Category Archives: Local News
TWO ARRESTED AFTER SHOTS FIRED IN ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY
A Bolivar man escaped injury after shots were fired during a domestic dispute at their home in St. Clair. The Trib reports that the incident happened around noon on Sunday as Justin McDowell went to h...
Nov 14, 2023
DRUG DELIVERY CHARGES THROWN OUT AGAINST SOUTHWEST GREENSBURG WOMAN
Charges of drug delivery resulting in death against a Southwest Greensburg woman were dismissed in court on Monday. The Trib reports that the criminal charges filed against Jennifer Lynn Gartland were...
Nov 14, 2023
FORMER EAST HUNTINGDON MAN SENTENCED FOR IMPROPER CONTACT WITH BOY
A former East Huntingdon man was sentenced to serve up to seven years in prison for improper sexual contact with a nine-year-old boy over an 18 month period that ended in December of 2017. The Trib re...
Nov 14, 2023
IDENTITY OF WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN NEW STANTON POND RELEASED
The Westmoreland County Coroner's Office has released the identity of the woman who was found dead in a pond in New Stanton last week. The Trib reports that 34-year-old Kele Diane Townshend was found ...
Nov 14, 2023
THREE-VEHICLE CRASH IN EAST HUNTINGDON INVOLVES SCHOOL VAN
A three-vehicle crash this morning in East Huntingdon involved a school van. The Trib reports that the crash was reported around 8:50 AM near Tender Care Pediatric Dentistry and the Country Pie Shoppe...
Nov 13, 2023
PLUM NEIGHBORHOOD RATED WITH INADEQUATE FIRE HYDRANT SYSTEM
Emergency officials say that the fire hydrant system in the Rustic Ridge neighborhood of Plum was not adequate enough to fight a single fully-engulfed house fire. The Trib reports that the summation c...
Nov 13, 2023
ONE PERSON TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER GREENSBURG TOWNHOUSE FIRE
A fire at a Greensburg townhouse resulted in one person being sent to the hospital. The Trib reports that the fire was at Odlinwood Court Saturday morning. The victim went to sleep on Friday night and...
Nov 13, 2023
CLAIRTON MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING MONROEVILLE POLIC OFFICER
A Clairton man remains in Westmoreland County Jail charged with attempted homicide and other crimes for shooting a Monroeville police officer during a chase that ended in Allegheny Township on Friday....
Nov 13, 2023
PORTION OF I-70 CLOSED THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO CRASH
A portion of I-70 between the Rostraver Exit and the Westmoreland-Washington county line was closed last night due to a two-vehicle crash. The Trib reports that the crash resulted in three people bein...
Nov 10, 2023
WAGON WHEEL TO CLOSE BEFORE THANKSGIVING
An institution in Westmoreland County -- the Wagon Wheel Restaurant -- is serving its last meal this holiday season. The restaurant on Route 22 in Salem Township has served patrons across the region f...
Nov 10, 2023
