Author Archives: Cindy Perino

A Herminie man was charged with arson in connection with a fire in September at his home. The Trib reports that 50-year-old Timothy Gillin was arrested last week on arson and other crimes related to t...

The Westmoreland County Prison board yesterday authorized the hiring of nine new corrections officers. The Trib reports that the additional guards are needed after several retirements and resignations...

A former State Trooper was arrested on Friday accused of stealing $2000 in merchandise from two Home Depot stores. The Trib reports that 59-year-old John Robert Tamewitz of Penn Township is charged wi...

The owner of Rosendahl's appliance center is considering all his options after he was informed that the business would have to move out of the facility owned by the borough. The Trib reports that last...

A man convicted of kidnapping and robbery earlier this year was sentenced last Thursday to five to ten years in prison. KDKA-TV reports that 41-year-old Steven Best was accused of kidnapping a woman i...

Work continues to go well at the Westmoreland County Register of Wills office. The Trib reports that acting Register of Wills Katie Pecarchik said that they are caught up on the backlog of work, are n...

State police are searching for a man who they say may be endangered. Authorities report 55-year-old Edward Surma was last seen shortly after 8:30 this past Friday morning on Route 30 in Unity Township...

The former chairman and CEO of now-defunct LeNature beverage company sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in 2011 for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme had his sentence commuted by Pr...

A father and son were arrested in connection with a shooting in Mt. Pleasant Township on Thursday. The Trib reports 70-year-old Paul Caletri, Jr. and 30-year-old Paul Caletri III each face charges of ...

At least three people were hurt in a shooting early Sunday morning at a bar in Vandegrift. The Trib reports that officers were called to the scene at Anthony's Bar on Longfellow Street at 12:10 AM. De...