Category Archives: Local News
NORWIN GRAD NAMED HEAD OF NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
A Norwin High School graduate was named the new leader of the National Archives and Records Administration. The Trib reports that the Senate confirmed 1993 graduate Colleen Shogan by a 52-45 vote. She...
May 12, 2023
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING PA. GAME COMMISSION OFFICER
A Ligonier Township man is charged with felony aggravated assault and with terroristic threats after he allegedly threatened to shoot a PA Game Commission Officer. The Trib reports that 56-year-old Ma...
May 12, 2023
FRANKLIN REGIONAL LOOKS AT PROPOSED 2023-'24 BUDGET WITH 2-MILL TAX HIKE
Franklin-Regional School District approved advertising the preliminary budget for next school year at last night's meeting. The Trib reports that the $66.4 million budget contains a $412,000 deficit. ...
May 10, 2023
JUDGE CALLS OUT WESTMORELAND DA OFFICE OVER SPEEDY TRIAL RIGHTS VIOLATION
A Westmoreland County Judge has ruled in favor of a Ligonier man who claimed his rights to a speedy trial were violated. The Trib reports that Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger wrote in the case of...
May 10, 2023
NEW KENSINGTON MAN CLAIMS JURY ERRED IN ARNOLD SLAYING CASE
The attorney for a man now serving a life sentence for a murder in Arnold says the jury made an error in his trial. The Trib reports that the attorney for 33-year-old Mario Gatti claims the jury did n...
May 10, 2023
VEHICLE CRASH NEAR KINGSTON DAM
One person was hurt in a crash Tuesday afternoon near Kingston Dam in Unity. The Trib reports that a vehicle hit the corner of a building near the intersection of Routes 30 and 217. The victim was tak...
May 10, 2023
LIGONIER VALLEY POLICE COMMISSION FIRES CHIEF
Members of the Ligonier Valley Police Commission on Tuesday voted to fire chief John Berger after a raid was conducted at the police department last week. The Trib reports that Berger was the sole foc...
May 10, 2023
MCKEESPORT WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ESCAPE FROM POLICE CUSTODY
A McKeesport woman was ordered to serve up to 23 months in jail for escaping police custody following an arrest last year on charges of robbery and theft from a Hempfield hospital. The Trib reports th...
May 09, 2023
GREENSBURG COUNCIL BACKS PROPOSAL FOR AMPHITHEATER AT VACANT PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE LOT
Greensburg Borough Council has approved plans for an amphitheater to go in a vacant lot on South Pennsylvania Avenue. The Trib reports that the council sent a letter of support to the Westmoreland Cou...
May 09, 2023
KISKI TOWNSHIP MAN SENTENCED FOR SCUFFLE WITH POLICE ATOP TRACTOR-TRAILER IN NEW STANTON
A Kiski Township man was sentenced Monday to serve 23 months in jail for scuffling with police and jumping on top a tractor trailer as officers tried to take him into custody. The Trib reports 40-year...
May 09, 2023
