Category Archives: Local News

A Donora man is accused of crimes related to drug possession and eluding capture in a chase that happened on Saturday. The Trib reports that police saw a Chevy Malibu driven by 40-year-old Andre Wilke...

The City of Greensburg has donated $10,000 to Mutual Aid so they can buy two blood storage coolers. The Trib reports that in May, the ambulance service started it's blood program in May to outfit two ...

The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County has been targeted in what was described by their solicitor as a "vendor impersonator scheme". The Trib reports that the agency lost a significant amount ...

A Monessen man is charged with fleeing from a traffic stop over the weekend and breaking into a home in Greensburg. The Trib reports that 29-year-old Drew Lepresti II of Monessen was found by police a...

A suspect in a hatchet attack in Hempfield over the weekend is currently in Westmoreland County Jail. The Trib reports that 32-year-old Kyle Bair of Jeanette was charged in in connection with the atta...

A Fayette City man is free on bail but facing charges including vehicular homicide in connection with a March accident in Rostraver. Twenty-five-year-old Tori Demo's car was rear-ended by a pickup tru...

An attorney by Robert M. Whitley Jr., who is charged in connection with a drug case is challenging an aggravated assault charge that stemmed from a trooper reportedly requiring Narcan treatment while ...

An investigation is underway into a death in New Kensington. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson pronounced David Risher of New Kensington dead Saturday at 4:40 in the morning. Authorites say he wa...

Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson. has identified the man who was killed in an accident on Thursday when a tree fell during cleanup from the tornado that came through North Mahoning Township. The...

Bushy Run Battlefield's annual reenactment of the battle in 1763 during Pontiac's rebellion has been cancelled for this year due to the damage caused by the recent tornadoes. The Trib reports that the...