Author Archives: Cindy Perino

HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED FOR INCIDENT AT BUS STOP
A Hempfield man is charged with intentionally ramming a vehicle that was waiting at a school bus stop. The Trib reports that 32-year-old Casey Anthony is charged with aggravated assault, reckless enda...
Cindy Perino Mar 19, 2024

CRIMINAL CASE FOR MT. PLEASANT MAN TO CONTINUE
The criminal case of a Mt. Pleasant man charged with trying to kill his mother will continue even though she has said she no longer wants to see her son jailed for the alleged attack. The trib reports...
Cindy Perino Mar 19, 2024

BLAIRSVILLE FAMILY DISPLACED BY FIRE
A family in Blairsville was displaced by a fire Monday morning. Crews from Westmoreland and Indiana county were called out to North Liberty Street at 9:45 am for the fire that started in the front rig...
Cindy Perino Mar 19, 2024

CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST STATE TROOPER
Criminal charges were filed on Monday against a state trooper currently suspended in connection with a domestic violence allegation. The Trib reports that troopers in the internal affairs division hav...
Cindy Perino Mar 19, 2024

LOWER BURREL HONORS DAVID "MOGIE" MAGILL
The Lower Burrell community is honoring a local business owner who was shot to death late last year. Customers packed Mogie's Irish Pub yesterday on Saint Patrick's Day, one of David "Mogie" Magill's ...
Cindy Perino Mar 18, 2024

DEATHS FROM XYLAZINE WENT UP IN 2023
Westmoreland County's Coroner reports that while the number of accidental drug overdose deaths is dropping, there is an increase in the number of deaths due to a veterinary sedative that cannot be cou...
Cindy Perino Mar 18, 2024

WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTE TO DIVERT LOCAL HOTEL REVENUE TO FUND TOURISM PROGRAMS
Westmoreland County Commissioners last week voted to divert over $1.3 million in local hotel revenue to fund some tourism programs for this year, but they are also looking ahead to next year, when the...
Cindy Perino Mar 18, 2024

SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP CREEK MAY BE CARRYING POLLUTANTS
A creek in Sewickley Township may be carrying pollutants from a hazardous waste facility and storage site just off the water. The Trib reports that Sewickley Creek now has some signs up from the Mount...
Cindy Perino Mar 18, 2024

ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOR UNITY THEFTS
Arrest warrants have been issued for two people accused of stealing items from cars in Unity. The Trib reports that an off-duty Westmoreland County Detective helped state police identify 26-year-old D...
Cindy Perino Mar 18, 2024

ALLENPORT WOMAN KILLED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY CRASH
A woman from Allenport in Washington County was killed in a crash along I-70 in Rostraver. The Westmoreland County coroner confirmed that 25-year-old Tori L. Demo was fatally injured in the crash just...
Cindy Perino Mar 18, 2024








