Category Archives: Local News
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
MEMORIAL TO TEEN FIREFIGHTER DISPLAYED AT NEW STANTON VFD
A memorial honoring the legacy of a Westmoreland County teen who volunteered as a firefighter is now on display. Family and friends of Parker O'Shell gathered for a dedication ceremony for the piece a...
Oct 03, 2023
TRIAL CONTINUES FOR DERRY TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL WIFE
The trial of a Derry Township man charged with trying to kill his wife continues today. The Trib reports that 63-year-old William Dankesreiter, Jr. is accused of setting up a trip wire on the basement...
Oct 03, 2023
NEW KENSINGTON-ARNOLD SCHOOL DISTRICT ON LOCKDOWN MONDAY
Schools in the New Kensington-Arnold School District were on Lockdown yesterday as police were looking for a suspected shooter. The Trib reports that a gunshot victim showed up yesterday at an area ho...
Oct 03, 2023
HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PLACED ON LOCKDOWN MONDAY
The Hempfield High School was placed on lockdown yesterday after it was discovered that three fifteen-year-old students were seen exchanging two loaded handguns. The Trib reports that students who saw...
Oct 03, 2023
SETON HILL PROFESSOR GUEST ON WESTMORELAND COUNTY CONNECTIONS THIS SUNDAY
Seton Hill University was selected to participate in an Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative to study a potential healthcare and education corridor in Greensburg. Lyzona Marshall, the professor ...
Sep 29, 2023
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP BRIDGE
PennDOT has announced some lane restrictions starting next week on the Matthew Smelser Memorial Bridge in Rostraver Township. Reports say that the restrictions will be in place between Exit 49 (Smitht...
Sep 29, 2023
FUSION CENTER PLANNED TO HELP COUNTY DETECTIVES COORDINATE WITH STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES
Westmoreland County has announced plans for a "fusion center" which will allow county detectives to have improved cooperation with state and federal agents. The Trib reports that DA Nicole Zicarelli w...
Sep 29, 2023
JUDGE RULES THAT SHETLER'S SPEEDY TRIAL RIGHTS NOT VIOLATED
Westmoreland County Judge Meghan Billik-Defazio has ruled that speedy trial rights have not been violated in the case of Ray Shetler, Jr. The Trib reports that after taking defense-related delays in t...
Sep 29, 2023
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING DEATH OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY JAIL INMATE
The identity of the man who died at the Westmoreland County Jail has been released. According to a news release from the Westmoreland County Coroner's Office, 33-year-old Terry Lynn Brumley, Jr. of Gu...
Sep 29, 2023
