Author Archives: Cindy Perino

DERRY TOWNSHIP COUPLE SENTENCED
A Westmoreland County couple convicted of assaulting a teenage boy to the point of permanent disfigurement is learning their fate. State police went to the Derry Township home of Charles and Jamie Har...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

NORTH HUNTINGDON TEEN DROWNS IN PRESQUE ISLE BAY
A North Huntingdon girl drowned in a kayak accident in Presque Isle Bay Friday night. The Trib reports that the Erie County Coroner identified the victim as 17-year-old Madison Gallagher. Gallagher wa...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

JEANNETTE MAN LOOKS TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA
A Jeanette man charged with a fatal shooting outside the city's high school football stadium is looking to withdraw his guilty plea. The Trib reports that 46-year-old Greg Harper told a county judge y...
Cindy Perino Jul 22, 2025

NO INJURIES REPORTED IN DERRY TOWNSHIP MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH THIS MORNING
No injuries were reported in a multi-vehicle crash in Derry Township this morning. The crash was reported at 7:12 AM at the intersection of Route 981 and Lee-Valley Road. Three vehicles were involved....
Cindy Perino Jul 21, 2025

PA SENDING REINFORCEMENTS TO COLORADO TO BATTLE WILDFIRES
Pennsylvania is sending reinforcements to crews battling wildfires in the Western U.S. Wildland firefighters with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are being deployed to Colorado, w...
Cindy Perino Jul 21, 2025

FAMILY OF AVONMORE MAN WHO DIED FROM INJURIES THANK THOSE WHO RENDERED AID
The family of an Avonmore man who died from injuries in a truck crash last Thursday thanked those who tried to save him. The Trib reports that 71-year-old Carl Noonan died Friday afternoon at UPMC Mer...
Cindy Perino Jul 21, 2025

TIP FROM MESSAGING APP LEADS TO CHARGES OF IRWIN MAN
A tip from a messaging application led state police to charging an Irwin man with child pornography possession. The Trib reports that 34-year-old Joshua Ward now faces 10 counts of dissemination of ch...
Cindy Perino Jul 21, 2025

ROAD RESURFACING PROJECT UNDERWAY IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A road resurfacing project gets underway today in parts of Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that the $11.3 million project will affect parts of Routes 30 and 130, Pittsburgh Street, Youghiogheny ...
Cindy Perino Jul 21, 2025

LOWER BURRELL MAN ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT INVOLVING MINORS
A Lower Burrell man is accused of having inappropriate content involving minors. The Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office has charged 29-year-old Christian Tominello with 100 counts of posse...
Cindy Perino Jul 21, 2025

BEAVER FALLS WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING SCRATCH-OFF TICKETS FROM MT. PLEASANT CONVENIENCE STORE
A woman from Beaver Falls is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in lottery scratch-off tickets from a convenience store in Mt. Pleasant. KDKA-TV reports that 29-year-old Susan Decker allegedly t...
Cindy Perino Jul 18, 2025








