left two Indiana University of Pennsylvania students injured on Valentine’s Day, including one who was shot in the neck. Borough police said Sunday night that they had recovered cellphones...

A Delmont group is hoping to make some improvements at the Shields Farm log cabin on East Pittsburgh Street, but they may need to rein in their ambition just a bit, according to the borough solicitor. Visionary Committee members presented a $2,800 bid to council to have eaves installed on...

Delmont Borough has its spring cleaning all planned out. The weekend of April 25-26 will see the annual borough-wide cleanup take place, with Dumpsters on hand for residents to make drop-offs, but the Delmont Visionary Committee also will patrol borough streets with volunteers picking up trash. “We’ve got trash bags...

Over the course of more than six decades, the Franklin Regional Adult School offered opportunities for residents to explore a wide range of topics, from law classes to Indian cooking to a class for older adults just starting out on Facebook. The non-credit enrichment program — in which classes were...

A former Mt. Pleasant woman pleaded guilty in two separate fraud indictments, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. Jennifer L. Clark, also known as Jennifer Gill, 42, is a former Mt. Pleasant resident now living in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark pleaded guilty to four counts in connection with two...

Children with an interest in singing, dancing and acting can get a taste of theatrical life when the Alabaster Performing Arts group hosts a one-day “Moana” workshop Feb. 22 in Murrysville. “The workshop gives kids an experience and a quick one-day lesson on performing,” Duquesne University music school alum and...

If Franklin Regional teachers are going to prepare their students for the modern workplace, it only makes sense to find out what that workplace looks like and how its expectations align with the district’s curriculum. Staff members were given that opportunity, along with professional development training in college and career...

A state grant could bring an amphitheater one step closer to reality at Murrysville Community Park, though not everyone is happy about the prospect. Planning for the amphitheater was boosted by a $299,000 grant from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and municipal parks and recreation officials would...

You can’t get a free Blizzard after the blizzard, but if Friday’s winter weather hasn’t made you weary of frozen stuff, the Delmont library’s Saturday program offers children a chance for a free ice cream cone. The library will hold a “Love Your Planet” program and craft session at 11...

While it reopened about a half-hour later, the westbound lanes of Route 380 were shut down shortly after 8 a.m. Friday morning until about 8:35 a.m. Poor road conditions due to snow accumulation, and several vehicles stuck on the road forced the closure, police said via a Nixle alert. Police...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging the nation’s Department of Health & Human Services to quickly implement measures in the Kay Hagan Tick Act, aimed at improving research, prevention, diagnostics and treatment of tick-borne illnesses. The legislation is named in honor of former Sen. Kay Hagan, who died...

The Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority and Murrysville will advertise for a project to repair three bridges in Murrysville, but officials say it is only a temporary fix. Three bridges — in the Heather Highlands, Cal-Ken Court and Logan’s Ferry Road areas — are in need of repairs. “The original...

Republican lawmakers’ reaction to Gov. Tom Wolf’s $36.1 billion budget proposal on Tuesday ran the gamut from “cautiously optimistic” to “fiscally irresponsible.” “The governor’s proposal is a good start,” said state Rep. Bob Brooks, R-Murrysville, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “I am committed to holding the budget to...

State police in Indiana are seeking a Shelocta man wanted on drug charges following a Feb. 2 incident in White Township. Police charged Frederick James Moran, 29, with felony drug possession after troopers responded to a report of an intoxicated man acting erratically at an apartment complex on Roush Drive....