Category Archives: Local News
NEW KINGSTON MAN ACCUSED OF SELLING DRUGS ASSIGNED NOVEMBER COURT DATE
A New Kensington man charged with selling fentanyl and cocaine nearly 18 months after police raided his home will appear before a district judge soon. The Trib reports that 36-year-old Christopher Sim...
Oct 26, 2023
COURT HEARING FOR STUDENTS CHARGED IN HEMPFIELD SCHOOL GUN CASE DELAYED
The hearing for three Hempfield teens charged in connection with an incident with loaded handguns at the Hempfield High School and on a school bus has been delayed until December. The Trib reports tha...
Oct 26, 2023
UNITY MAN SENTENCED IN CASE OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON TEENAGER
A Unity man was sentenced yesterday for a case of sexual assaults against a teenager that prosecutors say happened over a seven year period. The Trib reports that 74-year-old Clarence Wallace pleaded ...
Oct 26, 2023
UNION ACCUSES WESTMORELAND COUNTY OF BAD FAITH BARGAINING IN LABOR TALKS
Several Westmoreland County unionized workers picketed in front of the courthouse claiming the negotiations on a new labor deal with the government's largest bargaining unit have stalled. The Trib rep...
Oct 26, 2023
DOCUMENTS SHOW JEANNETTE EMS MORE THAN $1,000,000 IN DEBT
Court documents are revealing how Jeannette EMS became more than $1,000,000 in debt. Payments owed by the shuttered ambulance service are laid out in bankruptcy paperwork that was filed this week. The...
Oct 25, 2023
WARRANT ISSUED FOR BRADDOCK WOMAN IN ALLEGED ROUTE 30 SHOOTING
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Braddock woman accused of opening fire on her boyfriend while both were traveling in separate vehicles on Route 30. The shooting allegedly happened last week in...
Oct 25, 2023
GRAND JURY CREATED IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE UNSOLVED CRIMES
For the first time in more than 30 years, a grand jury will investigate unsolved crimes in Westmoreland County. The Trib reports that Judge Christopher Feliciani approved the formation of the grand ju...
Oct 25, 2023
JEANNETTE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CHARGES
A Jeannette man pleaded guilty to drug charges in Federal Court on Tuesday. The Trib reports that 25-year-old Tristin Axton entered guilty pleas in connection with a case from March of this year when ...
Oct 25, 2023
PENN TOWNSHIP SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR KILLING FATHER, AUNT
A Penn Township man was ordered to serve life in prison for killing his father and aunt. The Trib reports that 43-year-old Neal Hubish entered guilty pleas to two counts of first degree murder and was...
Oct 25, 2023
HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE IN GREENSBURG TUESDAY
No injuries were reported in a fire Tuesday evening in Greensburg. The Trib reports that the fire was reported around 7 PM at a home at the intersection of Unity Way and Evergreen Avenue. Most of the ...
Oct 25, 2023
