Category Archives: Local News
HERMINIE MAN IN JAIL AFTER MT. PLEASANT HOME BREAK-IN
A Herminie Man is back in jail after police say he broke into a home in Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon and threatened a woman with a knife. The Trib reports that police were sent out at 4:30 PM after a...
Feb 04, 2026
JURY SEATED FOR MURDER-FOR-HIRE TRIAL
A jury was seated yesterday for the trial of two people in a murder-for-hire plot from December of 2023. The Trib reports that 51-year-old Melissa Fox-Beacom of New Florence and 20-year-old Matthew Ja...
Feb 04, 2026
JUDGE RULES JURY ABLE TO HEAR LIMITED EVIDENCE IN THOMAS STANKO TRIAL
A Westmoreland County Judge has ruled that the jury in the Thomas Stanko trial will be able to hear limited evidence that Cassandra Gross was declared legally dead in 2019. The Trib reports the ruling...
Feb 04, 2026
MAN SERVING PRISON TIME FOR FATAL SHOOTING IN JEANNETTE APPEALS CONVICTION
A man serving 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting in Jeannette in 2019 has once again appealed his conviction. The Trib reports that 46-year-old Greg Harper last year unsuccessfully tried to withd...
Feb 04, 2026
MAN WHO TERRORIZED BELLE VERNON OPTICIAN'S OFFICE IN CUSTODY
A man who went naked to an optician's office with two knives in North Belle Vernon is in custody. The Trib reports that 54-year-old Darnell Westley Howell, Sr. is charged with indecent exposure, aggra...
Feb 04, 2026
MAN SERVING TIME FOR JEANNETTE SHOOTING APPEALS CONVICTION
A man serving 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting in Jeannette in 2019 has once again appealed his conviction. The Trib reports that 46-year-old Greg Harper last year unsuccessfully tried to withd...
Feb 03, 2026
WESTERN PA SALVATION ARMY BEATS RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN GOAL
It came down to the proverbial wire but the Salvation Army of Western Pennsylvania has beaten its goal for its annual red kettle campaign. Salvation Army officials say their volunteers raised more tha...
Feb 03, 2026
LOWER BURRELL ZONING BOARD TO CONSIDER CREDIT UNION MOVE PROPOSAL
The Lower Burrell Zoning Board will consider a proposal to have a credit union move into a former PNC Bank location. The Trib reports that Western PA Federal Credit Union is seeking a zoning variance ...
Feb 03, 2026
LOWER BURRELL OFFICIALS INVITE RESIDENTS TO APPLY FOR CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY
Officials in Lower Burrell are inviting residents to apply for their citizen police academy. The course will consist of weekly meetings and is scheduled to start on March 5th. Participants age 18 and ...
Feb 03, 2026
FIRE MARSHALS RULE RUTHIE'S DINER FIRE ACCIDENTAL
State police fire marshals have ruled the fire at Ruthie's Diner near Ligonier accidental. The Trib reports that the fire destroyed the restaurant on January 20th. Video surveillance footage of the fi...
Feb 03, 2026
