Category Archives: Local News
YOUNGWOOD MAN WANTED ON CHARGES OF CHILD RAPE
An arrest warrant is out for a Youngwood man wanted on multiple counts of child rape. The Trib reports that state police are looking for 21-year-old Nathan Fitzpatrick, who was charged in connection w...
Nov 06, 2023
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS RESOLUTION TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
Westmoreland County Commissioners took a formal step to show support for Israel yesterday. The Trib reports that the resolution that was unanimously adopted backs Israel's right to defend itself again...
Nov 03, 2023
MEN INVOLVED IN SHOOTING AT GREENSBURG BAR SENTENCED
Common pleas court judge Christopher Feliciani sentenced the men involved in the 2022 shooting at the Rialto Bar in Greensburg. The Trib reports that Evan Curley and Stevin German each pleaded guilty ...
Nov 03, 2023
MOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN COLLISION WITH DEER IN BELL TOWNSHIP
A motorcyclist was found with numerous head injuries after colliding with a deer on Thursday. The Trib reports that police received a call at 5:48 PM for the collision at the intersection of Pine Hill...
Nov 03, 2023
HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF WOMAN WITH MENTAL DISABILITY
A Hempfield man is charged with raping a woman who has a mental disability. The Trib reports that the charges were filed yesterday against 56-year-old Dennis Hertzog. The victim told police that she w...
Nov 03, 2023
INDIANA MAN SENTENCED IN VEHICLE CRASH DEATH OF JEANNETTE MAN
A man charged with killing a Jeannette man in an automobile accident in Indiana County earlier this year was ordered to serve 3-6 years for the wrong way crash on Route 119 near Homer City. 29-year-ol...
Oct 31, 2023
DERRY BOROUGH COUNCILMAN ACCUSING COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAYOR OF POLITICAL INTIMIDATION
A member of Derry Borough Council is accusing the council president and mayor of using political intimidation after he called on them to resign their positions. WTAE-TV reports that Al Checca is makin...
Oct 31, 2023
THREE PEOPLE ARRESTED IN SCHEME TO ALTER GAME OF CHANCE PAYOUT SLIPS
Three people are charged with stealing over $5000 from a business in Lower Burrell and Allegheny by altering payout slips from game of chance machines. The Trib reports that Matthew Cubberly of Penn H...
Oct 31, 2023
NEW STORE IN ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP EVACUATED FOR GAS LEAK
Shoppers were forced to evacuate from the newly-opened Ollies in Allegheny Township on Monday. The Trib reports that a gas leak was discovered at the store in Hyde Park Plaza at 3:28 PM. Fire crews we...
Oct 31, 2023
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOT RUSHING TO FIND JAIL WARDEN REPLACEMENT
Westmoreland County Commissioners say they are not in a hurry to find a new warden for the county jail. The Trib reports that county leaders were informed that morale has improved at the Westmoreland ...
Oct 31, 2023
