Category Archives: Local News
ATF CONFIRMS FOUR PEOPLE DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH FIREARM THEFT
The ATF confirms that four people have been detained in connection with the theft of about 25 firearms this week from a New Kensington business. A suspect drove a truck through the door of RC Firearms...
Jan 25, 2024
FORMER BULLSKIN PAIN CLINIC PHYSICIAN ACCUSED OF IMPROPER PREPARATION OF MEDICATION
A former pain center physician is accused of selling and administering injections to patients prepared in unsanitary conditions at his home in Monroeville. The Trib reports that 67-year-old John Park ...
Jan 25, 2024
WESTMORELAND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER NOT YET ABLE TO REOPEN
Officials in Westmoreland County say they are not yet able to reopen the juvenile detention center because they have not found enough qualified workers. County commissioners increased salaries for juv...
Jan 25, 2024
EVIDENCE LINKING UNITY WOMAN'S DEATH TO THOMAS STANKO REVEALED IN COURT FILING
The man accused of criminal homicide and other crimes related to the death of Cassandra Gross was also suspected of prior abuse against her and former wives. The Trib reports that 53-year-old Thomas S...
Jan 25, 2024
LATROBE EYES UPGRADE OF CURBS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY ON JEFFERSON STREET
Latrobe is looking to improve accessibility to sidewalks in a two-block section of Jefferson Street. The Trib reports that city council is seeking bids to upgrade 17 curb ramps for Jefferson Street be...
Jan 24, 2024
WOMAN INVOLVED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH RECEIVES SENTENCE
The woman involved in a motorcycle crash in Salem was sentenced yesterday in Westmoreland County Court. The Trib reports that 44-year-old Jammie Lynn Koslof of Parks Township in Armstrong County was o...
Jan 24, 2024
LAWYER FOR CHINESE NATIONAL SEEKS RETURN OF $20,000 SEIZED BY WESTMORELAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
The son of a Chinese national who attacked a man with a meat cleaver in Greensburg is asking the Westmoreland County District Attorney to return the $20,000 seized as evidence. The Trib reports that 5...
Jan 24, 2024
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, EMPLOYEE UNION EXCHANGE PROPOSALS
Proposals were exchanged between Westmoreland County and the union representing some of its employees. The Trib reports that SEIU Local 668 and Healthcare PA and the county exchanged what each called ...
Jan 24, 2024
HOUSE FIRE IN BOVARD DISPLACES TWO PEOPLE
A fire in the village of Bovard in Hempfield Township displaced two people. The Trib reports that the fire at the two-story house in the 300 block of Price Street was reported at 5:30 PM. Fire officia...
Jan 24, 2024
DISPUTE WHETHER "SKILLS GAMES" ILLEGAL GAMES OF CHANCE
The dispute over whether so-called "skill games" are actually illegal games of chance is apparently headed to the Supreme Court. PlayPennsylvania.com reports a previous ruling by a commonwealth court ...
Jan 23, 2024
