Category Archives: Local News

NEW KENSINGTON OFFICIALS REJECT TRASH COLLECTION BIDS
New Kensington officials earlier this week held a special meeting to reject bids for trash collection. The Trib reports that on Tuesday, officials rejected bids from their current provider County Haul...
John Smathers Oct 27, 2023

NEW KENSINGTON SHOOTING VICTIM DIES
A man shot in New Kensington on October 19th has died. The Trib reports that 31-year-old Troy Vickers was pronounced dead last Saturday at a Pittsburgh Area hospital where he had been recovering after...
John Smathers Oct 27, 2023
WCCC PRESIDENT STEPPING DOWN
The president of Westmoreland County Community College will step down her position June 30th of next year. The Trib reports that 55-year-old Tuesday Stanley joined WCCC in 2014 and will have served as...
John Smathers Oct 27, 2023

UNITY MAN ARRAIGNED FOR AUTO CRASH THAT INJURED TWO PEOPLE
A Unity man was arraigned in connection with a crash in July that left two people injured. The Trib reports that 24-year-old Gianni Gonzalez is allegedly was under the influence of marijuana and alcoh...
John Smathers Oct 27, 2023

JEANNETTE MAN SENTENCED FOR GUN-RELATED OFFENSES
A Jeannette man was sentenced Thursday to serve five to ten years in prison for two gun-related incidents in 2021. The Trib reports that 32-year-old John Horne pleaded guilty in August in relation to ...
John Smathers Oct 27, 2023

ONE PERSON DEAD IN GREENSBURG APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE
The Westmoreland County Coroner has been called to the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Greensburg. WTAE-TV reports that the fire was on Dornan Street and was reported around 1:30 this morn...
John Smathers Oct 27, 2023

MURRYSVILLE REPUBLICAN PROPOSES PLAN FOR LATER CLASS TIMES FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS
Murrysville Republican Jill Cooper hopes her fellow state representatives in Harrisburg will back her proposal to set a mark for how early classes can start for secondary students. Cooper's plan would...
John Smathers Oct 26, 2023

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...
John Smathers 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...
John Smathers 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 ...
John Smathers Oct 26, 2023