Category Archives: Local News

LAWNMOWER STOLEN FROM FRONT YARD OF SCOTTDALE MAN
State Police are investigating a theft in East Huntingdon Township. Troopers say that on May 16th, they were called out for the theft of a Red Yardman lawnmower from the front year of a 64-year-old Sc...
John Smathers May 21, 2019

GAS PRICES BEGIN TO DROP
Gas prices are beginning to dip ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. In a news release from Triple-A, the average gas price across the state came in at $3.06 a gallon, which is two cents cheaper than wh...
John Smathers May 21, 2019

GREENSBURG WOMAN SAYS MANNEQUIN FELL ON HER
A Greensburg woman is seeking damages after she was hit by a falling mannequin. The Tribune-Review reports that Melinda Scalzo was at a men's store in the Westmoreland Mall last year, helping her son ...
John Smathers May 21, 2019

BAIL REDUCED FOR FORMER DERRY MAYOR
The bail was reduced for the former Derry mayor who is accused of pointing a gun at kids at a local park. The Tribune-Review reports 38-year-old Kevin Gross had posted a $20,000 cash bond, but asked t...
John Smathers May 21, 2019

TODAY IS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY, 2019
Today is the primary election and for this election, voters are picking the candidates for the general election in November. Voters will select their party's candidates for several of the county's row...
John Smathers May 21, 2019

STATE POLICE TO STEP UP PRESENCE FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
State Police have announced beefed up patrols for the Westmoreland County area for the Memorial Day Weekend. The Tribune-Review reports that as part of their safe driving efforts for Memorial Day week...
John Smathers May 20, 2019

FIRE DAMAGES HOME IN DERRY ON SATURDAY
Fire crews were called out to a home in Derry Borough Saturday evening. The Tribune-Review reports that it took fire crews around 25 minutes to bring the fire under control. Derry, Bradenville, and La...
John Smathers May 20, 2019

BELLE VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT AT ODDS WITH PARENTS OVER PUNISHMENT FOR STUDENTS
The Belle Vernon School District is saying they will continue to fight the parents' complaint concerning eight students who were originally suspended for underage drinking. KDKA-TV reports that a judg...
John Smathers May 20, 2019

GROSS REMEMBERED AT GATHERING
Friends, co-workers and family of Cassandra Gross gathered together over the weekend to pay tribute and remember the woman who has been missing since April 7th of 2018. The Tribune-Review reports that...
John Smathers May 20, 2019

MOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN COOK TOWNSHIP CRASH
One person was injured in a motorcycle crash in Cook Township Sunday afternoon. The Tribune-Review reports that the crash happened around 3:20 PM in the 700 block of Bethel Church Road in Cook Townshi...
John Smathers May 20, 2019