Category Archives: Local News
WIND ADVISORY TODAY
A wind advisory will be in place for Westmoreland County from 11 this morning to 11 tonight. The advisory is for portions of Western PA and northern West Virginia as winds from the southeast will be a...
Apr 11, 2024
BOLIVER MAN SUBDUED AT WESTMORELAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
A Bolivar man had to be subdued after he threatened to hurt himself in Westmoreland County Court after he was convicted of sexual assault. The Trib reports that a jury returned a guilty verdict agains...
Apr 11, 2024
YOUNGWOOD WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY
A Youngwood woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to aggravated identity theft and access device fraud for fraudulently renting cars out of a Monoreville rent-a-car business in exchange f...
Apr 11, 2024
LIGONIER VALLEY POLICE COMMISSION LOOKS OVER PROPOSAL TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS
The Ligonier Valley Police Commission is looking over a proposal to move the police headquarters to a new location. The Trib reports that the proposal came from township resident and former state troo...
Apr 10, 2024
CAUSE OF PLUM HOUSE FIRE REMAINS UNKNOWN
The cause of a Tuesday morning house fire in Plum remains unknown today. Crews from 14 fire departments began responding to a blaze on Elwood Avenue at around 7 a.m. No injuries were reported.
Apr 10, 2024
ROSTRAVER CENTRAL FIREFIGHTER DIES
A Rostraver Central firefighter has died this week with the Fayette County coroner calling his passing a 'line of duty' death. Bill Bunardzya died at his home in Washington Township on Sunday, just ho...
Apr 10, 2024
PHILIPS RESPIRONICS FORCED TO MAKE CHANGES BEFORE RESUMING PRODUCTION
Under terms of a settlement announced yesterday, locally-based Philips Respironics will have to make changes before resuming production at their facilities in Murrysville, New Kensington and Mt. Pleas...
Apr 10, 2024
STATE SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ABOUT GUN LAW
The state supreme court heard arguments yesterday on whether federal law that protects gun manufacturers from civil liability prohibits a Westmoreland County family from suing the company whose gun ki...
Apr 10, 2024
TWO FROM MONESSEN CHARGED WITH CREDIT CARD THEFT
Two people from Monessen were arrested and charged with stealing a man's credit cards while he was preaching at a church in Smithton. The Trib reports that 35-year-old Jarrell Carpenter and 40-year-ol...
Apr 10, 2024
BOVARD MAN TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
A Bovard man testified in his own defense in court on Tuesday, denying allegations that he sexually assaulted a young girl on several occasions. The Trib reports that 60-year-old Jerry Boring is charg...
Apr 10, 2024
