Author Archives: Cindy Perino

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED TODAY
Valley high school in the New Kensington-Arnold School District is closed today after a shots fired incident in New Kensington yesterday. The Trib reports that District Superintendent Chris Sefcheck s...
Cindy Perino Oct 02, 2024

DIESEL THE POLICE DOG
The city of Jeannette paid out $660 to house the city's police dog while the program was temporarily disbanded this summer. The Trib reports that Diesel was put in the kennel from July 30th to August ...
Cindy Perino Oct 02, 2024

TRIAL OF LATROBE MAN GETS UNDERWAY
The trial of a Latrobe man accused of selling the drugs that caused a fatal overdose in January of 2021 got underway yesterday. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Zachary Dunlap is charged with selling...
Cindy Perino Oct 02, 2024

HEARING FOR ARNOLD POLICE CHIEF DELAYED
A hearing scheduled for this week for embattled Arnold police chief Joshua Stanga has been delayed. Stanga is facing five misdemeanor charges after reportedly failing a professional integrity test bac...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024

CHARGES FILED AGAINST PRISON GUARD
Charges have been filed against a Westmoreland County Prison guard accused of making threats at a Verizon store. Police say 43-year-old Scott Kennedy went into a North Huntingdon Verizon on August 10t...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024

SUMMARY CHARGES AGAINST ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS DROPPED
The summary charges that were filed against three local officials in Allegheny Township are now dropped. Supervisor Michael Korns, former Supervisor John Rennick Steele and former Township Manager Gre...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024

NEW KEN WOMAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
A New Kensington woman is charged with aggravated assault for an attack at a town park. The Trib reports that 33-year-old Rita Marie Woody allegedly hit another woman with a liquor bottle at Parnassus...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024

SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP WOMAN SUES AHN
A Sewickley Township woman is suing Allegheny Health Network for using the wrong medicine on her for anesthesia. The Trib reports that in January, Audrey Lindsey went to the Forbes hospital in Monroev...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER TO HIRE TWO FULL-TIME POSITIONS
Westmoreland County's Juvenile Detention Center is looking to hire two more full-time positions. The Trib reports that there were several altercations reported in August that resulted in one staffer b...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024

TESTING OF VOTING MACHINES HAS BEGUN
Preparation is underway for the 2024 General Election. The Trib reports that the testing of the county's 900 voting machines has started All Pennsylvania counties are required to perform such testing ...
Cindy Perino Oct 01, 2024








