Category Archives: Local News
JUDGE DENIES BOND REQUEST BY SUSPECT IN JEANNETTE STABBING DEATH
A Verona man will remain in jail as he awaits trial in Westmoreland County Court for charges of criminal homicide. The Trib reports that on Friday, Judge Timothy Krieger denied a bail request for Anto...
Jul 03, 2023
APPEALS COURT REJECTS THOMAS STANKO'S BID TO LOWER FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCE
Appeals Court Judges last month rejected a request to have the sentence for a Unity man serving time in a federal firearms case. The Trib reports that this was connected to the case of Thomas Stanko, ...
Jul 03, 2023
OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING LEAVES MAN DEAD IN LIGONIER TOWNSHIP
From the Tribune-Review ... A Ligonier Valley police officer shot and killed an unidentified man Sunday at a township residence, authorities said. Police responded to a Gravel Hill Road home about 3:5...
Jul 03, 2023
MT. PLEASANT TO MAKE HISTORY WITH HIRING OF BOYS' BASKETBALL COACH
Mt. Pleasant High School is set to make history. KDKA-TV reports that the school district has hired Annie Malkowiak as the new boys' basketball coach, making her the first woman to coach a boys' team ...
Jun 30, 2023
ARNOLD MAN FACING DRUG CHARGES AFTER INCIDENT IN NEW KENSINGTON
A man wanted on multiple arrest warrants now faces drug charges after an incident in New Kensington. The Trib reports that 24-year-old Daevar Stevens of Arnold was arrested last week after police resp...
Jun 30, 2023
NEW KENSINGTON BRIDGE TO CLOSE EARLY FOR RESTORATION PROJECT
The New Kensington Bridge will close in mid-July, one year earlier than expected. The Trib reports that the bridge will close for a six-week period starting July 17th, with July 24th as a backup date,...
Jun 30, 2023
THRASHER TO BEGIN NEW JOB IN AUGUST
Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher officially submitted her resignation on Thursday. The Trib reports that Thrasher resigned so she can take a quasi-judicial position as a commissi...
Jun 30, 2023
CODE ORANGE ALERT ISSUED FOR AIR QUALITY
Once again, air quality is an issue this morning across Pennsylvania. The PA Department of environmental protection has declared today a Code Orange Air Quality Action day for all of Pennsylvania unti...
Jun 30, 2023
ROSTRAVER POLICE ARREST MAN AFTER LONG STANDOFF
A man was arrested after a standoff in Rostraver. KDKA-TV reports that the hours-long standoff on Wednesday started with a call to the Rostraver Police Department after 32-year-old Joseph Krosoff text...
Jun 29, 2023
OPPOSITION CONTINUES TO PROPOSED POWER PLANT IN ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP
Environmentalists and others are continuing to voice opposition to a proposed natural gas-fueled power plant to be located a few miles north of West Newton. The Trib reports that more than 100 people ...
Jun 29, 2023
