Author Archives: Cindy Perino
TASK FORCE TAKES TOUR OF TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SITE
Members of a House task force took a tour of the site of the assassination attempt of former President Trump in Pennsylvania on Monday. The July 13th shooting at the Butler Farm Show grounds killed on...
Aug 27, 2024
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM TODAY
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in effect for Westmoreland county today until 4 PM. A code ORANGE air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy fo...
Aug 27, 2024
WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN FIVE MORE AREAS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
West Nile Virus has been detected in five more areas of Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that Since Aug. 7, mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in Youngwood, Midway, Scottdale, Trafford...
Aug 27, 2024
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS NOT PERMITTED TO ATTEND EVENTS AT MCKEE STADIUM UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT
Leaders with Jeannette City Schools say younger children need to be supervised while attending athletic events at McKee Stadium. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade will not be permitted to e...
Aug 27, 2024
TRAFFORD WOMAN ACCUSED OF STABBING
A woman from Trafford is accused of stabbing a man multiple times during an argument on Saturday. The Trib reports that officers were dispatched to the home of 44-year-old Danielle Smith at 9:30 AM. S...
Aug 27, 2024
MONESSEN TEEN APPEALS PRISON SENTENCE
A Monessen teen is appealing his prison sentence for killing a 16-year-old classmate in 2022. The Trib reports that 18-year-old Terry Newton claims that Westmoreland County Judge Scott Mears ordered N...
Aug 27, 2024
OVERSIGHT BY JAIL GUARDS LED TO ESCAPE ATTEMPT
Westmoreland County Officials said on Monday that it was an oversight by jail guards, not a malfunction of the jail locks, that led to an inmate's escape attempt earlier this month. The Trib reports t...
Aug 27, 2024
MAN ASSAULTED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY PRISON
The attorney for a North Huntingdon man who admitted to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl says his client was sexually assaulted while at Westmoreland County Prison. The Trib reports that 41-year...
Aug 27, 2024
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP WOMAN INJURED IN TRACTOR ACCIDENT
A woman was flown to the hospital yesterday after an accident involving a tractor in Allegheny Township. WTAE-TV reports that the accident happened around 6:00 PM in the 1300 block of Route 356 near L...
Aug 27, 2024
JEANNETTE POLICE LOOKING FOR MISSING MAN
Police in Jeannette are looking for a missing 73-year-old man. WTAE-TV reports that Paul A. Johnson was last seen at his home on Hickory Street around 5 PM Saturday and was seen about two and a half h...
Aug 26, 2024
