Category Archives: Local News

LATROBE LEADERS GETTING SET FOR LIGHT UP NIGHT, HOLIDAY NIGHT MARKET
Local leaders in Latrobe are sharing details on this year's Light Up Night and Holiday Night Market gathering. The event is planned at James H. Rogers Park next Thursday from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Guests ...
John Smathers Nov 21, 2023

RAID OF NEW KENSINGTON HOME RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF GUNS, DRUGS
A raid on a home in New Kensington resulted in the seizure of illegal guns and drugs. The Trib reports that SWAT team members joined local and county detectives in the arrest of 28-year-old Demetres B...
John Smathers Nov 21, 2023

SIX WESTMORELAND COUNTY ELECTION RACES TO BE DECIDED BY LOT CASTING
Six election races in Westmoreland County will be determined by the casting of lots. The Trib reports that those races include a race for Scottdale Council, Hyde Park Council, Sutersville Council, Coo...
John Smathers Nov 21, 2023

WESTMORELAND COUNTY LAWYER FOUND GUILTY OF EVADING ARREST, OTHER CHARGES
A Westmoreland County attorney was found guilty of evading arrest, operating a vehicle without a valid inspection and improperly displaying a license plate in connection with a traffic stop last month...
John Smathers Nov 21, 2023

WIND ADVISORY ISSUED
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Westmoreland, Indiana and Fayette Counties until 6:00 tonight. In the advisory, officials say that winds will be from the southeast from 20-...
John Smathers Nov 21, 2023

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW TWO WRITE-INS WIN GREATER LATROBE SCHOOL BOARD SEATS
Unofficial results from the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau show that two write-in nominees won seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board. The Trib reports that candidate John Petrarca was third ...
John Smathers Nov 17, 2023

PUBLIC TIPS LEAD TO ARREST OF SUSPECTED SHOPLIFTERS IN HEMPFIELD LOWE'S
Tips from the public led to the arrest of two people accused of shoplifting from a Lowe's store in Hempfield. The Trib reports that the suspects were identified as 38-year-old Matthew Murphy of Greens...
John Smathers Nov 17, 2023

POLICE SEEKING MAN WHO STOLE WALLET, WITHDREW MONEY IN SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP
State police are seeking help to identify a man who they believe stole a wallet in Sewickley Township and then withdrew money at an ATM. State police say the wallet was taken from a Highland Avenue dr...
John Smathers Nov 17, 2023

WASHINGTON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH DUI IN CRASH WITH MOTORCYCLISTS IN LIGONIER TOWNSHIP
Charges of DUI were filed in a crash involving three motorcycles on Route 30 in Ligonier Township. The Trib reports that 67-year-old William Strogish of Ellsworth in Washington County was driving an S...
John Smathers Nov 17, 2023

APOLLO MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING WIFE
An Apollo man was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder for the shooting death of his wife in 2022. The Trib reports that the jury took four hours to deliver the verdict against 44-year-old Alfre...
John Smathers Nov 17, 2023