Category Archives: Local News
GOVERNOR SHAPIRO SAYS COLORADO ATTACK WAS ACT OF ANTISEMITISM
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says the attack against people marching for Israelis held by Hamas in Boulder, Colorado yesterday was another heinous act of antisemitism. The governor says the atta...
Jun 02, 2025
FEDERAL JUDGE THROWS OUT LAWSUIT AGAINST NORWIN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FORMER SUPERINTENDENT
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the Norwin School district and its former superintendent. The Trib reports that board member Alex Detschelt filed the complaint after he was censured b...
Jun 02, 2025
GREENSBURG MAN ORDERED TO SERVE JAIL TIME
A Greensburg man was ordered on Friday to serve 12 to 24 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a three-year-old boy. The Trib reports 48-year-old James Swanson was convicted in March of rape a...
Jun 02, 2025
HOSTETTER MAN ORDERED TO SERVE JAIL TIME
A Hostetter man was ordered to serve time in Westmoreland County Jail for corruption of minors, furnishing alcohol to minors and other crimes. The Trib reports that Glenn D. Jones, Jr. was ordered to ...
Jun 02, 2025
LIGONIER ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FILMING OF "HERSHEY"
There are some road closures in effect as film crews come to Ligonier to work on the film "Hershey". The Trib reports that Municipal Lot A, at Church Street and Route 711, will be closed for parking f...
Jun 02, 2025
MURRYSVILLE ATTORNEY ARRESTED AFTER STANDOFF
A Murrysville attorney wanted by police suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday as authorities tried to take him into custody. TheTrib reports that an arrest warrant for Robert K...
Jun 02, 2025
NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP CITES ILLEGALLY PARKED CAMPER OWNER
North Huntingdon Township has cited the owner of a camper that has parked at the site of the former Rivertowne Pub and Grill on Route 30 for the past few months. The trib reports that the township cod...
May 30, 2025
MONROEVILLE POLICE LOOKING FOR DERRY WOMAN WHO SKIPPED COURT HEARINGS
Police in Monroeville are looking for a Derry woman who skipped court hearings after a 2023 drug arrest. The Trib reports that Leann M. Wechtenhiser was arrested after a rear-end crash near the U-Haul...
May 30, 2025
FOUR PEOPLE HURT IN UNITY TOWNSHIP CRASH
Four people were hurt in a crash yesterday morning in Unity Township. The Trib reports that the crash happened on Route 30 near the intersection with Theatre Street as a car sideswiped a pickup truck ...
May 30, 2025
MURRYSVILLE ATTORNEY ACCUSED OF BILKING ELDERLY CLIENT
A Murrysville attorney is accused of bilking an elderly client out of over $300,000. The Trib reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for 61-year-old Robert Klingensmith on three counts of thef...
May 30, 2025
