Author Archives: Cindy Perino
CHARGES HELD AGAINST LOWER BURRELL MAN
Charges were held against a Lower Burrell man who is accused of being involved with child sexual abuse among the Jehovah's Witness community. The Trib reports that the state attorney general's office ...
May 31, 2024
CAUSE OF YOUNGWOOD HOUSE FIRE NOT YET DETERMINED
The cause of a Thursday morning house fire in Westmoreland County has not yet been determined. Flames ignited in the garage of a home on Silvis Farm Road in Youngwood at around 4 a.m. People living in...
May 31, 2024
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS EXPECTED TO HIRE CONSULTANT FOR LIGONIER BEACH
Ligonier Township officials are expected to hire a consultant to put together a plan for the future of Ligonier Beach. The Trib reports that the township plans to spend $100,000 for the study of the p...
May 31, 2024
REDUCED BOND FOR GREENSBURG MAN DENIED
A request for a reduced bond for a Greensburg man charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in December was denied. The Trib reports 44-year-old Christopher Denegan tried to have the $100,000 bon...
May 31, 2024
CHARGES NOT DROPPED AGAINST GREENSBURG WOMAN ACCUSED OF GIVING CHILD FENTANYL
A Greensburg woman charged with giving an eight-year-old girl a dose of fentanyl lost her bid to have the charges against her dropped. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Skye Naggy will remain in Westm...
May 31, 2024
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN LATROBE
The national weather service has confirmed that a tornado briefly touched down in Latrobe earlier this week. The Trib reports that an EF0 tornado touched down in the McChesneytown and Loyalhanna areas...
May 31, 2024
FAYETTE COUNTY MAN DIES WORKING ON AC IN LATROBE
A Fayette County man died while working on an air conditioning unit in Latrobe. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson said in a news release that 33-year-old James Alfred McGalla, Jr. of Fairchance w...
May 31, 2024
FIRE CREWS CALLED OUT TO A MORNING HOUSE FIRE IN YOUNGWOOD
Several fire crews were called out this morning to a house fire in Youngwood. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was reported shortly after 4:00 this morning at a home on Silvis Road. It was initially repo...
May 30, 2024
ELECTRICITY RATES TO SOON CHANGE IN PA
Electricity rates will soon change for residential and small business customers in Pennsylvania. Officials say the regulated electric companies are each adjusting their "Prices to Compare" starting on...
May 30, 2024
NEW PA.GOV WEBSITE LAUNCHED YESTERDAY
Governor Shapiro is hoping a new website will help make statewide services easier to find. The all new PA-dot-gov was launched yesterday which includes fresh designs and easy links to the Governor's O...
May 30, 2024
