Category Archives: Local News
GREENSBURG RESTAURANT DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Greensburg "Bean and Baguette" was gutted by fire on Saturday morning. The Tribune-Review reports that fire crews were called out at 4:16 AM for the fire in progress. The cause was electrical in n...
May 13, 2019
LATROBE PARENTS WARNED OF STUDENTS SMOKING MARIJUANA IN E-CIGARETTES
Parents of children in the Latrobe School District have been warned about students possibly smoking marijuana in e-cigarettes. The Tribune-Review reports that Latrobe police chief John Sleasman said t...
May 13, 2019
NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP GETS HELP TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON ROUTE 30
North Huntingdon Township is joining forces with Carnegie Mellon University for a study to help improve traffic flow on Route 30 in the township. The Tribune-Review reports that PennDOT is planning ma...
May 13, 2019
SKID LOADER OVERTURNS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, INJURING ONE MAN
No word on the condition of a man who was injured Sunday afternoon in Penn Township after a skid loader overturned. The Tribune-Review reports that the incident happened around 2:30 PM in the 7000 blo...
May 13, 2019
WCCC HONORS PARKLAND POLICEMAN WITH DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD
Westmoreland County Community College has awarded the chief of Parkland Police with their Distinguished Alumnus award. The Tribune-Review reports that Chief Clyde Perry, a native of Jeannette, along w...
May 10, 2019
HEMPFIELD MAN SENTENCED FOR MARIJUANA POSSESSION
A man charged with marijuana possession was sentenced to one to three years in state prison on Thursday in Westmoreland County Court. The Tribune-Review reports that 28-year-old Nickolas Hobaugh of He...
May 10, 2019
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MAN WANTS OVERDOSE CASES AGAINST HIM SEPARATED
The attorney for an Allegheny County man charged in connection with two overdose cases is trying to get those cases separated. The Tribune-Review reports that 30-year-old Demetrius Christmas of Turtle...
May 10, 2019
NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP ROAD CLOSED AFTER LANDSLIDE
A portion of Guffey Road in North Huntingdon Township is now closed due to a landslide. The Tribune-Review reports that the slide happened Wednesday on Guffey Road between Turner Valley and Mickanin R...
May 10, 2019
PITTSBURGH MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OF NEW STANTON WOMAN
A Pittsburgh man is accused of beating a New Stanton woman that she befriended on Facebook and stealing her laptop and notebook. The Tribune-Review reports that 45-year-old Brian Wilkinson of the Gree...
May 10, 2019
MAN CHARGED WITH SHOOTING BULLS NOW FACING NEW CHARGES
A man charged with shooting four bulls with a crossbow on a farm in Loyalhanna Township now faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for a separate incident in an Avonmore apartment. ...
May 10, 2019
