Category Archives: Local News
UNITY TOWNSHIP MAN SENTENCED FOR SEX-CRIME CHARGES
A former Bible study teacher from Unity Township was sentenced on Monday in Westmoreland County Court to serve jail time for charges of attempted aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a m...
Apr 30, 2019
MAN CHARGED IN NORTH BELLE VERNON STABBING WILL STAND TRIAL
At a hearing on Monday, several people recounted what happened on March 7th when a Washington County man allegedly stabbed three people in a North Belle Vernon Bar. The Tribune-Review reports that amo...
Apr 30, 2019
LOW-EMISSION POLICE VEHICLES TO BE PURCHASED THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDS
Monessen and Donora will receive some grants to help purchase new low-emission police vehicles. The Tribune-Review reports that they will be paid from a $300,000 vehicle emissions reduction fund admin...
Apr 30, 2019
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE OPENS IN POLYMATH PARK
A second house built by Frank Lloyd Wright is now set up in Polymath Park in Mt. Pleasant Township. The Tribune-Review reports that on Monday, the house titled Mantyla was opened for friends and famil...
Apr 30, 2019
NO INJURIES IN CRASH INVOLVING CAR AND COW
No injuries were reported in a crash involving a car and a cow in Murraysville. The Tribune-Review reports that the crash happened Monday night on School Road South just before 9 PM in the 5200 block ...
Apr 30, 2019
TRIO RECOGNIZED FOR VOLUNTEER WORK AT BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD
The state has honored three volunteers at Bushy Run Battlefield for their work at the historic battlefield in Penn Township. The Tribune-Review reports that the state Historical and Museum Commission ...
Apr 30, 2019
MT. PLEASANT SUSPECT IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING, PROSTITUTION RING SENT BACK TO PRISON
The Mt. Pleasant woman accused of being a part of the human trafficking and prostitution ring at Tokyo Massage parlors has been ordered back to prison. The Tribune-Review reports that 44-year-old Hui ...
Apr 29, 2019
VIGIL HELD AT TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE IN SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING VICTIMS
Many people came to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday night for a vigil to support those who were hurt and killed in a shooting at a California synagogue. WTAE-TV reports that th...
Apr 29, 2019
BIDEN IN PITTSBURGH TODAY
Presidential candidate Joe Biden is making his first official campaign stop in Pittsburgh. WTAE-TV reports that the former Vice President will make an appearance at the Teamster Temple Union Hall of L...
Apr 29, 2019
7-YEAR OLD LATROBE GIRLS SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM AT UTAH JAZZ PLAYOFF GAME
After wowing the sellout crowd at the Pittsburgh Pirates home opener earlier this year, a 7-year-old Latrobe opera singer was once again asked to perform the national anthem for the Utah Jazz. The Tri...
Apr 29, 2019
