Category Archives: Local News

MANY WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS LEFT WITHOUT POWER AFTER STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT STORMS
Strong storms triggered some severe weather watches and warnings late last night and left many residents of Westmoreland County without power this morning. While those weather-related watches are now ...
John Smathers Jul 21, 2023

SARA INNAMORATO RESIGNED HER POSITION FROM STATE HOUSE MEMBER
State House member Sara Innamorato has resigned her position from the House in order to continue her campaign for Allegheny County Executive. The Trib reports that with the departure of the Allegheny ...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

FEDERAL COURT SENTENCING OF ROBERT BOWERS CONTINUES
A final round of victim impact statements was heard on Wednesday in federal court as the sentencing phase of the trial of Robert Bowers continued. WTAE-TV reports that families of the victims in the T...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

POLICE CHARGE A MAN WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT IN LOWER BURRELL
Police in Lower Burrell have charged a man with having sex with a 15-year-old in exchange for a nicotine vape cartridge last year and trying to do the same with a 14-year-old a month earlier. The Trib...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

POLICE ARE ON LOOK OUT FOR SUSPECTS FROM GREENSBURG
Police are looking for a pair of suspects in a case of assault that left a Jeannette man with several facial fractures. The Trib reports that on Monday of this week, arrest warrants were issued for 22...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

HOUSE FIRE IN MONESSEN IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION
The cause of a house fire Wednesday afternoon in Monessen is still under investigation. The Trib reports that no one was home when the fire broke out around 2:00 PM at a home on Summit Avenue, but thr...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

JEANNETTE EMS STATION FORECLOSURE
A bank has filed a mortgage foreclosure on the former Jeannette EMS station. The Trib reports that KeyBank filed the action Wednesday, claiming the ambulance department on South Sixth Street defaulted...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

WESTMORELAND BOARD MEMBERS APPROVE PURCHASE OF FAYETTE MUNICIPAL SEWAGE AUTHORITY
On Wednesday, the Municipal authority of Westmoreland county's board members approved the purchase of Westmoreland Fayette Municipal Sewage Authority. The Trib reports that the authority will pay $2.2...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

NORTH HUNTINGDON POLICE OFFICER RECEIVES SETTLEMENT
A North Huntingdon police officer will receive about $276,000 in a settlement over a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against the township and a former manager. The Trib reports that Albert P. Cars...
Anthony Larch Jul 20, 2023

TWO WESTMORELAND COUNTY MEN INDICTED FOR FRAUD, CHILD PORN, OTHER CHARGES
Two people from Westmoreland County were indicted as part of a group of seven people on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, possession of child sexual abuse material and other crimes i...
John Smathers Jul 19, 2023