Category Archives: Local News
WANTED FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A Florida man wanted in the death of his brother is in custody after being arrested in Westmoreland County. John Tolbert was taken into custody Tuesday after a traffic stop by Pennsylvania State Polic...
May 02, 2024
SOUTH GREENSBURG MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH 2023 CRASH
A man from South Greensburg was charged in connection with a crash in July that left one person seriously injured. The Trib reports that 63-year-old Victor Machesky, Jr. was allegedly under the influe...
May 02, 2024
PERSON IN CUSTODY AFTER SALEM TOWNSHIP POLICE CHASE
A police chase came to an end on Route 22 with one person taken into custody. The Trib reports that the chase started with a traffic stop in Salem and fled west into Murrysville around 1:30 PM. The su...
May 02, 2024
EFFORTS TO LEVEL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS PLAYING FIELD DISCUSSED IN HARRISBURG
Efforts to level the playing field regarding high school athletics in Pennsylvania were discussed in Harrisburg on Tuesday. Coaches and athletic directors joined Representative Scott Conklin to talk a...
May 01, 2024
PA EXPANDED PUBLIC TRANSIT ADVOCATES RALLY AT STATE CAPITAL
Advocates for expanded public transit in Pennsylvania rallied at the State Capitol on Tuesday. A small crowd gathered and joined in the Shapiro Administration's call for bus service to be extended to ...
May 01, 2024
PLUM FIREFIGHTERS NOW USING OLD BOROUGH BUILDING FOR TRAINING
Volunteer firefighters in Plum are now using the old borough building for training. Emergency responders brushed up on skills like forceful entry and long hallway searches at the vacant property last ...
May 01, 2024
STATE RESIDENTS INVITED TO APPLY FOR JOBS IN PA AUDITOR GENERAL OFFICE
Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor is inviting more state residents to apply for jobs in his office. DeFoor visited the Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood Campus yesterday to sha...
May 01, 2024
SIMPLE ASSAULT CHARGES HELD FOR COURT AGAINST SUSPENDED STATE TROOPER
Charges of simple assault and harassment have been held for court against a suspended state trooper. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Nicholas Hood faces charges of simple assault and harassment for ...
May 01, 2024
NORTH HUNTINGDON POLICE CHARGE DUQUESNE MAN WITH ATTEMPTED DRUG SALE
Police in North Huntingdon have charged a 30-year-old man from Duquesne with trying to sell drugs. The Trib reports that the suspect, Larnell "Rock" Jones III was arrested as he tried to sell nine bri...
May 01, 2024
JOHNSTOWN MAN KILLED IN DERRY TOWNSHIP MOTORCYCLE CRASH
One person was killed in a motorcycle crash on Monday in Derry Township. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Shawn Pynos of Johnstown was driving on Route 30 when his motorcycle went off the road. He wa...
May 01, 2024
