Category Archives: Local News

MEXICAN NATIONAL PLED GUILTY TO NARCOTICS AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME
A Mexican national pleaded guilty in Pittsburgh's federal court to charges connected to a narcotics and money laundering scheme. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Marcos Monarrez-Mendoza was one of 35...
Cindy Perino Jul 10, 2025

STATE POLICE CHARGE MAN AFTER APPARENT ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
State police have charged a man after an apparent road rage incident that resulted in two vehicles being damaged. WTAE-TV reports that the incident happened just after 4 AM on Route 66 North just afte...
Cindy Perino Jul 10, 2025

ARNOLD POLICE DEPARTMENT APPOINTS NEW OFFICER IN CHARGE
Arnold police department has a familiar face as its officer in charge. The Trib reports that on Tuesday, Mayor Shannon Santucci appointed Robert Haus as the OIC. He has been with the department for 8 ...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

PITTSBURGH-BASED EQT ENERGY PURCHASES OLYMPUS ENERGY
Pittsburgh-based EQT Energy has purchased Olympus Energy. The Trib reports that the $1.8 billion deal officially closed last week. Olympus is headquartered in Washington County, but much of its over 1...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

NEW WESTMORELAND COUNTY PANEL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO PREVENT SUICIDES
A new panel in Westmoreland County is looking for ways to prevent suicides. The county's Suicide Fatality Review Team held their first organizational meeting last month. The group consists of social w...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE REACHED IN ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECT
A significant milestone has been reached in the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport expansion project. The Trib reports that the final steel beam was put in place yesterday. Crews were making up time after...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

JEANNETTE WOMAN ACCUSED OF SEVERAL CRIMES AFTER LATROBE CHASE
State police have accused a Jeannette woman with fleeing a traffic stop, trying to hit an officer with her car and other crimes for an incident on July 4th. The Trib reports that 36-year-old Amanda Ne...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

MT. PLEASANT MAN CONVICTED
A Mt. Pleasant man was convicted of sexually assaulting a teen about a decade ago. The Trib reports that 41-year-old Joshua Tamblyn was found guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of someon...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

ACCIDENT AT SITE OF PENNDOT BRIDGE PROJECT
One person is dead and another is injured after an accident Tuesday at the site of a PennDOT bridge project. Workers were servicing a bridge that takes Route 933 over Brush Creek in Westmoreland Count...
Cindy Perino Jul 09, 2025

PA RESCUE CREWS HEADED TO TEXAS
Rescue crews from Pennsylvania are headed to Texas. Governor Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that Pennsylvania Task Force One is being deployed to the Lone Star State after devastating flooding. Offi...
Cindy Perino Jul 08, 2025








