Category Archives: Local News

LATROBE MAN CHARGED BY STATE POLICE FOLLOWING CAR CHASE
A Latrobe man was charged by state police with leading them on a chase through Unity Saturday night. The Trib reports that 32-year-old Zachary Bowman was driving on Route 981 around 11 PM and police s...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 03, 2024

SHETLER SENTENCED IN ASSAULT CASE FROM 2021
Ray Shetler, Jr. was sentenced on Tuesday in connection with an incident in December of 2021 at a mobile home in Seward. The Trib reports that Shetler was ordered to serve one to two years in prison a...
Samantha Sneddon Jan 03, 2024

INJURED HUNTER RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS IN MONROEVILLE MONDAY
A hunter is recovering after breaking his leg in Monroeville yesterday, prompting a response from area emergency crews. The Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company responded to an area near Route 22 and Ro...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2024

BURRELL SCHOOL DISTRICT, CMU PARTNER TO SET UP WRITING CENTER
Officials with Burrell School District are working with Carnegie Mellon University to set up a writing center at their high school. The program will allow high schoolers to get tutoring from CMU stude...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2024

STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED IN SEWICKLEY MONDAY
No word yet on what caused the fire yesterday in Sewickley Township. The Trib reports that the fire was reported on Cody Road at 2:30 in the morning. No injuries were reported. The people living there...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2024

LOWER BURRELL COMMUNITY HELPING PUB STAFF AFTER SHOOTING DEATH
The community of Lower Burrell is helping out the staff of a pub after its owner was shot and killed last month. WPXI-TV reports that the owner of Mogie's Irish Pub, David Magill, was fatally shot in ...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2024

MOTHER, DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH FALSE INSURANCE CLAIMS IN LOWER BURRELL
Police in Lower Burrell have filed charges against a woman and her daughter for filing false car insurance claims. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Sharon Zaborowski of Shaler and her sister, 34-year...
John Smathers Jan 02, 2024

ARNOLD CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD REORGANIZATION MEETING
A reorganization meeting is set for Tuesday for Arnold city council. The Trib reports that as part of the agenda, council will be asked to consider demoting current chief Eric Doutt to patrolman and t...
John Smathers Jan 01, 2024

VANDERGRIFT TEENAGER ACCUSED OF BEATING MAN
A teenager accused of beating a 63-year-old Vandergrift man will stand trial. The Trib reports that 15-year-old Jackson Mills of Vandergrift was charged as an adult with felony aggravated assault, agg...
John Smathers Jan 01, 2024

GREENSBURG SALEM ELEMENTARY TEACHER, AIDE ARRAIGNED ON ABUSE ACCUSATIONS
More details have been released about two teachers accused of mistreating three students at a Greensburg-Salem Elementary School. The Trib reports that 34-year-old Brooke Stanko and 58-year-old Terry ...
John Smathers Jan 01, 2024