Category Archives: Local News
PREPARATION UNDERWAY FOR HEMPFIELD HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
Preparation is underway for a renovation at Hempfield High School. KDKA-TV reports that the project will cost $130 million. It will be paid for by various bond issues over several years. Assistant Sup...
Mar 06, 2025
ARNOLD POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN CHARGED WITH FELONY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND FIREARMS OFFENSES
Police in Arnold are looking for a man accused of attacking two men with a gun in separate incidents on November 15th. The Trib reports 37-year-old Roger Moore is accused in two incidents, one on Wood...
Mar 06, 2025
INDIANA COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING PACKAGES OFF OF PORCHES IN FOUR COUNTIES
A man from Indiana County is charged with stealing packages off of porches in four counties, including Westmoreland County. State Police say between February 12th to the 27th, 34-year-old John Davis M...
Mar 06, 2025
STATE POLICE ARREST SCOTTDALE MAN ON HOMICIDE CHARGES
State police have arrested a Scottdale man yesterday on homicide charges related to a fatal crash in 2021. The Trib reports that 38-year-old Earl Brooks Gilbert IV is charged in connection with the de...
Mar 06, 2025
RULING EXPECTED SOON IN DEFENSE EFFORT TO END MURDER CASE AGAINST THOMAS STANKO
Westmoreland County Prosecutors have refuted defense claims that a Unity man was falsely accused of killing his former girlfriend. The Trib reports that a ruling is expected soon in a defense effort t...
Mar 06, 2025
NEW KEN WOMAN FACING JAIL TIME AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES
A New Kensington woman is facing as many as ten years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges. Prosecutors say that 33-year-old Barbara Miller purchased firearms that she said were for hers...
Mar 05, 2025
46 DAYS WITHOUT WATER FOR HOLIDAY HILLS MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS
Residents of the Holiday Hills Mobile Home Park have gone 46 days without water. WTAE-TV reports the property has been without water since January 20th. Carlson and Associates, who are the landlords, ...
Mar 05, 2025
EAST VANDERGRIFT POLICE RAID SUSPECT DIES
The suspect shot in a police raid in East Vandergrift has died. The Trib reports that 52-year-old Lyle Cessna was awaiting a preliminary hearing in Armstrong County Court on a second-degree felony inc...
Mar 05, 2025
LOWER BURRELL OFFICIALS CONSIDERING PROPOSAL TO ALLOW ALCOHOL IN CITY PARKS DURING SOCIAL EVENTS
Officials in Lower Burrell will consider a proposal to allow alcohol in city parks during social events. The Trib reports that work is underway on a draft proposal that will be considered at the April...
Mar 05, 2025
GREENSBURG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HOMETOWN HERO BANNER PROGRAM
The Greensburg Community Development Corporation is accepting applications for the annual Hometown Hero banner program. The Trib reports that the installation honors Greensburg and Southwest Greensbur...
Mar 05, 2025
