Category Archives: Local News
DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN'S ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE TRIAL FOCUSED ON CHLOROFORM WEDNESDAY
The trial of William Dankesreiter, the Derry Township man accused of using a trip wire across the steps to try to kill his wife, continued yesterday with testimony focusing on a bottle of chloroform f...
Oct 05, 2023
ARNOLD FIREFIGHTER ACCUSED OF FOUR ARSONS
An Arnold firefighter has been charged with four arsons in the New Kensington-Arnold area. The Trib reports that 21-year-old Andrew Bischof faces 27 felony counts, including aggravated arson, risking ...
Oct 05, 2023
MT. PLEASANT MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING MOTHER, BELIEVING SHE'S A NAZI WAR CRIMINAL
Charges have been filed against a Mt. Pleasant man who allegedly stabbed his mother multiple times Tuesday morning because he believed her to be a Nazi war criminal. The suspect's mother was found wou...
Oct 04, 2023
NATIONWIDE CELL PHONE ALERT SYSTEM TEST TO BE HELD TODAY
You may notice your phone going off at 2:20 this afternoon with a special alarm. This is part of a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts today. The WEA portion of...
Oct 04, 2023
THREE JUVENILES CHARGED IN HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL LOCKDOWN INCIDENT
State police have officially filed charges against three juveniles in connection with an incident that caused the lockdown of the Hempfield Senior High School. According to a news release, the three 1...
Oct 04, 2023
SHETLER TRIAL TO START TODAY
The oft-delayed trial of a man charged with assaulting law enforcement officers is set to begin today. The Trib reports that a jury was selected for the trial of 39-year-old Ray Shetler, Jr. of New Fl...
Oct 04, 2023
ROSTRAVER WOMAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY HITTING WOMAN, DOG WITH SUV
A Rostraver woman is facing charges of aggravated assault, DUI and other crimes after an incident on August 30th. The Trib reports that police were dispatched to West Otterman Street near the courthou...
Oct 04, 2023
WIFE TESTIFIES IN TRIAL OF DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL HER
The woman who tripped on a trip wire allegedly set up by her husband testified at his trial yesterday. The Trib reports that the trial of William Dankesreiter continued yesterday with his wife, Laura,...
Oct 04, 2023
FIRE-DAMAGED BUILDING IN MT. PLEASANT TO BE RAZED
The McCali Manor in Mt. Pleasant that was damaged in a stove fire in April will be torn down. The Trib reports that owner Jane Altman plans to put the property up for sale after it is cleared. The bla...
Oct 04, 2023
WESTMORELAND COUNTY PROSECUTORS DROP CHARGES AGAINST NEW KENSINGTON LANDLORD
Prosecutors in Westmoreland County are no longer pursuing criminal charges against a New Kensington landlord. The district attorney's office says they are not moving forward with strangulation and sim...
Oct 03, 2023
