Category Archives: Local News
BOX TRUCK CRASHES INTO PENN TOWNSHIP HOME
A box truck crashed into a Penn Township home Wednesday morning. WTAE-TV reports that the residents of the home were having a baby at the time of the crash around 10:00 AM. Township police say the dri...
Jun 08, 2023
POLICE OFFICER STRUCK WITH HIS OWN TASER
A West Newton Police Officer reported that he was hit with his own taser during a fight with a suspect Tuesday night. The Trib reports 31-year-old Joseph Babilya of West Newton is charged in connectio...
Jun 08, 2023
NEW KENSINGTON MAN STANDS IN HIS OWN DEFENSE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL
A New Kensington man is expected to take the stand in his own defense today in the trial where he is charged with sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl nearly 10 years ago. The Trib reports that Chest...
Jun 08, 2023
JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT TRIAL
Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani declared a mistrial in the case of a man charged with aggravated assault, strangulation and unlawful restraint in an incident January 2021. The Trib rep...
Jun 08, 2023
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT CONTINUES
Air quality issues continue to be prevalent in Westmoreland County and the Greater Pittsburgh region. The county and several surrounding counties are under a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for ground l...
Jun 08, 2023
POLICE: JEANNETTE MAN GAMBLED AWAY CASH INFORMANT PROVIDED TO BUY METH
Police say that a Jeannette man took money he earned in a drug deal and gambled it away at a casino in Hempfield. The Trib reports that drug charges along with charges of money laundering and receivin...
Jun 08, 2023
ALIQUIPPA WOMAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH SALEM MOTORCYCLE CRASH
State police have charged an Aliquippa woman with aggravated assault by a vehicle while driving under the influence in connection with a crash in mid-April. The Trib reports that 44-year-old Jammie Ly...
Jun 08, 2023
PROSECUTORS WEIGHING DEATH PENALTY DECISION ON HARRISON NURSE
Prosecutors are still deciding whether to seek the death penalty against a Harrison nurse who allegedly killed two patients and injured a third under her care. The Trib reports that 40-year-old Heathe...
Jun 07, 2023
WESTMORELAND COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE MEETING ON THE ROAD TO HISTORIC HANNA'S TOWN
Westmoreland County commissioners will hold their first voting meeting of the month on the road in Historic Hanna's Town. The Trib reports that the meeting will be held under a pavilion at the histori...
Jun 07, 2023
WOMAN TELLS JURY SHE EXPECTED TO DIE DURING ATTACK AT GREENSBURG APARTMENT
The victim in an attack at a Greensburg apartment in 2021 took the stand yesterday to testify against her attacker. The Trib reports that the trial of 52-year-old Glenn Whittier continued on Tuesday w...
Jun 07, 2023
