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When it comes to electing district judges in Westmoreland County, the position sometimes remains all in the family — a fact never so obvious as at the swearing-in ceremonies Friday for judges who won their seats in the November election. Of the nine district judges who were sworn into office
Ashley Kertes, the 36-year-old wife of Westmoreland County Commissioner Sean Kertes, died unexpectedly Friday morning. Greensburg Mayor Robb Bell said police were called to Kertes’ home shortly before 7:30 a.m., where she was found unresponsive in bed. No foul play is suspected. The cause of her death has not been
A Westmoreland County judge set a $200,000 bail on Monday for a North Huntingdon man charged with molesting a young child in 2006. Patrick. M. Winwood, 71, was arrested last week and charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, criminal mischief, child endangerment and indecent
A North Huntingdon attorney who is the solicitor for the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s office is taking another shot at becoming a district judge. Henry L. Moore, 61, is running in the May 16 primary for a six-year term as North Huntingdon district judge. The office is being vacated at the
A Youngstown, Ohio, man was arrested earlier this week for fleeing law enforcement after he nearly struck a police vehicle while driving in Latrobe.